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As I stated earlier this is quite obviously a coup from my point of view. I won't blame anyone, foreign or Tunisian, for using this term. However, foreign occasional observers of Tunisia have had kneejerk reactions, relying on fetishist, inappropriate frameworks
As I stated earlier this is quite obviously a coup from my point of view. I won't blame anyone, foreign or Tunisian, for using this term. However, foreign occasional observers of Tunisia have had kneejerk reactions, relying on fetishist, inappropriate frameworks
https://twitter.com/OuiemCh/status/1421857602103873537
to tell Tunisia's story. What's missing is often a genuine interest in understanding the context that led to them coup and what might be it's consequences, and what it might mean to diverse Tunisian actors with variegated interests and perspectives.
All I've seen is Thomas Friedman-style analogies, narrow perspectives, cheap activism by bystanders with no skin in the game. But it was to be expected. (Western) journalism, policy-making and academia are less and less about understanding and more and more about pedantic memes.
Long-term correspondents who are embedded, like @westernculturel and many others, have been more accurate and pluralistic in their account of the events. Importantly, they are able to put things in perspective.
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