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No Butterflies-Rather Moths to the Flames

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Submitted by M. Tovey (United States), Dec 19, 2011 at 18:06

Euphemistically speaking, the butterfly effect is a philosophical rendition of a more potent reality, that of cause and effect. It should be apparent that the Tunisian incident did have some evidence of reality: that as surmised by another, the officer was exonerated more than likely due to the color of law as practiced in that environment. It must be remembered, only in a few countries, an officer is held accountable for abuse of lawful power- we see how it works there.

But the more powerful thought is the over-the-top reaction of M. Bouaszizi to commit self immolation as it seemed the only way for him to respond to the abuse he perceived he had received. The court of the jurisdiction holding sway did nothing more than confirm that laws in that environment are treated differently and the lesson to be learned is do not confuse the Tunisian practice of law with that of any other jurisdiction. It is worse elsewhere-just ask a Syrian opposing his current form of citizenship.

That some will adopt a 'butterfly effect' in thinking that there was a connection to the Tunisian uprising to the subsequent uprisings seen elsewhere, somewhat in domino effect, is a subliminal dramatization of a series of events that were waiting for something, anything, to provide the right justification to overturn the ruling parties not following the Islamic revolution. Syria, on the brink, remains to be seen as its cocoons are being broken.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Slap or No Slap, revisited [21 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Francisco SantaellaMay 24, 2012 02:51195813
when a woman slaps a Muslim man [100 words]Claudia AppelDec 20, 2011 03:16191871
No Butterflies-Rather Moths to the Flames [241 words]M. ToveyDec 19, 2011 18:06191858
3Is history really chaotic, or merely slightly random? [418 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Dan SimonDec 19, 2011 01:50191837
1Classical mechanics is a much better model to understand history than the theory of chaos or the theory of random processes [1223 words]IanusDec 22, 2011 16:48191837
The slap-in-the-face that never took place [7 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Francisco SantaellaDec 18, 2011 14:03191822
The Slap Heard Around the World - BUTTERFLY EFFECT [31 words]Balarabe AbbaDec 18, 2011 11:29191819
1Saying Thanks for the Slap [44 words]Jay1Dec 17, 2011 16:25191798
Not really? [63 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
WestieDec 17, 2011 12:26191796
Not really? [69 words]Francisco SantaellaDec 19, 2011 05:57191796
1Butterflies not in Brazil but in the White House set off or end political tornadoes [1257 words]IanusDec 21, 2011 12:04191796

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