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Each Arab thinks he is a khalifa (Caliph) by himself - a Lord of all he surveys.The real Arab revolution is needed . The established power structure need to be dismantled and real power need to be in hand of common person. How is it going to happen ? World outside can only provide a stimulant but people need to rise and break the status quo.
They need to realise that real enemy is not in west , but between them.
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They can never unite or each Arab will not let anyone else be one's boss.
They are like crabs in a pail!
A Crab in a Bucket Story
There is a story. Once there was a young man on a beach, watching people catch crabs. A young man put a crab in a bucket, with a tiny bit of water on the bottom. The crab promptly scurried out of the bucket and jumped back into the ocean.
He caught another crab and put that crab in a bucket"¦and the same thing happened. It escaped and happily returned to the ocean. A wise old fisherman came up to the boy, and put his hand on the boy's shoulder.
A wide smile crossed his weathered, bearded face and he said, "Son, you have to put two crabs in a bucket"¦that way"¦when one tries to get out"¦the other will pull him back in. Then, you won't have to worry. They'll keep each other in that bucket. They'll be trapped"¦without you having to do anything else."
The boy thought that was crazy. Then he did it. He caught one crab and then another. He put the first crab in a bucket, and then quickly put in the second crab. He was amazed. When the first crab tried to get out, the other one pulled him back in. And when the second crab tried to get out"¦the first one pulled him back in.