Urban Hayride tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1596522 2011-01-28T23:56:25-05:00 A running commentary on urban life as it relates to culture, politics, economics, globalism, the bicycle, music, among other things, authored by an intellectual middle-weight. Enjoy. TypePad Protest and the City tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550923f9988330148c81f1981970c 2011-01-28T23:56:25-05:00 2011-01-28T23:56:25-05:00 It is suggested by some, ridiculous as they may be, that urbanization and socialism go hand-in-hand. I would argue that nothing could be farther from the truth. It's not as if a wave of democracy and capitalism has taken over... R.Saady

It is suggested by some, ridiculous as they may be, that urbanization and socialism go hand-in-hand.   I would argue that nothing could be farther from the truth.  It's not as if a wave of democracy and capitalism has taken over the Arab world, yet, but I ask: Would this movement have even been able to begin if it were not for the dense urbanization of the Arab countries?