As a (healthy) sceptic, I do not believe that the demonstrations in the Middle East are about any abstract, vaguely defined idea of freedom; as if people are fighting for the right to publish seditious books and say whatever they want to. Sure, people are fed up of the intrusive, overbearing state, especially in the form of the police. But the real reason is the economy. Young people want jobs; they want financial stability and purposeful lives.
There is a link between the demonstrations in the Middle East and the demonstrations in London on Saturday - both are related to the economy more than 'freedom'.
