The Arab Spring/ The Nation

So I found this article that I thought was very interesting because it is very true. There are so many misconceptions about the Middle East that we forget to actually get the facts about what is really going on. When we think of the Middle Eastern countries we think of the people who rule it, terrorism and what a bad place it is, but there is much more to it than that. The social media has given us those opinions. They like to show only certain aspects of what's really going on. In the article it says "how there are the unions, those with a commitment to the rule of law, the tech-savvy young people, the feminists, the artists and intellectuals, those with a reasonable knowledge of Western culture and values, the ordinary people who simply want decent opportunities and a voice in how they are governed." Americans don't really think of them that way though because of what they show us on TV. There are also places that have made a lot of progress, but to me, I would have disagreed if I didn't read this article.
 http://www.thenation.com/article/158991/arab-spring