An American Spring

By T. J. Robertson

The uprisings against tyranny and despotism, dubbed the Arab Spring, may not be limited to the Middle East. The government dysfunction, political hatred, and social unrest in this country may be harbingers of an American Spring. When it comes, unlike the War of Independence and the Civil War, it will be a revolution. For more specifics, read an American Spring.

• Language: English
• Publisher: T. J. Robertson
• Release date: May 9, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310933257

T. J. Robertson

Although I’ve made my living as a teacher and guidance counselor, I’ve always had a passion for writing. Thomas Bouregy and Company published my novel, Return to Paradise Cove, under their Avalon imprint. Two of my one-act plays, A Different Kind of Death, and The Flirt, have been produced, respectively, in New Haven, Connecticut, and Sacramento, California. Short stories of mine have appeared in commercial magazines such as Action and True Romance as well as in certain literary and professional ones.

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An American Spring

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T. J. Robertson

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On December 17, 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, enraged at his government's confiscation of his cart and produce, set himself ablaze on the steps of a government building. The sparks from that act of self-immolation caused a democratic conflagration, called the Arab Spring, the flames of which soon engulfed the countries of Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Yemen.

But, as laudable as are their struggles against tyranny and despotism and their quests for freedom and equality, it's not the Arab Spring I wish to discuss. Rather do I want to talk about the possibility of a