It 's long been known that revolutions devour their young , " Ghitis says . The influence of the Arab Spring has dimmed with Egypt , Tunisia , Syria upheaval , she says . Authorities are reviving Mubarak-era institutions of repression amid an atmosphere of swelling nationalism and adulation for the military . Egypt : Liberals in Egypt suffer from the revolution 's brutality but may suffer as well . She says they must stand up for liberal , democratic values .
It 's long been known that revolutions devour their young , " Ghitis says . The influence of the Arab Spring has dimmed with Egypt , Tunisia , Syria upheaval , she says . Egypt : Liberals in Egypt suffer from the revolution 's brutality but may suffer as well . She says they must stand up for liberal , democratic values .