But neither can we assume they're not. All we really know is that country is split ideologically, an up-and-coming youthful middle class, affluent, well educated and cosmopolitan, and a traditional, conservative, working class and rural population with roots in a period of war and unrest. The situation is reminiscent of America in the sixties in some ways.

It's still too early to tell how this period of social conflict will finally resolve itself, but one thing is for sure. That country will never be the same again. Even if the conservatives succeed in keeping the liberal revolt down, they are looking over their shoulder now and are almost certain to become even more paranoid. Suddenly, this part of the world has gotten even more complicated.