Rather that see what you say as a conspiracy, Akenation, MO, it is a simplistic assessment of complex scenarios in different situations.I do not see a lot of logic in pulling all these unique situations under one unbrella theory.I see no compelling evidence of a linkage, beyond your opinion.

History is full of many ups and downs where big politicalal change evolves from citizen uprisings, regardless of who lends a helping hand and the geography (or religion) involved.Lasting political change rarely takes considerable time where roots for such change are shallow. Unpredictable events should be expected, as is chaos and u-turns.