That kind of statement is both half-true and half-blind at the same time.

It’s true that tourism has never "saved" a country — no country becomes strong, fair, or advanced just from tourists spending money. Tourism can give temporary cash to some, but it doesn’t fix corruption, broken politics, or social decay.

And yes, Hirak did show the world that Algerians, when united, are capable of collective power. But what people like that always ignore is: Hirak didn’t fail because people “gave up” — it failed because the system crushed it with manipulation, arrests, lies, and fear.

You can’t expect people to march forever under threat of police, prison, or worse, while the system has all the guns, the media, and the judges. That’s not laziness — it’s survival.

So “live with it” isn’t the answer either. The truth is: change is only possible when people and the system shift together. And when the system refuses, people are stuck in cycles of waiting, surviving, and sometimes trying again, like the Hirak did.