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I oppose brutal oppression; I'm unconvinced either side in this will end it, thus I withhold support Joel Send a noteboard - 30/01/2011 05:21:37 AM
Sometimes I truly wish I lived in the popular black and white world, but then I remember that I do, and that mixing black and white invariably produces gray; the only way to make anything all black/white is to do away with the other entirely and eliminate choice. I'm no fan of Mubarak, but I'm also no fan of Iman Al Zawahiri, and since every analyst I've seen has said either the former will retain or allies of the latter gain power in Egypt I'm reluctant to support either side; Egypt as a whole loses either way and the opinion of an American living in any country save Egypt is largely irrelevant.
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If anyone's looking for up-to-date info on what's going on in Egypt - 28/01/2011 08:08:31 PM 729 Views
I've been following it on the BBC website. - 28/01/2011 09:49:47 PM 464 Views
Clarify: Democracy fans should favor the protesters because they have more violent thugs,right? - 28/01/2011 11:37:48 PM 592 Views
and socialism fans should favor the violent dicator since he can bring order and subsidies - 29/01/2011 12:16:37 AM 445 Views
He mainly seems to bring close diplomatic ties to the US and alternatives to the Muslim Brotherhood - 29/01/2011 12:59:48 AM 590 Views
You might want to do a quick check on the political situation in Egypt at this time. - 29/01/2011 11:37:02 AM 513 Views
I've done a quick one; it makes me question whether government by the protesters would be better. - 29/01/2011 11:44:10 PM 486 Views
They're not saying "We want to rule". - 30/01/2011 01:26:03 AM 491 Views
SOMEONE is going to rule. - 30/01/2011 02:16:43 AM 517 Views
It's a fairly simple matter, really. - 29/01/2011 11:52:41 AM 509 Views
The trouble with free elections is: They're free. - 29/01/2011 11:53:22 PM 432 Views
A vote for dictatorship and against democracy it is. Just checking. - 30/01/2011 12:08:41 AM 462 Views
I haven't cast a vote. - 30/01/2011 02:02:11 AM 466 Views
Not one that counts no, but still. - 30/01/2011 01:11:59 PM 916 Views
None of any kind. - 31/01/2011 12:10:07 AM 485 Views
Since I'm clearly a glutton for punishment... - 01/02/2011 06:49:38 PM 835 Views
Re: Since I'm clearly a glutton for punishment... - 04/02/2011 11:38:10 PM 600 Views
so you support tyranny of others if it makes things more comfortable for you? - 30/01/2011 05:15:01 AM 456 Views
I oppose brutal oppression; I'm unconvinced either side in this will end it, thus I withhold support - 30/01/2011 05:21:37 AM 442 Views
some times it is black and white - 31/01/2011 12:37:36 AM 424 Views
You're not seriously expecting them to do their revolution American Revolution-style, are you? - 29/01/2011 11:28:31 AM 487 Views
British Colonialism wasn't a walk in the park - 30/01/2011 03:53:58 AM 441 Views
Comparatively speaking, yes, it really was. Or at least in the US - not always so much in Asia. - 30/01/2011 10:42:53 AM 431 Views
Re: Comparatively speaking, yes, it really was. Or at least in the US - not always so much in Asia. - 30/01/2011 02:32:52 PM 486 Views
You can't be serious. - 30/01/2011 03:07:18 PM 425 Views
Pretty serious - 30/01/2011 04:52:24 PM 586 Views
Re: Pretty serious - 30/01/2011 05:11:50 PM 464 Views
This is ridicolous - 30/01/2011 05:31:31 PM 536 Views
you forget that it was supposdely thier own citizens the British were abusing. - 31/01/2011 12:39:33 AM 530 Views
Sure, but organized into hostile armies. A rather different matter, that. *NM* - 31/01/2011 09:46:25 PM 187 Views
true - 31/01/2011 10:04:38 PM 438 Views
Your comparison is very odd - 30/01/2011 04:38:16 PM 517 Views
Why? - 30/01/2011 05:02:47 PM 474 Views
I dont know if this will help you understand what is going on there - 30/01/2011 02:45:41 AM 467 Views
I never called anyone an animal. - 30/01/2011 04:50:12 AM 563 Views
Yikes indeed - 29/01/2011 03:57:25 AM 502 Views
There seems to be some big misconceptions about the Egyption crisis - 31/01/2011 11:52:37 PM 744 Views

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