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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 702 Views
I've been following it on the BBC website. - 28/01/2011 09:49:47 PM 440 Views
Clarify: Democracy fans should favor the protesters because they have more violent thugs,right? - 28/01/2011 11:37:48 PM 553 Views
and socialism fans should favor the violent dicator since he can bring order and subsidies - 29/01/2011 12:16:37 AM 424 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 569 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 488 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 462 Views
They're not saying "We want to rule". - 30/01/2011 01:26:03 AM 468 Views
SOMEONE is going to rule. - 30/01/2011 02:16:43 AM 494 Views
It's a fairly simple matter, really. - 29/01/2011 11:52:41 AM 488 Views
The trouble with free elections is: They're free. - 29/01/2011 11:53:22 PM 410 Views
A vote for dictatorship and against democracy it is. Just checking. - 30/01/2011 12:08:41 AM 440 Views
I haven't cast a vote. - 30/01/2011 02:02:11 AM 437 Views
Not one that counts no, but still. - 30/01/2011 01:11:59 PM 894 Views
None of any kind. - 31/01/2011 12:10:07 AM 465 Views
Since I'm clearly a glutton for punishment... - 01/02/2011 06:49:38 PM 815 Views
Re: Since I'm clearly a glutton for punishment... - 04/02/2011 11:38:10 PM 578 Views
so you support tyranny of others if it makes things more comfortable for you? - 30/01/2011 05:15:01 AM 432 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 415 Views
some times it is black and white - 31/01/2011 12:37:36 AM 405 Views
You're not seriously expecting them to do their revolution American Revolution-style, are you? - 29/01/2011 11:28:31 AM 467 Views
British Colonialism wasn't a walk in the park - 30/01/2011 03:53:58 AM 419 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 407 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 466 Views
You can't be serious. - 30/01/2011 03:07:18 PM 402 Views
Pretty serious - 30/01/2011 04:52:24 PM 560 Views
Re: Pretty serious - 30/01/2011 05:11:50 PM 440 Views
This is ridicolous - 30/01/2011 05:31:31 PM 517 Views
you forget that it was supposdely thier own citizens the British were abusing. - 31/01/2011 12:39:33 AM 505 Views
Sure, but organized into hostile armies. A rather different matter, that. *NM* - 31/01/2011 09:46:25 PM 179 Views
true - 31/01/2011 10:04:38 PM 419 Views
Your comparison is very odd - 30/01/2011 04:38:16 PM 496 Views
Why? - 30/01/2011 05:02:47 PM 448 Views
I dont know if this will help you understand what is going on there - 30/01/2011 02:45:41 AM 446 Views
I never called anyone an animal. - 30/01/2011 04:50:12 AM 540 Views
Yikes indeed - 29/01/2011 03:57:25 AM 474 Views
There seems to be some big misconceptions about the Egyption crisis - 31/01/2011 11:52:37 PM 720 Views

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