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In reply to the discussion: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood calls for 'day of rage' [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)59. Violence is the nature of radical Islamist theocrats.
Unsurprisingly, it's exceedingly difficult to oppress women, kill infidels and homosexuals and maintain a 16th century culture with peaceful marches and candles.
I direct your attention to Aesop's fable of the Scorpion and the Frog. I learned this valuable lesson in grade school. Unfortunately many still do not recognize the obvious.
I weep for the peaceful, secular and democratic members of Egypt's revolution. I hope that their efforts were not in vain, and the military follows through on the promise of new, free and fair elections. I will not be holding my breadth.
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We're mad at the government, so let's kill some Coptic Christians and burn their churches!
MADem
Aug 2013
#1
Do you want the Muslim Brotherhood to also have American heavy weapons and vehicles?
branford
Aug 2013
#8
You're quick to talk about "democratic" but the fact is that the Muslim Brotherhood candidate was
The Stranger
Aug 2013
#15
The Weimar republic did have legitimate elections and the election of November 1932...
JVS
Aug 2013
#51
You can't be said to meaningfully support elections if you would have their results ignored.
JVS
Aug 2013
#52
The last I checked, the Republicans consistently engage in elections; win some and lose some.
branford
Aug 2013
#63
What??? I think you need to have a chat with Speaker of the House John Boehner.
branford
Aug 2013
#66
Anything is possible, I'm just waiting for any new election in the territories.
branford
Aug 2013
#78
if Haniyeh had been the sole leader of the Palestinians Abbas would not have been able to unseat him
azurnoir
Aug 2013
#98
no twisting involved on my part just simple history, facts, stuff like that :)
azurnoir
Aug 2013
#85
Egypt, and much of the middle east and arab world, has little experience with democratic government.
branford
Aug 2013
#34
Presumably, there would be something other than the presidency. Morsi was only one person
The Stranger
Aug 2013
#41
Unfortunately, the only checks and balances that Egypt currently has is the military.
branford
Aug 2013
#44
Why were they having an election for office when there was no office yet established?
The Stranger
Aug 2013
#47
"the military which, by virtue of its unique role in their society, reflects the will of the people"
JVS
Aug 2013
#79
The generals who staged this coup should be arrested and tried for mass murder.
another_liberal
Aug 2013
#33
And everyone will join hands under the many rainbows while they pet the unicorns.
branford
Aug 2013
#38
My purported "flippancy" aside, how would you address the other points in comment?
branford
Aug 2013
#71
Jury To The Contrary, Sir, That Post Is Flat Bigotry, And You Know It as Well As I Do
The Magistrate
Aug 2013
#10
There is a reason why so many Egyptians are backing the military over the MB. n/t
branford
Aug 2013
#21
The election was close. That and the MB's poor leadership help explain the current near civil war.
branford
Aug 2013
#31
I therefore assume that you supported Bush '41 and '43, and most certainly, Ronald Reagan!
branford
Aug 2013
#40
If you believe my comments are inappropriate, feel free to report me! Good luck with that.
branford
Aug 2013
#70
Maybe they should throw flowers at the soldiers massacring them by the hundreds?
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2013
#94