A shout out to Oberliner who posted this on Janaury 15th 2011

[malaise]

He was light years ahead of the intelligence folks who earn gazillions. I love DU - 'Big up Oberliner'!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x209077

For those who are following the situation in Tunisia...

Does anyone think that something similar may follow in Egypt?

There seem to be some striking similarities - in that there is a long-standing "president" who is less-than-democratically elected and who does not really enjoy the support of the majority of the people there.

It seems that the sort of factors that led to the Tunisian uprising may repeat themselves in Egypt.

Anyone with more insights into the situation who can comment or add some perspective?
-----------------
You were right!!! :applause:
Edit quotation mark

[Horse with no Name]

1. Very impressive!

We have some smart ones around here! :toast:

[malaise]

4. Absolutely

This was good!!

[Vickers]

2. DAY-um!!!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[malaise]

5. Yep DAY-um is right

:D

[Electric Monk]

3. Credit where credit is due

:applause:

[malaise]

6. Yes indeed :D

[vim876]

7. More like Oberdamus.

Oberliner as in the jelly doughnut? Or Oberliner as in jelly doughnut with a liberal arts education.

[malaise]

9. Don't know

Hope he tells us.

[vim876]

12. As an Obie...

It's cool either way. :)

[oberliner]

17. Oberliner as in I went to Oberlin College

Quite an experience it was.

I often joke that I was a member of Oberlin's farthest right-wing campus political organization - the Oberlin College Democrats!

[vim876]

20. What year?

I'm '06. And I was an OC Dem, too. :)

[OneGrassRoot]

19. LOL...."Oberdamus"

:rofl:

:hi:

Welcome to DU!

Kudos to Oberliner!

:yourock:

[boston bean]

8. and not one reply to his prediction... what's that say about the rest of us? nt

[malaise]

10. I didn't miss that either

It was mostly Gabby Giffords that weekend but he asked an important question and we should have thought about it and responded.

[Chemical Bill]

11. I get an education here thanks to folks like Oberliner.

Thank you all.

Bill

[Sonoman]

13. The talent and intellect that one runs across every day on DU is unreal.

I'll bet I could ask for an understandable description of the Theory of Relativity and get 30 replies.

knr

Sonoman

[malaise]

14. I love DU

Posters are light years ahead of events on this planet.

[oberliner]

15. Thanks for the shout out

Sadly - as Egypt has taken center stage - no one seems to be paying much attention to Tunisia anymore.

I would argue that the transitional period in Tunisia will prove to be instructive for what may happen in Egypt - and perhaps elsewhere in the region.

[malaise]

16. You're right again

I'm trying to follow both and the truth is that we don't know what will happen in either country.

[jimmie]

18. Oberliner is da man

Nt