Egypt unrest

[CorvallisBMW]

Anything 'brother' scares the shit out of rich white people. They should change their name to Muslim Tea Party.

OK.... that's pretty fucking funny

[325_e30]

shit is about to get real serious. Mubarak didnt step down today. The people have walked down and surrounded the military base and the tv station. all of the interviews down on cnn have been of people that say they are willing to die for their freedom(more people).

edit: the military sided with mubarak. But were waiting for a speech from the military now. some say that the speech saying the military siding with mubarak was pre recorded.

[Fusion]

There's lots of shit lost in translation.
Wolf Blitzer is a douche.
Why do they call them "democratic protesters" when most of them aren't protesting for democracy?

[kronus]

Why do they call them "democratic protesters" when most of them aren't protesting for democracy?

They... are protesting for democracy.


have a stream: http://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish?feature=ticker

[tjts1]

There's lots of shit lost in translation.
Wolf Blitzer is a douche.
Why do they call them "democratic protesters" when most of them aren't protesting for democracy?

Oh really? Have you talked to most of them?

[CorvallisBMW]

Why do they call them "democratic protesters" when most of them aren't protesting for democracy?

I thought that's exactly what they are protesting for

[CorvallisBMW]

Looks like things are being hashed out still, but this is the latest I can find:

" 'The president did indicate very clearly he was transferring all his presidential authority to the vice president, President Mubarak has transferred the powers of the presidency to his vice president, who will now undertake all authority as president.'

That makes Mubarak the de jure head of state, or as a matter of law, and Suleiman, the de-facto head of state and the military, Shoukry said, attributing the information to the Egyptian government. "

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/10/egypt-unrest-mubarak-may-address-nation-party-chief-says/?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

[tjts1]

Looks like the pro democracy demonstrators are moving against the military. The army can't stay 'neutral' anymore.

[HarryPotter]

Let the bodies hit the floor.

[joshh]

There's lots of shit lost in translation.
Wolf Blitzer is a douche.
Why do they call them "democratic protesters" when most of them aren't protesting for democracy?

Actually that's a good point. They hardly even know what Democracy is. They are protesting the treatment they have been getting from their Government.

[kronus]

Actually that's a good point. They hardly even know what Democracy is. They are protesting the treatment they have been getting from their Government.

I'm not really sure how living under dictatorial rule for 30 years precludes you from being aware of the concept of "Democracy".











Especially if they supposedly all hate us because of our democracy.

[tjts1]

Everyone in eastern Europe managed to figure out how democracy works around 1989 even though they never had any experience with it. It seems like the right wingers are looking for an excuse to hate this revolution.

[Fusion]

I don't care about right/left wing.
These people don't care about having the right to vote in a referendum about public toilets being built or something. I understand that they want a better life, but that isn't necessarily guarunteed by democracy.
I just think there are countries in this world that aren't able to handle democracy. Does Afghanistan and Iraq ring a bell? Being extremely corrupt now, democracy would open the door to even more corruption.

Eastern European countries never had radical terrorist "political parties", who's only program was to kill a certain ethnic group or fight neighboring countries. The most radical thing were samizdat books and underground newspapers etc.

I'm not solving this, just my 2c.

Everyone in eastern Europe managed to figure out how democracy works around 1989 even though they never had any experience with it. It seems like the right wingers are looking for an excuse to hate this revolution.

Actually, most countries were democratic or parlamentary republics before WWII/occupation/communism.

They... are protesting for democracy.
have a stream: http://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish?feature=ticker

Just because the media say so? Naw, I'm going to believe my instinct here.

[tjts1]

And Mubarak just resigned.

[Fusion]

Now let's watch them elect uncorrupt politicans, a new pro-US president everyone will love, a healty economy and maybe a Halliburton factory.

I have my doubts.