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"Wait, Muslims? There aren't any Muslims in Egypt." "No, there definitely are. It's a pretty Muslim country." "But what about, y'know, Osiris and stuff?" Is that better or worse than going on about the Muslim Brotherhood establishing a theocracy? Blurry Gray Thing fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Feb 18, 2011 |
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Most of my extended family seem a bit unwilling to talk about it - since it involves Muslims doing something they agree with (they're torn between your standard racism and the very extreme anti-authoritarian sentiment your average older Russian immigrant has in spades). My brother-in-law was something of an exception. Speaking of Russia, though, I really don't think the protests will spread that far north. There's a terrorist-scare happening there right now - and, poo poo, when it comes to the middle-east, Muslims, or brown people in general, your average Russian doesn't sound very different from your average Fox viewer.
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Pureauthor posted:The thing that gets me is how similarly all these revolution stories are playing out. It's like the various dictators never spent their period in power figuring out a less stupid way of attempting to retain control in the face of a discontented populace. I don't want to sound like one of those technophile assholes - but it really is because of the spread of technology. The dictators are using old methods that just don't work with all these new forms communication around. All of a sudden, people are talking to each-other. They find out that a lot of people feel the same way they do. They find out about other places where people in a similar situation did something about it. They can plan a protest - and be pretty drat sure that, when they show up, there will be far too many people there to simply arrest. A dictator counts on ignorance. People let themselves be oppressed only when they think there's nothing they can do about it.
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