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Started by Sheilbh, November 09, 2011, 02:55:07 PM

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#45
November 22, 2011, 02:23:01 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 22, 2011, 12:01:10 PM
What good is these guys resigning going to do? Whose available to replace them?
Show they're not willing to serve as the presentable face of the regime?  Loads of people.

I believe there's talk of a national salvation government and even rumours that el Baradei might be appointed PM.  But nothing's clear, especially after Tantawi's speech.
Let's bomb Russia!

The Brain

#46
November 22, 2011, 03:12:59 PM
It's a liberal democracy now so how bad can it be?
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

Viking

#47
November 22, 2011, 03:59:17 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 22, 2011, 12:01:10 PM
What good is these guys resigning going to do? Whose available to replace them?



?

But seriously....

I told you so. They just swapped out Mubarak with Tantawi. Egyptian society, like all failed revolutions, were not revolting for some principle (like the Puritans and Americans in the ECW and American Revolution), they were revolting against injustice and blamed that injustice not on the nature of the system but rather on the character of the leadership. If the Arab Spring Mk.II doesn't fight FOR something they will again lose everything. 
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Siege

#48
November 25, 2011, 12:16:52 AM
Fuck you, Viking.

This is the real deal:



"All men are created equal, then some become infantry."

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't."

"Laissez faire et laissez passer, le monde va de lui même!"

Sheilbh

#49
November 28, 2011, 02:16:53 PM
First round of voting started today.  The turnout's higher than expected, things seem to be going better than expected.  Muslim Brotherhood will no doubt do very well.  It'll be interesting to see how well they and the Salafis do.

Aside from that I love this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/nov/22/egypt-election-political-parties-interactive
Let's bomb Russia!

Sheilbh

#50
November 30, 2011, 05:18:50 AM Last Edit: November 30, 2011, 10:21:04 AM by Sheilbh
Some handle with care preliminary results:
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/3331/egyptian-elections_preliminary-results_updated-
Apparently early reports (and there are many rounds, Egypt's gone for an Indian style vote over several weeks) have the FJP (Muslim Brotherhood) on 47%.  Next largest vote is reportedly about 25% for the liberal Egyptian Bloc.  In some areas looks like the Salafis are coming second to FJP, but don'tgenerally seem to be doing as well as they'd hoped.

FJP:
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/3154/freedom-and-justice-party
Egyptian Bloc:
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/3161/egyptian-bloc

Edit:  Seems the Salafis are now coming second in most areas.
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