[SeekAndFind]

For those who think that deposing Mubarak is a good thing, consider this :

The Mubarak government announced a “complete” ban on genital mutilation in 2007, the second time it has done so - without success, for the Egyptian population ignored the enlightened pronouncements of its government. Do Western liberals cheer at this quiet revolt against Mubarak’s authority?

[bboop]

Very interesting, thanks for posting. I had heard that wheat farmers here in the US are now growing corn — because of ethanol subsidies — further exacerbating the wheat crisis in Egypt.

[lbryce]

Thanks for posting. A most interesting, revealing article.

[Aleya2Fairlie]

I wonder how long it’s going to take for all of us, and most importantly, our Community Organizer President, to realize that none of these Egyptian protesters can name even one person or entity they want to represent them when and if they get their wish for Mubarak to leave? All they know is that they want “change”.

Obama has, true to form, fallen back on his community organizing tactics of urging change “now”, with the usual sense of false urgency used by any such instigator of unrest and upheaval. Obama, some of our Congress people and a great many of the American people are participating in the support of what generally amounts to a “stadium wave” driven by social media.

The consequences of what is going to be a failed state in Egypt hasn’t occurred to anyone who is moving along those lines.

When the young protesters visit their banks and grocery stores on Monday, they will find the freedom they desire is going to cost much more than a few days of throwing rocks and bottle bombs. Our Community Organizer President might have a few surprises in store as well. He would do well to put down the stick and step away from the POS.

[Graybeard58]

Mubarak - Bad

Alternative - Much worse

[omega4412]

Failed states. Failed culture. Failed religion. False prophet.

[The Comedian]

Even Islamists have to eat.

Soylent Red is Muslims! Bon apitite!

Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

[Frohickey]

Perhaps we can protest the Obama regime and President Hosni would tell Obama to step down immediately.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

Islam encourages stagnation and entropy and because it is completely fatalistic. Islam teaches that Allah controls all of them; that human beings has no free will, and even those that "dis-believe" do so because Allah wants them to. The Qur'an says that if Allah had wanted to he could have brought all of mankind to to he same belief, but he didn't want to.

Instead he said that he will fill Hell with jinns (spirits) and men and thus he wants to send us "non-believers" to Hell. Thus the upshot is that those follow Islam, if their life is louse, if they are poor, weak, hungry, etc., that is what Allah wants, (INSHALLAH—“god willing”) thus don't fight that combined with an almost complete lack of any work ethic because in Islam, the Muslims never did the work, the Dhimmis did all the work. Once you run out of Dhimmis, its society stagnates.

That is the culture in every Islamic country. Noboby works.

And this is hardly anything new as evidenced by this 1391 AD, Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus quote:

""Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached."

[truthguy]

Winston Churchill:

"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism[72 virgins, I'm assuming] deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity.

The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities - but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome."

Sir Winston Churchill (The River War, first edition, Vol. II, pages 248-50 (London: Longmans, Green | 1899

[Daveinyork]

Egypt was once the breadbasket of the Mediterranean, but now must import half of its food. Part of that is that the legendary three crops a year have been ruined by the Aswan Dam, build by Nasser, and the socialist system he created, and has been maintained by Sadat and Mubarak. Farmers must sell their produce to the government at government dictated prices. We conservatives know what that will do to a nation’s agriculture.

Mubarak may be the lesser evil here, and let’s remember that. The enemy of my enemy is the enemy of my enemy, but not necessarily my friend.

[The Great RJ]

With Obama’s feckless foreign policy, Egypt by the end of 2011 will be a fascist Islamic theocracy little different than Iran and seeking war with Israel.

[cradle of freedom]

Here is an appeal to the Egyptian voter that might discourage them from voting for the Muslim Brotherhood: a vote for the MB is a vote for scaring away the tourists and foreign business interests which bring money and jobs to the Egyptian workers. Make your pick...Islamic radicalism or food on the table.

[Go Gordon]

Wheat prices have almost doubled in the past year.

How long did they think it would take before high oil prices affected the cost of food? Hey middle eastern countries - you can't eat oil.

[rawcatslyentist]

Is-Slime truly is the abomination that causes desolation.