Posted on 02/24/2011 5:59:18 AM PST by captjanaway
As the whole world breathlessly watches events unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa, everyone is wondering whether these revolutions will usher in democracy and human rights, or just a new type of oppression for the people in the form of Islamic states ruling with the cruel, merciless fist of Islamic law.
The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung took the first step toward answering this question by interviewing Hussein Mahmoud, who is the general secretary of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and was imprisoned three times during Mubarek’s rule for his Muslim Brotherhood involvement. The Muslim Brotherhood is a key factor in understanding what may happen in Egypt, which is the most influential nation in the region. If Egypt falls into the hands of a government based on Islamist philosophy, the whole region will be influenced in that direction.
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“One man, one vote, one time,”
Or,
“Democracy is like a train. When you get to your stop, you get off.”
"Everyone"?
Not anyone who can read history and has a brain.
As the whole world breathlessly watches events unfolding in >the Middle East and North Africa, everyone is wondering whether these revolutions will usher in democracy and human rights, or just a new type of oppression for the people in the form of Islamic states...
LOL Hahahaha.
The “whole world” is NOT breathlessly waiting!
We already know that this phrase, “democracy and human rights,” are not in existence in the muslim world today.
Dumbocracy is probably the very fastest way the MB will assume power. They will be voted in and the Clerics will handle the rest through the Mosques. Shariah Law will become the standard form of political doctrine.
Yep. Tried and true. One man, one vote, one time.
A bunch of tent-organizers!
In Camel-lot! Camel-lot!
More like: “just a new type of oppression for the people in the form of Islamic states...”
I expect this cancer to spread to our country.
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