Pictures of Egypt then and Now.
Pictures showing anti-semitic imagery in Egypt.
RRD:I feared that Islamists would win.
I warned that Islamists would win.
I hoped I was wrong.
It seems I wasn't.
There is "no joy in this".
No gloating.Just fear,horror,and disgust.
Egyptians and Tunisians are human beings.They can,in fact,live in a free society,just like the French and the Germans.They can also choose to live in a dictatorship,just like the French and the Germans.
The issue is what philosophy they choose(fn1).
Most,based on the poll below choose Political Islam(the Pew Poll showed that most Egyptians embrace Sharia).
Not all did.
Some,such as some Sufis in Egypt tried to fight the Islamists(fn2).
So did secular liberals like Naguib Sawiris(fn3). But the majority chose to support them.
In a later post I will catalog the statements of those who dismissed warnings against conflating elections with freedom.
Egyptian Islamists put sharia law on agenda after election gains | World news | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/02/egyptian-election-islamists-shari...
Muslim Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah | Pew Global Attitudes Project (mobile) http://www.pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas...
Footnotes
fn1 One of the arguments made by Neo-Conservatives like Bush and Bill Kristol is that those who warn that Islamists will win are essentially racists who believe "that some people are not fit for freedom".The correct answer is that all people possess free will & can choose slavery or freedom. fn2
Egyptian Sufis Reject Rise of Islamists | Middle East | English
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Egyptian-Sufis-Reject-Rise-of...
fn3
Image of Bearded Mickey Mouse Enrages Egyptian Islamists (Minnie Too!) | TheBlaze.com http://www.theblaze.com/stories/egypt-christian-mogul-enrages-islamists-with-...
Pictures showing anti-semitic imagery in Egypt.
RRD:I feared that Islamists would win.
I warned that Islamists would win.
I hoped I was wrong.
It seems I wasn't.
There is "no joy in this".
No gloating.Just fear,horror,and disgust.
Egyptians and Tunisians are human beings.They can,in fact,live in a free society,just like the French and the Germans.They can also choose to live in a dictatorship,just like the French and the Germans.
The issue is what philosophy they choose(fn1).
Most,based on the poll below choose Political Islam(the Pew Poll showed that most Egyptians embrace Sharia).
Not all did.
Some,such as some Sufis in Egypt tried to fight the Islamists(fn2).
So did secular liberals like Naguib Sawiris(fn3). But the majority chose to support them.
In a later post I will catalog the statements of those who dismissed warnings against conflating elections with freedom.
Egyptian Islamists put sharia law on agenda after election gains | World news | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/02/egyptian-election-islamists-shari...
Muslim Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah | Pew Global Attitudes Project (mobile) http://www.pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas...
Footnotes
fn1 One of the arguments made by Neo-Conservatives like Bush and Bill Kristol is that those who warn that Islamists will win are essentially racists who believe "that some people are not fit for freedom".The correct answer is that all people possess free will & can choose slavery or freedom. fn2
Egyptian Sufis Reject Rise of Islamists | Middle East | English
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Egyptian-Sufis-Reject-Rise-of...
fn3
Image of Bearded Mickey Mouse Enrages Egyptian Islamists (Minnie Too!) | TheBlaze.com http://www.theblaze.com/stories/egypt-christian-mogul-enrages-islamists-with-...
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