Breaking: Egypt army deadline expires, Morsi proposes power-sharing government - army statement expe
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[quote] And the message will resonate throughout the Muslim World loud and clear: democracy is not for Muslims.[/quote]
here we go again, not this shit
The Syrian government has urged Morsi to realise his people's wishes and step down...
[QUOTE=Melkor;41297758]Uh no. A parliamentary democracy just means that people vote on parties instead of actual representatives. And it still has a prime minister.[/QUOTE]
No it doesn't, do you even understand what you are talking about.
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[QUOTE=smurfy;41297951]The Syrian government has urged Morsi to realise his people's wishes and step down...[/QUOTE]
Wait what, I thought Assad was pro Morsi.
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Wait what, I thought Assad was pro Morsi.[/QUOTE]
Tsk, no, Assad is pro peaceful resolution and accepting the demands of the people, you silly-nilly.
[QUOTE=Riller;41298015]Tsk, no, Assad is pro peaceful resolution and accepting the demands of the people, you silly-nilly.[/QUOTE]
Oh! Well he sure kept that one quiet.
Morsi supported the rebels, like turkey did. So assad's just being a troll and saying to morsi what he said to ergodan.
Middle Eastern leaders are the biggest hypocrites around when it comes to talking about their own people.
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;41296527]So then what? Peace through tyranny or some non sense? No government like that has ever worked ever.
If people vote for a party that bases itself on the sacrifice of kittens, and that party wins the majority, that means the majority wanted that party to win. If the majority vote for in Islamist politicians, then that means they wanted Islamist politicians.[/QUOTE]
Equal votes work if everyone thinks independently. Many people are biased towards their group though.
That's why the US considers where under-privileged groups live when drawing district lines, and why they have different seats-per-state in the Senate and House.
Shit is hitting the fan right now on the BBC stream, tons of gunfire and reports of people being shot.
[editline]3rd July 2013[/editline]
It just went dead and switched to a prerecorded video
[editline]3rd July 2013[/editline]
Never mind what I said the BBC just reaired some old footage without the prerecorded watermark
Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, the Coptic Pope, and the Grand Imam of Al Azhar (Sunni leader) will be announcing the long-awaited 'roadmap' shortly [url=https://twitter.com/MattMcBradley/status/352487447566888961]according to state TV[/url]
No matter what happens, I think Egypt just did a 180 in progressing toward a better future for itself. Even if "the better side", whomever that may be, gets/stays into power, the whole incident is an ugly scar on the country.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;41298938]No matter what happens, I think Egypt just did a 180 in progressing toward a better future for itself. Even if "the better side", whomever that may be, gets/stays into power, the whole incident is an ugly scar on the country.[/QUOTE]
Well hey the Articles of Confederation didn't work out so good either
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;41298938]No matter what happens, I think Egypt just did a 180 in progressing toward a better future for itself. Even if "the better side", whomever that may be, gets/stays into power, the whole incident is an ugly scar on the country.[/QUOTE]
That 180 turn probably happened in December when Morsi decided to give his government unchallenged power, what's happening right now seems to be getting onto a better track.
[QUOTE=RAG Frag;41299016]That 180 turn probably happened in December when Morsi decided to give his government unchallenged power, what's happening right now seems to be getting onto a better track.[/QUOTE]
Let's just hope the Egyptians don't get dizzy from all the spinning.
[QUOTE=Scot;41296154]Anyone wanna tell me how Morsi managed to fuck up so catastrophically? I haven't been following this.[/QUOTE]
Well the military is power hungry and a new government can't address the needs of its citizens so quickly. It needs time to settle and get everything organized.
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;41297395]So North Korea is an unacceptable government to the global community only because it wasn't democratically elected?[/QUOTE]
I think it more has to do with their massive human rights abuses and other small stuff like that, you know?
Army are making a TV statement right now, quick link to BBC News if you're in the UK [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/[/url]
[b]The constitution has been suspended IT'S HAPPENING[/b]
I can't understand a word the translator is saying because the two voices are overlapping :v:
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;41299242]I think it more has to do with their massive human rights abuses and other small stuff like that, you know?[/QUOTE]
massive human rights abuses like an islamist party would be capable of
oh but what am I saying
as long as it's ~democratically elected~ everything is a-ok
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;41306965]massive human rights abuses like an islamist party would be capable of[/QUOTE]
In all honesty I'd say Iran is the shining beacon of human rights compared to the DPRK.
I know I'm joking in light of the situation, but I can see the daily show connect what happened yesterday and this morning.
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