Protests in Cairo Struck Down by the New Military Government
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They are going to be replaced by a democracy within a few months so I'd rather them shut off the occasional protest temporarily rather then Mubarak staying in power.
[QUOTE=Badunkadunk;28304623]So they kick out the leader, military takes over, and now they're trying to kick out the military and expected not to face resistance?
Are they gonna kick out the next leadership until they get one they like?[/QUOTE]
They're protesting to make sure the military stick to their promise to transition to democracy.
And thus history repeats itself.
"Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love...Our aim must never be to defeat or humiliate the white man, but to win his friendship and understanding." — 1958 Marten Luther King Jr.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;28319646]They are going to be replaced by a democracy within a few months so I'd rather them shut off the occasional protest temporarily rather then Mubarak staying in power.[/QUOTE]
And how sure are you about that?
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;28320525]And how sure are you about that?[/QUOTE]
Probably as sure as the Russian Provisional Government it would last past October.
:ohdear: The Egyptians will be too sick of fighting by now to stand up to this.
Called it weeks ago.
[QUOTE=certified;28310970]itz teh moslim brohorhood!!!11!!1!!
/foxnews /republicantalkshows /rightwingfascistpropaganda
Why are they still protesting? The military is simply keeping the shithole from collapsing under it's own weight while the new government is arranged.[/QUOTE]
:foxnews: [b]Egyptian Military Government Disperses Rioting Muslim Brotherhood Protesters[/b]
So pretty much nothing has changed, except they're under Martial law?
In the end, I just hope people are happy with what happened.
Maybe we should wait until the military gov't actually breaks their promise before ranting about how the protests failed.
[QUOTE=Kinversulath;28334138]Maybe we should wait until the military gov't actually breaks their promise before ranting about how the protests failed.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. Let's wait untill this time next year. If they're still there, we can write the angry letters and make the formal denunciations. Maybe even threaten sanctions, but only as a last resort.
"We want a new government!"
*Mubarak steps down.*
*New government steps in.*
"We want the old government!"
[QUOTE=8BitLord;28334423]"We want a new government!"
*Mubarak steps down.*
*New government steps in.*
"We want the old government!"[/QUOTE]
More like:
"We want a new government!"
*Mubarak steps down*
*One of Mubarak's cronies steps up*
"Military, what the hell?!"
[QUOTE=Starpluck;28319646]They are going to be replaced by a democracy within a few months so I'd rather them shut off the occasional protest temporarily rather then Mubarak staying in power.[/QUOTE]
They aren't getting a democracy unless the US intervenes.
Keep dreaming.
I don't think all those civilians that participated in the protests and the population in general are just going to let the military take over and stand by and do nothing. It might happen with a very uneducated country with access to little information like in parts of Africa. Egyptians can communicate and rally on the internet like we can and that's why there have been so many riots in other countries.
As unjustifiable as it sounds the military was probably trying to break up behavior that they saw was disruptive and they went about the wrong way and the way they've only known how for 30 years.
Why is this happening I thought the egyptian military was bro
and y'all didn't believe me.
[editline]28th February 2011[/editline]
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quoting for smugness reasons...:smug: ha, starpluck.
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