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Zedsdeadbaby posted:I think we all know it's basically Shafiq anyway. You'd have to be incredibly naive not to see it coming. Egypt isn't a democracy at all. heh
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Brown Moses posted:Not yet, he's in a hotel in Turkey on the Syrian-Turkey border, waiting to cross. Hopefully he's not about to go murder someone. Didn't he admit to fighting and killing people in Libya? Could be a delusion, but I wouldn't be surprised if he has already murdered people. e: Not to mention applying medical treatment on people he learned from youtube videos... a bad enough dude fucked around with this message at 16:37 on Oct 1, 2012 |
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Breaking news according to Al Jazeera, Turkey has apparently returned fire after Syrian mortars landed in Turkey again.
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Erdoğan had a 59% approval rating earlier this year. Has that eroded rapidly for some reason? Or is this just urban discontent from people traditionally opposed to the AKP?
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Jun 2, 2013 03:30
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enraged_camel posted:Again you cannot pass such judgments without thoroughly understanding the history behind the country. So are all the political prisoners in jail right now for protesting snakes comparable to mafia leaders?
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Ham posted:The thing is, it's not really a military coup. The MB brought this upon themselves. They tried reviving Mubarak's National Democratic Party and ultimately failed, we're just seeing the aftermath of that now. With the advent of 30/6 protests their rule was no longer sustainable, right now they're either trying to salvage as much as they can or they are unable to admit their failure and are attempting to fight the protests and the army's attempts to prevent the situation from turning into a street war between pro- and anti-MB demonstrators. I don't see how any of that makes this not a military coup? The military is removing a democratically elected government by force barely a year after elections. Just because there are popular protests (which may or may not have the majority of Egyptian society behind them) does not make this any less of a military coup.
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Are there any polls or actual evidence that actually shows a loss in popularity for the Muslim Brotherhood?
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paragon1 posted:Well, you can argue it isn't a coup if the army doesn't intend to rule itself I guess? A coup usually involves putting yourself or someone who works for you in charge, is that what the army is doing? The military will certainly use this opportunity to increase their power in the next government. Whether it takes the form of a Mubarak style military dictatorship or another attempt at democracy is anyone's guess.
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Mohamed El Baradei was not an "inspirational leader of the revolution." He was barely an important figure outside of a western media obsession with him.
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Ham posted:I'm sorry but no. He was and is an inspirational leader of the revolution and it's not just western media trying to paint it as such. The core of the Jan. 25 movement was centered around his activism in the year earlier and he was the inspirational leader for most of the people involved in it, including Wael Ghonim. Baradei was receiving less than 2% in the polls before he decided to withdraw from the Presidential election. The core of the Revolution was certainly NOT centered around his activism, he wasn't even in Egypt until the 27th. Just because he was a liberal opponent of the government prior to the Revolution and was favored by Western media does not make him the inspiration for it.
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Bombadilillo posted:Is there any indication once the dust settles and they have some elections again the Muslim Brotherhood wont just get elected again? A poll from May gave the FJP (Muslim Brotherhood's Party) 52% approval, the NSF (opposition) 45% favorability, and 40% favorability for Al-Nour, the Salafists. I'd say it's likely they could do very well if not outright win again unless they're banned, which is a possibility.
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Jul 3, 2013 20:46
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Any news on Hamdeen Sabahi? He was by far the best candidate for president last time, hopefully he has remained in the limelight enough since then to pull off another run if the military intends on having fair elections.
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Jul 3, 2013 20:55
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Amused to Death posted:This is assuming a whole lot of moderate MB weren't also in the "gently caress Morsi" crowd today. That would be a safe assumption.
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Jul 3, 2013 21:28
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Pretty funny that he dropped out of the elections because he accused them of not being fair/democratic but he's perfectly fine being handed power through a coup.
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"hundreds" are dead according to the Independent. Christ. This will tear apart the country.
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Jut posted:Source? It's the breaking news on Reuters right now.
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