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It's because the others haven't been posted in in over a month.
You can see them by messing with how much of the old content you want to see (it's near the bottom of the forum).Damn straight you have!
Just haven't found anything that piques my interest. (All the religious themed stuff is starting to bore me and I'm not really into some of the other topics.)It's because the others haven't been posted in in over a month.
Not gonna lie, I have this problem too.
To be polite/diplomatic. It's fairly common to tell white lies you know.
Just saw this. In the main debate hall page, there's a box in the bottom left hand corner that allows you to display thread from all times, not just the last month. I think you can also change the setting permanently in your user CP.
Though I initially supported the protests, I'm vehemently against them now that Mubarak says he will not run again. The protesters claim they want democracy, but this is not the way to get it. The protesters basically want to overthrow the government. You know what that means? Chaos. And terrorists THRIVE off of chaos. I don't know a lot about the Muslim Brotherhood, but from what I've heard from them, I don't exactly trust them. Even if they are moderate, I don't know if they'll maintain a good relationship with the US.
that's probably more like a tactical political decision than anything else. There's this much opposition to him now he likely won't win a re-election.
The Muslim Brotherhood haven't been violent in at least a decade, furthermore they're completely disorganized they have no leadership, to say they could do anything other then tie their own shoes would give them to much credit. Your argument is basically grasping at straws, denying them the right to over throw their government because of likely terrorists ties is silly, and just shows terrorists have at least won when it comes to you.
Why must they wait 7 months for their current president to leave? when the 2005 election is riddled with corruption and questionable tactics. Furthermore, waiting for an election for 7 months is a problem because the Egyptian government isn't really prepared for it. Through out the entire presidency the president never made any case to turn Egypt into a real democracy, it's basically crony capitalism, if you're not friends with the administration chances are you're pretty ****ed.
That doesn't have to do with what I'm saying.
I don't know why you feel that way, but regardless of whether the Muslim Brotherhood is capable of taking over is insignificant. Any terrorist that takes over is a problem, whether or not it's the Brotherhood.
It's a lot better than the alternative, which is continue to fight and die, then let chaos take over and whoever has the most power becomes president. Also, the current administration has little power; what makes you think they'll control the next election? The protesters have already accomplished the goal of preventing Mubarak from getting re-elected; now the only things further protests will accomplish are death, fear, and chaos.
Ever think that maybe he's not seeking re-election because there no possible way for him to win?
By that logic then why allow democracy at all, you're always running that risk why are you targetting Egypt? This could happen in any country.
The president in egypt is autocratic, there's no reason not to believe that they could swing the elections if they're not fair. This guy is a really bad guy, he through in his opposition leader in prison, his supporters beat up people who disagreed with them. He never once condemned these acts probably riled it on.
I get your implication, but his motivations for stepping down are irrelevant. The point is that he's stepping down, even though it's probably for the wrong reasons.
I'm not targeting the situation because it's Egypt, I'm targeting it because there's a much higher chance of a terrorist regime to take over in a chaotic situation. If there's a stable election, people are more likely to think over who they actually want to be in power, and there's a far less chance of a radical leader taking over.
Mubarak certainly wasn't and isn't a good president, and he's handled the protests poorly, but I don't think he's going to be able to manipulate the next election. If he makes it so that his son is elected, the protesters will go nuts, and he knows that.
A terrorist won't get elected, no. The only way a terrorist could come to power in Egypt is if there's complete chaos, which I think would happen if the government is toppled. If a stable election takes place, there won't be a problem. I would hope the military would be able to maintain order if the government collapses, but I'm not entirely sure whether they're on the protesters' side or their own side.
The protests have been very organized and peaceful until the pro-government supporters got involved. Witnesses on the ground reported that after the protests moved through a neighborhood, people would stay behind to pick up trash. After the first few days when there were problems with looting, people organized their own security committees to protect themselves and their property. When looters attempted to break into the Egyptian History Museum, which houses artifacts such as King Tut's mummy, protesters formed a human shield around the museum to protect it.
Back in June of 2010, there were protests when the police allegedly beat a man to death for taking video footage of police corruption. His name was Khaled Said.
...And there he goes again. :V
As long as he actually steps down, that's all that's important. If he doesn't, then they probably should overthrow the government because he'll just keep getting reelected until he dies. But I don't think he's planning to get reelected, honestly. Not because he's an honest guy, but because he knows he'd be captured at some point.
I think waiting 7 months is a lot better than risking being put under another dictatorship. Honestly all this rioting is what's giving them the worst problems right now. They waited 30 years for this, now suddenly the next 7 months are so unbelievably long that they can't wait and make sure the power handoff is stable?
1. There's NO way another Mubarak will get elected. If elections are rigged to put the son in office, the protesters will go nuts and probably would overthrow that administration.
I don't honestly know if they like us, but they certainly don't hate us like the rest of the middle east does. Moreover, they rely on us; we provide them with a lot of aid. So as it currently stands, they have to work with us.
All this is fine, and I'm not saying the protesters are barbarians or anything, but I just don't think they're prepared for what would happen if they completely overthrow the government.
I think they are prepared. I think the level of organization in the protests kind of attests to that. When the police pulled out, protesters organized their own security forces to stop the looting. That takes a lot of ground level work and cooperation between common people.
