Egyptian 'elections' - comments?

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-ci3plZ9sg&feature=share[/youtube]

Lol that's from an interview on the Al-Arabiya tv.

she asked him: "I came unveiled, but I've noticed that you never looked at me all the time, why?"

Him: "I am not appointed here to veil you, I am only appointed by the Sharia to not look at you".



But once he's appointed.....?? Hmmmmm.

I had to read your sentence several times to understand what you meant. Now I've got it and I understand perfectly. Such phrases gives me the chills.

What would the response be if she was Muslim? Or should I not ask such a silly question?

Silly question.

Next.

OH NOES! A COUNTRY WE DO NOT LIVE IN IS GETTING A GOMMINT WE DON'T LIKE

f**k f**k f**k f**k f**k

For crying out loud, you've all been snorting Faux. It doesn't f*****g matter who won the elections; the military still controls everything.

I think you mean, "tenuous."
If it is, it's not b/c of the scary Muslim Brotherhood or the recent elections; it's because the majority of the Egyptian people are normal, good people who want a working democracy that represents them, and an end to military tribunals for civilians.

Also, you need to watch that who/whom thing.

Here is some good reporting on the situation:

http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/ ... eter-.html

I personally don't think the 'everything will be fine when they vote' line being taken by the left, who if you might remember, sort of supported this revolution really works. There are some serious things in Egypt that are fundamentally worse since the overthrow of Mubarak. The Muslim Brotherhood has moved from the fringes of the political discourse to a point where they will essentially have a veto on what happens at the national level; however you spin it, this is a bad thing. The Christian population is under siege and no one in the establishment (both here and there) really has any desire to do anything about it. The long standing peace between Egypt and Israel is on much shakier ground than it was.

Now you might argue that things are better in Egypt, they might, but they are not yet. LKL points out that the majority of the people of Egypt are normal, good people who want a working democracy. Sectarianism emerged in post-Saddam Iraq and it is emerging in Egypt today, this is a read danger one that will actually be amplified by democracy because the minorities will have no recourse but to emigrate (like the Christians have been forced to do in Iraq) otherwise they face disenfranchisement. Sure this may not end up being the case, but who wants to see dramatically majoritarian state in Egypt, which is a real risk. The idea that elections will fix this problem, a claim often made recently was not palatable after the Iraq War invasion but for some reason lefties everywhere seem to be embracing it.

Interesting article on how the PJD (the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood) in Morocco became the loyal and maybe even moderate opposition*.
http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/ ... e_minister

Even J-Post is saying mostly good things about them
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists ... ?id=248136

Morocco is the image of stability in the Middle East; far from free but far from crazy.

I am less confident that Egypt will be able to navigate the same path:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... _christian

*(they did oppose a freedom of conscience clause in the constitution)