You see it all the time over there. They claim Christians want to overthrow the Constitution and impose a dominionist theocratic regime that will kill gays, women and gay women who will be subjected to the scourge of male sexual pleasure (only gay men are allowed to enjoy sex) and forced into the certain death sentence of -- MOTHERHOOD!
To underscore that point they invent half-witted names like "Teahadist" and "Talibornagain."
There's only one problem with this characterization:
Proglodytes actually coddle, nurture and support Islamic terrorists.
another_liberal (1,348 posts)
Despondent scenes at pro-Morsi rally
Source: Al Jazeera
Cairo - The fireworks celebrating Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s removal by the military are visible a few kilometres away, where thousands of his supporters are holding a sit-in, a protest they plan to continue until Morsi is reinstated. Hours after his removal, the mood at the rally, outside a mosque in Cairo’s Nasr City neighbourhood, was sombre and confused. Supporters of Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood wondered how the man who last year became Egypt’s first democratically-elected president could be ousted so ignominiously. Fear hovered over the rally, too, with many Brotherhood members wondering if Morsi’s removal would portend a wider crackdown on the once-banned group.
The army has encircled the site of the protest, blocking main roads with barbed wire and armoured vehicles; helicopters buzz overhead, often to jeers and curses from below. One man spat at a helicopter, dismissing its pilots as traitors. Rumours were rife in the early hours of Thursday morning that the army would soon raid the camp and detain the protesters. One man brought up the memory of 1954, when then-president Gamal Abdel Nasser crushed the Brotherhood, jailing thousands of its members. "What the army did, they have unleashed hell on Egypt," said Mahdi Asfar, an elderly religious scholar at the sit-in. "The Islamists will not be able to stand back, because we are not going back to jail."
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Please remember, gentle reader, that the MB is al Qaeda affiliated and AQ's current leader and operational leader al Zawahiri was a founding member.
Cooley Hurd (21,359 posts)
1. No one here is cheering...
...more like waiting with baited breath. Mubarak was bad, but the solution turned out to be worse.
How about we let the Egyptian people sort this one out on their own?
another_liberal (1,348 posts)
2. That might be nice to try, for once.
I imagine, though, that our Pentagon (in cooperation with the IDF) have already told the Egyptian military who their country's next leader will be.
Ah yes, the Jewish conspiracy.
How could we have not seen that?
Is this an outlier?
Star Member ReRe (3,729 posts)
3. But, but, but....
I thought the Muslim Brotherhood was bad? At least that is what the government/corporate talking heads told us. Who knows what the eff is going on over there? We'll be the last to know, I do know that. (A wee bit of sarcasm included.)
another_liberal (1,348 posts)
6. The bad news is . . .
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I know we have been giving the Egyptian military nearly all the money it spends on itself, and they would do nothing like this without our approval (secret though it may be). Despite the top level, official denials, we are behind this coup, we and the Israelis that is.
The bad news (really bad) is that next time the Muslim brotherhood makes a move to govern in Egypt, they will not be using ballots and election campaigns, but rather car bombs and rocket launchers. Mark my words.
It's amazing how the Jews got all those Arabs into the streets like that.
another_liberal (1,348 posts)
9. Isn't it pretty to think so?
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In all honesty, my friend, I'm sure we both know that a military coup is never good news for democracy, or for those who truly care about democratic principles. The people of Egypt chose Morsi, and he should have been allowed to finish his term. What we are seeing in Egypt now is rule by the gun. I cannot condone that.
As to not seeing any Mubarak loyalists in power: the generals are all Mubarak loyalists, and the interim President is a Judge who was appointed to the high court by Mubarak.
another_liberal (1,348 posts)
20. "Religion has no place in government period."
Don't tell that to the Israelis! They insist everyone recognize their country as a "Jewish State."
Or did you really mean: "The Muslim religion has no place in government period"?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014527386Let's try an experiment.
I imagine, though, that our Pentagon (in cooperation with the NAACP) have already told the Egyptian military who their country's next leader will be.
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Despite the top level, official denials, we are behind this coup, we and the Blacks that is.
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Don't tell that to the Blacks! They insist everyone recognize their country as a "African-American State."
