good to see getting rid of Mubarak has really changed the atmosphere in Egypt.

This is what happens when those who worship two different deities try to convince themselves they worship the same deity. It's simply not true and no amount of pluralistic bullcrap will change it.

Finally the religious crazies are taking each other out!

Egypt is going to go full-Islam; I could easily see us getting another Iran.

Well duh.

Znuh: Egypt is going to go full-Islam; I could easily see us getting another Iran.

Nah. Egypt is way too dependent on tourism for income, they don't want to alienate those who would bring dollars their way.

If 3 lions and a gazelle vote on what's for dinner, that is also democracy.

some grass - 1 vote
a gazelle - 3 votes. Yaayyy democracy!

Znuh: Egypt is going to go full-Islam; I could easily see us getting another Iran.

Unless, of course the Christians win. Now that'd be interesting, no?

oh great.

Diogenes: Geez, it's like a latter day Romeo & Juliet, or West Side Story. With more bloodshed.

Except the Jets outnumber the Sharks 10 to 1, and all the cops and judges are Jets.

OMG MY INVISIBLE SKY WIZARD IS BETTR THAN YOUR INVISIBLE SKY WIZARD!

"ORLY? ALLHU AKBAR!!!!" ::BLAMBLAMBLAMBLAM::


Sadly, they're shooting each other over the same mythological figure.

Diogenes: omegazeto: This is what happens when those who worship two different deities try to convince themselves they worship the same deity. It's simply not true and no amount of pluralistic bullcrap will change it.

I'm not convinced it started off as a religious conflict. More like tribalism, realized through or manifested as a religious conflict. Clans intermingling - a story as old as written history.

Hell, it's much older than written history or even humans. Just look at how lion prides work. It's all about the Other.

Soooo the dumbasses are killing each other. Sounds like we're winning.

There was a protest march to Tahrir Square by women yesterday. They were verbally abused, had trash thrown at them, and some were assaulted.

Basically, it was STFU and get back to the kitchen, combined with some ass-grabbing and "Shut your whore mouth when men are talking."

Sigh.

And this is why the elite think the masses are too stupid to govern themselves, and must be ruled over like Kings with an iron fist.

remember folks: revolution/war requires an attitude that does not go away after a revolution/war are over

Znuh: Egypt is going to go full-Islam; I could easily see us getting another Iran.

Iran went full Islam. You never go full Islam.

Christian: My imaginary friend is tougher than your imaginary friend.

Muslim: Na Uh!

Both: Let's Fight!

omegazeto: This is what happens when those who worship two different deities try to convince themselves they worship the same deity. It's simply not true and no amount of pluralistic bullcrap will change it.

/obligatory

Diogenes: Geez, it's like a latter day Romeo & Juliet, or West Side Story. With more bloodshed.


I was gonna say Hatfields and McCoys with automatic weapons.

Two crescent-cross'd lovers...

A revolution leading to chaos in society and a lack of security forces has eventually given place to sectarian violence? In the Middle-East?!

Why I never

TFA: "[A] Muslim mob attacked thousands of Christians protesting against the burning of a Cairo church last week. Muslims torched the church..."

MSNBC headline: "11 killed in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt"


So, Muslims burn down the Christians' place of worship, and when the Christians come together to protest its destruction, Muslims start shooting up the crowd. But since some of the Christians had the audacity to shoot back, our news outlets distill this down to a morally-equivalent case of "Muslim-Christian clashes".

Humanity fights when we have different religions.

We fight when two factions have the same religion.

We fight when no one bothers showing up to church anymore (think "Catholic" Irish and "Protestant" Ulster Irish)

Pigs like rolling around in mud; rabbits like making more rabbits; humanity just likes fightin. Religion occasionally smooths our rough edges, but is mostly irrelevant, almost never a real cause.

AND I WILL FIND YOU AND HUNT YOU DOWN AND FIGHT YOU IF YOU DISAGREE

spmkk: TFA: "[A] Muslim mob attacked thousands of Christians protesting against the burning of a Cairo church last week. Muslims torched the church..."

MSNBC headline: "11 killed in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt"


So, Muslims burn down the Christians' place of worship, and when the Christians come together to protest its destruction, Muslims start shooting up the crowd. But since some of the Christians had the audacity to shoot back, our news outlets distill this down to a morally-equivalent case of "Muslim-Christian clashes".

That way, they make it sound as if the two sides are about evenly matched rather than the Middle East/North Africa version of Jim Crow that it is.

spmkk: But since some of the Christians had the audacity to shoot back, our news outlets distill this down to a morally-equivalent case of "Muslim-Christian clashes".

Yeah that's usually how it goes.

Loved an headline a while back about how '200 died in Xian-Muslim violence in Nigeria' or somesuch, and when you read the article you basically realize that Muslims with machetes entered a village and the 200 that died were 198 Xians.

Still, you know, gotta look fair.

Finally, the Holy Mad Max wars have arrived! Mohammed and Jesus in Thunderdome...2 holy men enter...1 holy man leaves!

Diogenes: Geez, it's like a latter day Romeo & Juliet, or West Side Story. With more bloodshed.

Funny, I was going to say that it is more like "The Pajama Game"

All the workers from Egypt (the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory) were clamoring for better living conditions (7 and a half cent raise) and less corruption at the top from Mubarak ("Old Man" Hasler). They all gathered at Tahir Square (Hernando's Hideaway) to press for their demands. Suprisingly, what most would normally consider enemies, the Muslims and Christians (Sid and Babe), actually come together when the Christians protect the praying Muslims from pro-govt' goons. Eventually, Mubarak gives in and resigns (Hasler consents to the 7.5 cent raise) and everyone, umm, lives, uhh, happily? every after?

I guess it falls apart at the end, but you see what I mean.

hockeychick: Nah. Egypt is way too dependent on tourism for income, they don't want to alienate those who would bring dollars their way.

So was Iran, once upon a time. (new window)

Waitaminnit! You mean there's trouble in the Middle East!!?? You're saying that these people still can't get along with one another??!!

NO FARKING WAY, MAN! NO WAY!

Vs.


The walking circus tent


Choose your side!

So, Muslims burned a Christian church, because they were angry that a Muslim was dating a Christian, and now a Muslim mob attacked a crowd of Christians who were protesting the burning of their church? And all this after another Christian church got bombed, and a Christian man was murdered and his elderly wife shot by a Muslim. Sounds like this whole "clash" was rather one sided to me. I'm not a Christian, but I don't blame them for protesting, considering how they're being treated. "Religion of peace" my ass.

spmkk: TFA: "[A] Muslim mob attacked thousands of Christians protesting against the burning of a Cairo church last week. Muslims torched the church..."

MSNBC headline: "11 killed in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt"


So, Muslims burn down the Christians' place of worship, and when the Christians come together to protest its destruction, Muslims start shooting up the crowd. But since some of the Christians had the audacity to shoot back, our news outlets distill this down to a morally-equivalent case of "Muslim-Christian clashes".

That was my point, too. The other Christian church got bombed, which also killed people, and then an off-duty cop shot and killed an elderly Christian man and wounded his wife. This whole thing sounds much more like "Muslims continue assaults on Christians" than it does a "Muslim-Christian clash."

Usually, I have little use for Christianity, but it definitely sounds here like they're the victims. They're obviously a minority in these countries, and one it sounds like the Muslims are trying very hard to stamp out. For a people ready to cry "oppression!" every time they see a cartoon they don't like, they sure like to bomb and kill minorities they themselves don't like.

Those signs in TFA, look like they read something like, MY F~CKING GOD'S GODDAMNED BIGGER THAN YOUR GODDAMNED F~CKING GOD ~~ SO LET'S BLOW EVERYBODY THE F~CK UP ~~

Maybe I'm heartless or something, but in a revolution, 11 people killed isn't all that surprising. It doesn't mean that everything sucks now.

In an arab islamic dominated country it's called "Wednesday".

Worst.Fark handle. ever.: And this is why the elite think the masses are too stupid to govern themselves, and must be ruled over like Kings with an iron fist.

The USA had a system that worked, but we're dismantling it now, because capitalism isn't perfect.

Road_King: OMG MY INVISIBLE SKY WIZARD IS BETTR THAN YOUR INVISIBLE SKY WIZARD!

"ORLY? ALLHU AKBAR!!!!" ::BLAMBLAMBLAMBLAM::


Sadly, they're shooting each other over the same mythological figure.

Please, someone provide them more ammo.

Kittypie070: Ah yes, another stenchful redolence from The Bunghole of the Confederacy.

D-O-single_G: Soooo the dumbasses are killing each other. Sounds like we're winning.

We're *bi-winning!*