dawnofdaycare: The Spinx and the the statues of the pharaohs are open for being destroyed now, just like like the Buddhist statues destroyed in Afghanistan. Sad.

You're a fearmongering idiot.

Democracy only counts when they vote the way we want to!

Glad to see the military out of power, but I kind of wish it had been someone else to take power. IIRC the MB were those guys who siezed control of the Kabbah back in 79, and whipped up a bunch of violence since then. They've put on a better face since then, but I still don't like them. And it trouble me that they were elected in a free election.

I think of them as more of the hard line Christian Identity movement than the mainstream Christian scene in the US or the GOP, FWIW. And they realize that they now have to appeal to a wider range of Egyptian Muslims, which will hopefully mellow them a bit.

A Muslim theocracy will be a real breath of fresh air for those in the region.

"Our capital shall be Jerusalem, Allah willing." ~Mohammed Morsi

steamingpile: No you need to read, we have seperation of church and state which is a good thing, they will be instituting Islamic beliefs in their laws. If you can't see that as a huge difference then you people are insane.

Oh? Please quote me where Morsi has said he will institute Islamic beliefs in their laws?

Is it where he said he "will be a President for all Egypt"?

Egypt's new president on tape telling supporters: "Our capital shall be Jerusalem, Allah willing... our cry will be, millions of martyrs march towards Jerusalem... banish the sleep from the eyes of all Jews."

These people are utterly different from us and, while they should certainly be free to f*ck up their own countries as best they see fit, in no way should they be permitted to emigrate to the West and infect our societies as well with their particular brand of insanity.

There is so much bigoted stupid in this thread. Democracy...only good if I approve of your choice, apparently.

Gee, history is really vindicating the Bush 2 administration isn't it. Don't I feel short sighted and unpatriotic.

/Mommy?
//When does the stupid stop?

Doubt if there's any power for the MB to have, after the army grabbed it all last week.

EvilRacistNaziFascist: willyfreddy: [img41.imageshack.us image 499x171]

I don't have time to track down the reference myself, but when the uprising started I vividly recall the Muslim Brotherhood claiming that they have no intention of ever seeking power in Egypt. It would be awesome, and very educational, if someone could find that reference for us.

Not only that, but during the so-called "Arab Spring" various Farkers assured us that those concerned about the Muslim Brotherhood coming to power were merely pants- wetting, Fox- watching right- wing idiots, and that all Egyptians really wanted to do was harness the awesome power of social media to choose more freedoms for themselves.

The Left: getting sh*t wrong since 1917.

Yes, because "various Farkers" totally equals "The Left."

Hyperbole much?

EvilRacistNaziFascist: Egypt's new president on tape telling supporters: "Our capital shall be Jerusalem, Allah willing... our cry will be, millions of martyrs march towards Jerusalem... banish the sleep from the eyes of all Jews."

These people are utterly different from us and, while they should certainly be free to f*ck up their own countries as best they see fit, in no way should they be permitted to emigrate to the West and infect our societies as well with their particular brand of insanity.

Damned straight. Our religious idiots and Christian fundamentalist radicals don't need the competition.

willyfreddy: [img41.imageshack.us image 499x171]

I don't have time to track down the reference myself, but when the uprising started I vividly recall the Muslim Brotherhood claiming that they have no intention of ever seeking power in Egypt. It would be awesome, and very educational, if someone could find that reference for us.

/shocked that the MB didn't follow through on their word
//not rly

It would be fishy if they didn't get involved in an election, since they have labeled themselves from the beginning as a political group. So, you probably won't find that reference anywhere.

Steigen: "Our capital shall be Jerusalem, Allah willing."

Google quote.

See first link is deadmoran.com.

Ayup. I really recommend googling the quote. Its like a who's who of the derpanet.

cameroncrazy1984: steamingpile: No you need to read, we have seperation of church and state which is a good thing, they will be instituting Islamic beliefs in their laws. If you can't see that as a huge difference then you people are insane.

Oh? Please quote me where Morsi has said he will institute Islamic beliefs in their laws?

Is it where he said he "will be a President for all Egypt"?

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3083/egypt-christians-convert-pay-tr ibute-leave

SoCalSurfer: Awesome, just awesome.

Just what we need, another theocracy in the middle east. Hopefully egypt's military can take care of this without the involvement of Israel and god forbid the US.

If your a woman in Egypt, this is going to suck

That's among the most ignorant things I've ever heard, hoping that a military will brutally seize power from a lawfully elected government and its citizens so that it can properly oppress them in secular ways instead of religious ways.

smazzocity: willyfreddy: [img41.imageshack.us image 499x171]

I don't have time to track down the reference myself, but when the uprising started I vividly recall the Muslim Brotherhood claiming that they have no intention of ever seeking power in Egypt. It would be awesome, and very educational, if someone could find that reference for us.

/shocked that the MB didn't follow through on their word
//not rly

Here you are

Way to make me look bad.

machodonkeywrestler: Nogale: You really have to wonder about Muslims. They overthrow oppressive regimes - and vote in Islamists.

Now, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has made promises that it won't institute Sharia law, won't force women to cover their hair, etc. Did the Egyptian voters actually buy those promises?

A better question is why do you not take what they say at face value.

In what universe is that a better question?

Why do we let these retards vote anyway? Yes, I know we really can't do much in this world since no one fears the U.S anymore. But would have been nice if we could have done something... Now we have to deal with a new radical Islamic gov in the Middle East. Yea!!

ryant123: steamingpile: Non-military? Riiiiiight......

And to the idiot above the Republicans doesnt want government based in Christian religion, especially the parts about taking away women's rights and killing gays.

But nice troll.

I don't know about killing gays, but the first two things you mention have pretty much become the GOP's official platform.

Of course they have, because women can't own businesses here, can't drive cars, and can't go out in public without men in the united states. Yeah, you guys are right, it is the same thing. I hope I'm wrong about this since I have family in school over there but their track record is not good. They have already booked their airfare to come home until they see how this shakes out, their school even allowed them time away to do online studies only.

Now have fun, I'm ignoring this and going to brunch.

Sock Ruh Tease: The Freedom and Justice party (Mursi's party) supports:

- Free market capitalism without "manipulation or monopoly"
- Basis on Islamic law
- Access to wide segment of the population

The Republican Party supports:

- Free market capitalism without government manipulation, but private manipulation is fine
- Basis on Christian law
- Access to narrower segment of the population

wow.. Derpage already. Well, it was inevitable.

/Soooo not a Repub
//Derpage is not politically aligned

quickdraw: Perhaps my paper on
Furryism and Midsummer Nights Dream for my MFA in Theatre was in poor taste but I dont think it's a regime changer.

My God, tell me you're not joking.

/eip

Whenever I see Muslim Brotherhood I think of this:

Honestly not too worried about this. It's not like the people of Egypt have proved that they are willing to stand up to totalitarian infringements on their rights. If he starts doing all the terrible things some of you think he will be doing the people will take to the streets again, and this time with military support.

World War III in 1...2...3...

Shaggy_C: [i48.tinypic.com image 640x525]

good pic

SoCalSurfer: Military's tend to be more rational in the long run than theocratic governments. There's gonna be brutality either way

LOL

It's hilarious that you think that.

ordinarysteve: There is so much bigoted stupid in this thread. Democracy...only good if I approve of your choice, apparently.

It's not getting elected that is the real test of democracy, but getting re-elected one or more times. Even Hitler was elected, but once he consolidated power he didn't bother running for a second term. In no way should we be mindlessly cheerleading for democracy if it is going to produce results that are disastrous for a country and the entire region it resides in.

As usual I'm not surprised to see Fark "progressives" trying frantically to deflect attention away from Egypt's slide into a belligerent theocracy intent on provoking war with Israel, and onto the much more serious problem of people saying unkind things about Muslims on the internet.

Let's see if the Muslim Brotherhood carries through on their whole go to war with Israel promise.

I wonder how long it would take the IDF to recapture Sinai. I'm putting the over/under at 72 hours.

There's a lot of hysterical women in this thread.

LawrencePerson: Let's see if the Muslim Brotherhood carries through on their whole go to war with Israel promise.

I wonder how long it would take the IDF to recapture Sinai. I'm putting the over/under at 72 hours.

Yes, I'm totally going to take the word of a website called "battleswarmblog"

Egyptians went to the square because of oppression, lack of economic mobility, and neglecting their young people and potential middle class. It wasn't a lack of islamic law, or martyrdom, or Allah. If the MB doesn't focus on secular manners in an intelligent and equitable way, they're farked.

I wpuld guess that the egyptian equivalent of baby boomers (only with way more xenophobia) put the MB in power, and if the MB and boomers try to fark over the revolutionary class, it'll Tahrir square all over again.

The revolutionary spirit is still there, the demands are still there, and if no ones meets them, the protesters will be back.

That's pretty cool. But isn't the Muslim Brotherhood weird?

Jim_Tressel's_O-Face: Steigen: "Our capital shall be Jerusalem, Allah willing."

Google quote.

See first link is deadmoran.com.

Ayup. I really recommend googling the quote. Its like a who's who of the derpanet.

Funny thing is, the source of that quote seems to be the brietbart headline, since it isn't in the video, the source link, or anywhere else. Instead, his entire speech could easily be confused for a generic Republican or Blue Dog Democrat stump speech about "we're the best" and "women already have enough rights." What else is new?

We really need some right wing israelis in here to tell us how the military should take over to preserve democracy, which was just stolen via a democratic election. It really never gets old.

Nogale: You really have to wonder about Muslims. They overthrow oppressive regimes - and vote in Islamists.

Now, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has made promises that it won't institute Sharia law, won't force women to cover their hair, etc. Did the Egyptian voters actually buy those promises?

C'mon, the Religious Right would overthrow an oppressive Democratic regime, and vote in dominionists.

If horses had a god, he would look like a horse..

EvilRacistNaziFascist: ordinarysteve: There is so much bigoted stupid in this thread. Democracy...only good if I approve of your choice, apparently.

It's not getting elected that is the real test of democracy, but getting re-elected one or more times. Even Hitler was elected, but once he consolidated power he didn't bother running for a second term. In no way should we be mindlessly cheerleading for democracy if it is going to produce results that are disastrous for a country and the entire region it resides in.

As usual I'm not surprised to see Fark "progressives" trying frantically to deflect attention away from Egypt's slide into a belligerent theocracy intent on provoking war with Israel, and onto the much more serious problem of people saying unkind things about Muslims on the internet.

Hahah, do you have a source for any of the shiat you are spewing about the MB? Everything you said is categorically wrong. MB has said they will support the Camp David Peace accord, as well as protecting women and minority rights. Perhaps they completely lied but they have been in power for a day. Your assumptions prove your bigotry.

diaphoresis: Sock Ruh Tease: The Freedom and Justice party (Mursi's party) supports:

- Free market capitalism without "manipulation or monopoly"
- Basis on Islamic law
- Access to wide segment of the population

The Republican Party supports:

- Free market capitalism without government manipulation, but private manipulation is fine
- Basis on Christian law
- Access to narrower segment of the population

wow.. Derpage already. Well, it was inevitable.

/Soooo not a Repub
//Derpage is not politically aligned

Explain to the class why you think I'm wrong. Provide references.