People Power

I find the current situation in Egypt fascinating - fascinating intellectually and never thrilled when people are dying in the process.

• You have the "People Power" of the citizens taking the streets wanting a democratic clean slate and this being a "gov't of the people/for the people" type of deal . . .

• You have the different Political Parties that are using this window of opportunity to get into the political system/ machinery . . .

• You have the Military saying: "Sure, okay, but you can do that all under our reign."

•*•*•*• and I'm sure many more layers.



On another note, there is also a radical difference between the protests and battle encounters with the police/law enforcement in the US and Europe as compared to those that happen in Egypt and Syria for example. No deaths on this end yet . . . and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

These are radical times.

Man! I've got to find my Christmas cheer!!! :disturb:

:s mokin:

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

Not mine, necessarily. I quite like the idea of yours being taken by force, though. Gives me a warm glow, you know?

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Fascists like you seem to like to do that.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

Fascists like you seem to like to do that.

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I'm not a fascist; merely someone who occasionally enjoys a bit of well-placed schadenfreude.

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I'm not a fascist; merely someone who occasionally enjoys a bit of well-placed schadenfreude.

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Well actually Ben you are just showing you anti-americanism which is quite common from those who's country has a second rate offense and defense!

Now here is a real shame. Finally a border crossing that makes all the sense in the world - but oh no we have to go and screw it up. - We could have just sent 16 pakis home in exchange.

MIAMI (AP) – The last member of a group accused of smuggling 16 Colombians disguised as cheerleaders into the U.S. has pleaded guilty to visa fraud in Miami.

Immigration officials say 28-year-old Duastin Salazar pleaded guilty Monday. He’s the final member of the group to either plead guilty or be convicted in the case. Salazar was sentenced to time served, two years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. Nine others who weren’t criminally charged, including seven minors, were returned to Colombia.

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Well actually Ben you are just showing you anti-americanism which is quite common from those who's country has a second rate offense and defense!

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There is no anti-Americanism on my part at all. I am against the views of certain Americans, which is a very different thing — as, surely, you can appreciate.

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I'm not a fascist; merely someone who occasionally enjoys a bit of well-placed schadenfreude.

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Isn't that what Fascism, Socialism and Communism premise based on?

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Isn't that what Fascism, Socialism and Communism premise based on?

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No.

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Thatcher state funeral to be privatised - e-petitions

The latest in the US on the Occupy movement. Violence and destruction. At this point most of the media is watching those that don't represent anything that amounts to good in the world.

May Day Protests: A few flashpoints, but most are peaceful | The Lookout - Yahoo! News

The last I heard locally on anything was some nutcases protesting a politicians office about the Guantanamo Bay facilities or something of that nature. What that has to do with the Occupy movement I'm not sure, not did the protesters seem to know.