Tunisia-like riots breaking out in Egypt
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At least to foreigners, they're trying to sell it as an Islamic Revolution. I can't claim to know what the domestic media says.
For border towns a lot of them are curiously located rather far from the border.
Then the Western world cannot claim one democracy.
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Maybe, but your call here, if based on the observation Skilord posted, makes no sense in that regard.
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At least to foreigners, they're trying to sell it as an Islamic Revolution. I can't claim to know what the domestic media says.
For border towns a lot of them are curiously located rather far from the border.
Note that the black line on the west side of the West Bank is not the boarder but the WALL.
The blue dots rather look like the West Bank has been hit by an Israeli shot gun
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I'd like Saudi Arabia to be next. Doubt the regime would be much more liberal(since I hear the clerics have the real power), but it'd provide an incentive to go renewable. Plus we'd stop supporting a horrid dictatorship.
I'd like Israel and Palestine to finally be forced to make a lasting peace deal by this, but that won't happen. Both sides are far too greedy.
Hell. I'd like this kind of stuff to happen in the West but that's impossible(well, except maybe the Parliamentary countries; they choose to dissolve their government and hold new elections don't they?). I'd like some sort of revolt in Mexico against the corruption and incompetence of the feds there. Fear dominates the landscape though unfortunately.
Well, it sounds to me like they were just doing it Obama-style; put their foot in each camp so they can profit either way.
....really?
We are a federal constitutional democratic republic. The people have the power here, no matter how much influence the wealthy (and unions!) have over the process. But the fact remains the people have the true power. If we all hate you enough, the fact remains we WILL force you out of office.
But you have the issues of the media heads manipulating opinion + voter apathy + "Everyone hates Congress but loves their Congressmen."
As has been said, hardly mutually exclusive. A republic merely means the head of state is not hereditary. A democracy involves the people electing their leadership(directly or indirectly). We are an indirect democracy.
Then you have the issue of liberal/illiberal democracy. (Some radicals say there is no such thing as liberal democracy under capitalism, but I ignore this)
I'd like Israel and Palestine to finally be forced to make a lasting peace deal by this, but that won't happen. Both sides are far too greedy.
Hell. I'd like this kind of stuff to happen in the West but that's impossible(well, except maybe the Parliamentary countries; they choose to dissolve their government and hold new elections don't they?). I'd like some sort of revolt in Mexico against the corruption and incompetence of the feds there. Fear dominates the landscape though unfortunately.
Well, it sounds to me like they were just doing it Obama-style; put their foot in each camp so they can profit either way.
....really?
We are a federal constitutional democratic republic. The people have the power here, no matter how much influence the wealthy (and unions!) have over the process. But the fact remains the people have the true power. If we all hate you enough, the fact remains we WILL force you out of office.
But you have the issues of the media heads manipulating opinion + voter apathy + "Everyone hates Congress but loves their Congressmen."
As has been said, hardly mutually exclusive. A republic merely means the head of state is not hereditary. A democracy involves the people electing their leadership(directly or indirectly). We are an indirect democracy.
Then you have the issue of liberal/illiberal democracy. (Some radicals say there is no such thing as liberal democracy under capitalism, but I ignore this)
Formaldehyde
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Charles M. Blow of the NY Times has created an interesting graphic to help consider various factors to help evaluate what other countries might be affected by recent events:
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/02/05/opinion/05blow_g.html?ref=opinion
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http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/02/05/opinion/05blow_g.html?ref=opinion
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Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
The middle initial appears to help somewhat. I edited it in...
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
And the unemployment is almost high enough to be listed in red. But the good news is that we apparently have sufficient internet penetration to be able to foment a successful revolution.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
Have they?Why did Egypt have to go from one dictator to another!
Cynovolans
Not in my dimension.
Why did Egypt have to go from one dictator to another!
It's a little too early to call Tantawi a dictator.
It's quite possible
Imagine the outrage in the USA if the military came and forced protesters off the National Mall.
Imagine the outrage in the USA if the military came and forced protesters off the National Mall.
Cynovolans
Not in my dimension.
Don't think of it as dissolving the Egyptian Parliament, think of it as dissolving the Parliament of Hosni Mubarak.
Cynovolans
Not in my dimension.
From last I heard most people are trying to go on with their lives and jobs, so the few still protesting are just causing trouble for everyone else now.
