tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328427.post7648052814669794296..comments2024-03-28T13:36:53.223-04:00Comments on the woodshed: Making our own nightmares come trueRev.Paperboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14561796588927776371noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328427.post-42922327257046250312011-01-31T14:16:03.503-05:002011-01-31T14:16:03.503-05:00We will probably end up with a radical fundamental...We will probably end up with a radical fundamentalist Islamic government in Egypt because the moderates will have been radicalized - having your relatives and friends disappeared or tortured tends to do that to people.Rev.Paperboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561796588927776371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328427.post-10877591603780817142011-01-31T14:13:13.494-05:002011-01-31T14:13:13.494-05:00Thwap, I don't expect the powers that be to su...Thwap, I don't expect the powers that be to suddenly get an attack of conscience and stop bankrolling and arming bastards as a matter of course, but it would be nice to see the media at least admit that a revolution in Egypt is about Egypt and stop arguing about whether Bush should get the credit or Obama should get the blame for it.Rev.Paperboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561796588927776371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328427.post-59297338882377044662011-01-31T13:52:14.085-05:002011-01-31T13:52:14.085-05:00I know you're just stating the obvious for eff...I know you're just stating the obvious for effect and not seriously imagining that Washington, London, Ottawa [!] will see the light and embrace democracy.<br /><br />I just thought it apropos to point out that our system's leaders back the scuzziest reactionaries EVERY SINGLE TIME for SYSTEMIC reasons.<br /><br />Sorry about the caps. I'm under the weather and unsure of the effectiveness of my wording.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.com