Wednesday, February 2, 2011

What are they Doing?

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for nine days, anti-Mubarak forces have protested in peace...perfectly Constitutional. And now, crazy men on horses and camels come barging down the roads of Cairo carrying anything from whips to machetes to Molotov cocktails. Yes, they are armed and, well according to Article 54 of the Egyptian Constitution, breaking the law. So, it is the responsibility of the law enforces, in this case the military, to defend those being harmed. But, unfotunately, the military is on the wrong side...or at least those civilians who call on the military are. There is no law. And its Mubarak's fault. Not only did he create and opposing force, but also the dumbass introduced violence into this otherwise peaceful rally.

And, mind you, that doesn't mean the people of Egypt should turn to violence. That would mean the end of this effort. It's because of the long-lasting peaced that the protests have lasted this long. Otherwise, the military would have suppressed their efforts a long time ago. Sure, the must suffer (and isn't Jihad all about Islamic, as in peaceful, suffering?) for God knows hold long., but the fruits of this effort will be worth it. The anti-Mubarak forces outnumber the pro-Mubarak forces...success is their's. but, it'll just take a while longer. As Mahatma Gandhi and Jesus Christ once said, "If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn the other one." This is passive-aggression and it has worked before.

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