Tunisia, Egypt... - Page 2

BeardofPants · 02-11-2011, 01:37 PM

... AND Egypt is Free!

GrayMouser · 02-11-2011, 02:12 PM

Insofar as having a military council running things, yeah.

Beautiful inpiring sights....but I've seen a lot of those in the past, from, in my lifetime

Cuba
Nicaragua
Iran
Lebanon
Ukraine
Philipines
Zimbabwe
Indonesia
China
etc
Not counting the aborted ones that didn't even make the news.

OTOH

the Velvet Revs in East Europe
the Dem Revs in South and Central America
South Africa
Greece
Spain
Portugal
Korea
Taiwan
Philipines, Indonesia (give them 2/3)

So, two cheers for democracy.

***Tessar*** · 02-11-2011, 02:14 PM

Yes, I'm hoping this will blossom into something awesome... probably a lot of hard days coming for some of those people, though, as they try to sort out a democracy.

***Earniel*** · 02-11-2011, 04:37 PM

A bit sudden, I have to say. I wasn't expecting it. Now with some luck elections are announced soon but I reckon there still will be a long way ahead.

***Valandil*** · 02-17-2011, 07:05 PM

After earlier concerns that this might spread to Jordan and Saudi Arabia - it appears that the next points of dissent are: Bahrain, Iran, Libya and Yemen.

GrayMouser · 03-20-2011, 05:04 AM

Quote of the war so far:

"They told me if I voted for John McCain we'd be bombing more Arab countries on the grounds that we'd be greeted as liberators- and they were right."

Nerdanel · 03-20-2011, 06:30 AM

syria might get ugly.. they seem to be good at that. not much coverage from there either, and they don't have a reason to listen to american calls for restraint.

they've sealed off the town of daraa, just like they did before the hama massacre; but at least they seem to be letting people out. we'll see.

syrian protests

saudi arabia isn't immune to protests either, but of course they have the backing of their western allies.. the west does seem to like to form alliances with the worst regimes in the world. it's so, so ugly.

Nerdanel · 03-23-2011, 03:52 AM

gwai linked to a the onion-article in the homosexual marriage thread, which reminded me of this.

***Rían*** · 03-23-2011, 05:24 PM

I saw the Onion tv network for the first time a few days ago - it was brilliant!

inked · 04-16-2011, 10:04 PM

Could not resist the call to "not be hasty" ...

"The president of Egypt's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs is noting that a decision to freeze dialogue with the Holy See from Sunni Islam's highest authority may have been hasty."

Rest at http://www.zenit.org/article-32338?l=english

***Valandil*** · 04-17-2011, 08:19 AM

Egypt seems like an unusual sort of place for the Ents to be taking control. Hmmm...

02-11-2011, 01:37 PM	#21
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	... AND Egypt is Free! __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

02-11-2011, 02:12 PM	#22
GrayMouser Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ilha Formosa Posts: 2,068	Insofar as having a military council running things, yeah. Beautiful inpiring sights....but I've seen a lot of those in the past, from, in my lifetime Cuba Nicaragua Iran Lebanon Ukraine Philipines Zimbabwe Indonesia China etc Not counting the aborted ones that didn't even make the news. OTOH the Velvet Revs in East Europe the Dem Revs in South and Central America South Africa Greece Spain Portugal Korea Taiwan Philipines, Indonesia (give them 2/3) So, two cheers for democracy. __________________ Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill Last edited by GrayMouser : 02-11-2011 at 02:13 PM.

02-11-2011, 04:37 PM	#24
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	A bit sudden, I have to say. I wasn't expecting it. Now with some luck elections are announced soon but I reckon there still will be a long way ahead. __________________ We are not things.

02-17-2011, 07:05 PM	#25
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	After earlier concerns that this might spread to Jordan and Saudi Arabia - it appears that the next points of dissent are: Bahrain, Iran, Libya and Yemen. __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

03-20-2011, 05:04 AM	#26
GrayMouser Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ilha Formosa Posts: 2,068	Quote of the war so far: "They told me if I voted for John McCain we'd be bombing more Arab countries on the grounds that we'd be greeted as liberators- and they were right." __________________ Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill

02-11-2011, 02:14 PM	#23
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Yes, I'm hoping this will blossom into something awesome... probably a lot of hard days coming for some of those people, though, as they try to sort out a democracy.

03-20-2011, 06:30 AM	#27
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	syria might get ugly.. they seem to be good at that. not much coverage from there either, and they don't have a reason to listen to american calls for restraint. they've sealed off the town of daraa, just like they did before the hama massacre; but at least they seem to be letting people out. we'll see. syrian protests saudi arabia isn't immune to protests either, but of course they have the backing of their western allies.. the west does seem to like to form alliances with the worst regimes in the world. it's so, so ugly. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

03-23-2011, 03:52 AM	#28
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	gwai linked to a the onion-article in the homosexual marriage thread, which reminded me of this. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

03-23-2011, 05:24 PM	#29
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	I saw the Onion tv network for the first time a few days ago - it was brilliant! __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

04-16-2011, 10:04 PM	#30
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	Could not resist the call to "not be hasty" ... "The president of Egypt's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs is noting that a decision to freeze dialogue with the Holy See from Sunni Islam's highest authority may have been hasty." Rest at http://www.zenit.org/article-32338?l=english __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

04-17-2011, 08:19 AM	#31
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Egypt seems like an unusual sort of place for the Ents to be taking control. Hmmm... __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

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