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Originally Posted by CDSmith The problem with that statement is that over here in Canada and the USA at least we don't generally see a lot of military regimes taking over the goverment and imposing arbitrary laws and penalties on the people like they do in Egypt. But if we did I'm sure that in time we'd have a lot of people out in the streets fighting back as well, either side-by-side with cops as allies or against them. But it just doesn't happen here. Perhaps in the past, but not lately. Thus the accusation of hypocrisy is ridiculous. Typical rhetoric from that part of the world of course, but uttery ridiculous. To think you can cause or have that kind of crap going on in your country and NOT be criticised by the rest of the more civilised world is beyond mindless.

If the OWS demonstrators had armed themselves and killed 43 New York police -- just what do you think would have happened?

If when Zimmerman was found innocent, if there were hypothetical demonstrations with armed "black radicals" that killed 43 police officers -- just what do you think would have happened?

If the Neo-Nazis decided to have a big demonstration in a European city and were ordered to disperse then decided to stand and fight then killed 43 riot police -- just what do you think would happen?

They would all hold hands and sing Kum by ya?
Of course not, civil order would be restored like what happened during the Watts, Detroit, Newark and other race riots of the 60's and 70's -- 1,000 to 3,000 people died in American cities in the race riots of that era.

If all the Pakis in Toronto started demonstrating and were armed with knives and hockey sticks then attacked and killed 43 police or military dispersing an unlawful assembly that was warned to disperse peaceably -- what do you think would happen?


I can't expect world powers to acclaim the response in Cairo and the resulting carnage. The Russian and Chinese Foreign ministers haven't done so so far. Why, because they understand the nature of the problem having experienced similar situations. There are not 100,000 dead like in Syria and hopefully Egypt will not take that path.

There is more than one reality in the world.

Obama and John Kerry are either acting out a plan or are just behaving like childish politicians -- now the UN Security Council is convening sessions and will be entertaining resolutions.

Next thing you know there will be calls for the sending of peace keeping troops. The is no real likelihood of any reconciliation in Egypt and prolonging civil strife there seems pointless ...

In case you have any illusions of this situation's peaceful resolution ...

#OpEgypt



Muslim Brotherhood -- seems to define an oxymoron to me ...