This article seems to be a bit naive in respect of “people’s will”. I knew few Arabs and ALL of them had heads full of socialist ideas.

Some mistakenly believe that the Muslim Brotherhood are behind recent events in Egypt. However, upon closer examination a brief History of the Muslim Brotherhood reveals that there are other forces at play.

“. . . and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.”

Neither Thomas Jefferson nor the protesters in Freedom Square are so naive as to think you can “alter or abolish” a tyranny and leave nothing in its place.

It still takes long, analytical, polished, probing, mature journalism/non fiction eloquence to write as accurate an account of events such as what is unfolding in Egypt as possible.

Yep. Now it’s possible for people to do that without a millions of dollars and a state-sanctioned media outlet.

And besides, look at the big picture of what is going on. The US is wasting its young blood and its money waging wars in the Middle East, a world-wide economic disaster has spread across continents like a bad plague, illiterates are graduating from schools, and people elect morons to office.

I don’t think anything you said is anything new. I think the key difference is the level of awareness we have about what is screwed up in the world.

Just think back 30 years ago… what sort of coverage would you of seen about Egypt?

Would of it been even possible for the Egyption people to decentrally organize themselves in a manner that would of allowed them to combat a dictator in a effective manner?

What is “the Internet” really providing in the midst of all of this, but people–often very intelligent like the ones on this site–screaming back and forth at each other: “I-told-you -so!”

It provides free access to information and unregulated communication between individuals. I don’t give a flying fuck what people post in replied on ‘news blogs’ or foxnews.com or anything like that. I couldn’t give a crap about any of that. The whole Democrat vs Republicans and Liberal vs Conservative bickering is a farce constructed and designed purposely to keep people from actually examining the statist system objectively.

To put it another way…

When my father was a child he did not even have indoor plumbing. Spotty electricity, homemade wells, and out houses. A small amount of TV channels that stayed on for only a few moments. Local newspapers only. Etc etc. This is just in the USA in the late 50′s to the 60′s.

And even up through the early 1990′s only the wealthiest people of the wealthiest nations could afford to live in places that had access to any substantial information. And even then the vast majority of it was out of date by 50 years or more. Any sort of scientific literature was hopelessly behind the times as soon as it wormed it’s way through through the publishing system and made it to the universities.

Nowadays all you need to have is a reliable internet connection and a grasp of the English language (or other major Language) and you have virtually untapped access to information. Anything you want to know. If you want to know what it is like to live in India or China all you have to do is find somebody to ask. It’s just all depends on your personal ability and drive. Everything from how to rebuild a motor, purify water, programming, architectural design to the history of economics and liberal thought is out there. Everything. You just have to go and find it. If don’t mind breaking a few copyright laws then it opens up even wider.

Don’t fall for the bullshit that it’s all about Twitter and Facebook. I can head out to ‘thepiratebay’ and hidden behind torrents of ‘howto please a women’ and ‘unlock your inner potential’ style books I can download a reasonably sized library of very serious medical text books and resources. It’s all out there. You just have to want to take it. It’s yours.

Not to mention the tremendous boon it is to businesses.

The internet is causing a revolution in our society. It’s right up there with gunpowder and the printing press in terms of major advances that have changed human society. I think it’s going to be difficult to overestimate the impact it is having on the world.

Egypt is best left for the Egyptians to deal with I reckon. Interference makes things worse than they would otherwise become.

Sione

on the other hand, the us does meddle in their affairs. better they keep their tyranny on their soil. us keeping out of their hair would be a step in that direction.

Illinois Muslim ACTION! Day 2011

The Central Zakat Committee

You may find it interesting to learn what some Muslims in North America, esp. in Illinois, have been telegraphing to the public about their political plans.

Here in Illinois we have something called The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago which has openly confessed not only an intent to establish an Islamic state but also their efforts to do so. For an example of the latter: The CIOGC is planning another Muslim ACTION! Day to ingratiate theirselves and young Muslims among the political class of the province.

Alert Christians should have little trouble figuring out what motivated the Muslims of The CIOGC to chose the date that they did for the first ever Muslim ACTION! Day. That one was held on a Thursday in May 2009, about, oh, thirty-nine days after Easter, as reckoned by Christians of the Latin Ecclesia and those Christians who follow the same, or substantially same, liturgical calendar.

Now, would you care to guess what date was chosen for the “3rd Annual Illinois Muslim ACTION! Day”? How about Wednesday, the 9th of March?

Muslims from all over Illinois will drive down to the state capitol to meet with legislators and advocate for a variety of important issues.

Issues:

1. Education
2. Access to Healthcare
3. Arabic in schools

The CIOGC is speaking loudly and clearly: We Muslims will erase Christianity from Illinois and substitute our own cult for it.

See also the website of The Central Zakat Committee for The Institution of Zakat, available for free download in PDF. The CZC, a committee of the CIOGC, not only describes zakat as “one of the five fundamental obligations of Islam” but also informs the reader that

in the In the absence of an Islamic State, various Islamic organizations have taken it upon themselves voluntarily to collect and disburse the Zakat in the communities.

It should go without saying that a Muslim is a person who thinks not only that there are five fundamental obligations of Islam but also that there is a fundamental obligation to submit to Islam.

So, while insinuating theirselves into the racket that is Illinoisan politics, the Muslims will build up on the side the machinery of their socialistic redistribution program. But the story gets even better. Read the preamble of Illinois’ constitution.

We, the People of the State of Illinois—grateful to Almighty God for
the civil, political and religious liberty which He has permitted us to enjoy
and seeking His blessing upon our endeavors—in order to provide for the
health, safety and welfare of the people; maintain a representative and
orderly government; eliminate poverty and inequality; assure legal, social
and economic justice; provide opportunity for the fullest development
of the individual; insure domestic tranquility; provide for the common
defense; and secure the blessings of freedom and liberty to ourselves and
our posterity—do ordain and establish this Constitution for the State of
Illinois.

So, how do you like that? Like other provinces of the USA, the State of Illinois is a caring theocracy devoted to “the fullest development of the individual”. Just what an ambitious Islamic statist needs to grease the skids to the paradise of an Islamic state of Illinois. Good thing for the Muslims that the preamble doesn’t have any fleas in it like the phrase “In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity”, as does the Constitution of Ireland. That would an unwelcome complication in their political project.

Indeed, Abhilash, but please note that I conceded as much with “all experience throughout the world”.

Unfortunately, Mitchell Powell’s remark is misguided and a red herring, too. (Read: “Christians, Jews, Hindus, and Atheists.”) Whether or not Christianity, Judaism, or Hinduism are are statist is irrelevant to the conclusion that Egyptians are belabored with bad religion such that the prospects for a good outcome of the currrent revolt are remote.

Of course, atheism is intrinsically not statist, and Powell’s example of Somalia, if represented accurately by him, tends to support my case, not to undermine it.

The case of Hamas is more a predictable reaction to putting people in boxes than it is of democracy. If your goal is to keep people oppressed, of course democracy is a bad idea for them.