Egypt anti-government protests grow
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The official Egypt TV station I presume?
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Yeah. I think.
Combustible
Well-Known Member
They only started supporting the protests today I think.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
20% (of votes) in 2005. According to that source. Not convincing.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
From my own unpleasant, but fortunately brief, experiences with the (Sudanese) MB, I just don't see any hint of their "style" in these events.
rikwakefield
Born to be Mild
Ok, after all this has finished, I'll be surprised if Egypt is democratic. (one year)
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
You might be right but if you are it's purely by luck as you've offered no analysis, evidence or argument as to why this may be the case.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
So you retract your original claim about the popularity of the MB in Egypt?
What do you base this new judgement on?
dylans
overlord of all acorns
Sorry. Where does it say in that link that 40% of Egyptians support the Muslim Brotherhood ?
Can you quote the relevant passage please?
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Ah, dandred was nearly right then. When they said 40 %, they meant 4 %. Just got the decimal points messed up
dennisr
the acceptable face
Exactly - Or that could be re-empthesised as 20% of 20% = 4%
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I just like numbers. 
dennisr
the acceptable face
It's worth bothering - there is no question that, if this revolution develops, the establishment worldwide will use the same 'fear' that Mubarack has used- internally - for decades to legitimise, cover and keep himself in total control
dylans
overlord of all acorns
And the election was boycotted by 80% of the population against the advice of the Muslim Brotherhood who specifically called for participation. So not only did 80% of the population choose not to vote for them. They actively opposed their political programme by doing the exact opposite of what the MB wanted.
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
believe it or not, there is actually quite a lot of poverty - and HUGE inequality - in SA. And, needless to say, a lot of opppression. The poverty is mainly because of the size (in terms of members) and ridiculous extravagance of the House of Saud, for whom al that oil wealth acts as a personal piggybank. they've still enough left over to buy off an uprising, thoughOppression+poverty is what makes people go over the edge, have no idea why some people are suggesting this might happen in Saudi Arabia next.
Apart from geography
dylans
overlord of all acorns
Comment all you want but if you post dishonest bollocks expect people to pick you up on it
I think all the post match analysis on Al Jazeera is pissing me off, It's on in the corner and I'm reading it here too, ignore me.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
A big question is would the 6 million foreign workers risk their families remittances to support any uprising...
dylans
overlord of all acorns
FWIW I think the revolution will be stolen. The lack of leadership pretty much ensures this. But it will be the same pro Western elites around Mubarak who will steal it by sacrificing him
I'd be very surprised if they did
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