With Libya now moving to a Sharia-based system that will impose religious values on the population, Egypt is also rapidly moving toward an extreme Sharia based system. Indeed, Hesham al Ashry (the leader of the Salafists) announced this week that “I am the enemy of democracy.”
Businessman Naguib Sawiris now calls Egypt’s future “dim … bad.”
Al Ashry put the reality into perspective: “This is a big opportunity and it’s not going to go back. This was mentioned by the Prophet Mohammed. Peace be upon him. He said this was going to happen.” Thus, the freedom that led to the overthrow of Mubarak regime will now be extinguished to embrace a new form of oppression — just faith-based rather than tyrant-based repression.
One of the objections made to the intervention of the United States in Libya was that, in addition to the absence of any declaration from Congress, President Obama could bring bring about a more radical regime. Even at the time, Libyan rebels were known to have extremist elements, including some linked to Al Qaeda. Some of the same concerns were heard in our Egyptian policies. I am less critical of the Obama policy on Libya. Indeed, I thought the Administration struck the right tone — without military intervention. However, there is a general misconception that the “Arab Spring” necessarily means a triumph of democracy and human rights. Movements in both Libya and Egypt show the powerful pull of theocratic oppression. The denial of the separation of mosque and state (as well as religious freedom) undermines a host of other rights from free speech to free association. The Obama Administration undermined those rights further with its shocking support of a United Nation’s resolution that embraced the concept of blasphemy prosecutions.
With the move to Sharia law, Egypt is showing other signs of extremism. Sectarian violence, particularly against Christians, has increased with little intervention from the military.
The loss of Egypt to religious extremism would be extremely destabilizing for the regime. It will also raise a question of our continued massive support for the country. Even though we have cities and states breaking under economic pressures, we are still pouring billions in aid to both Israel and Egypt.
I think it’s that Democrat’s can have bad ideas too.
Hmmm, I wonder what Bdaman and Bron are talking about?
no
Bdaman:
is Perdue a republican?
bdaman:
is Orzag a republican?
On the same day Peter Orzag said
So what to do? To solve the serious problems facing our country, we need to minimize the harm from legislative inertia by relying more on automatic policies and depoliticized commissions for certain policy decisions. In other words, radical as it sounds, we need to counter the gridlock of our political institutions by making them a bit less democratic.
She actually floated the idea of cancelling the election for congress for two years. But you know what they say. Give’em an inch and they’ll take a mile.
As a way to solve the national debt crisis, North Carolina Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue recommends suspending congressional elections for the next couple of years.
“I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won’t hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover,” Perdue said at a rotary club event in Cary, N.C., according to the Raleigh News & Observer. “I really hope that someone can agree with me on that.”
Perdue said she thinks that temporarily halting elections would allow members of Congress to focus on the economy. “You have to have more ability from Congress, I think, to work together and to get over the partisan bickering and focus on fixing things,” Perdue said.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/27/nc-governor-recommends-suspending-democracy-to-focus-on-jobs/#ixzz1bvlqvAV9
@Bdaman Could you please expand on the NC gov and the cancellation of 2012 elections?
“Today at Occupy Wall Street we are looking across the country to the city of Oakland, where last night our fellow Americans were subjected to violence at the hands of their own government for exercising the constitutional freedoms their government is sworn to protect. Last night police forces violently raided Occupy Oakland, arresting 85 people and brutalizing many peaceful participants, using excessive physical force, tear gas, and dangerous projectile rounds.
Peaceful Protest is An American Birthright, Not a Crime
Among those injured is Scott Olson, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq. Olsen is in the hospital with a fractured skull.
“Scott is in stable but serious condition as the neurologists decide whether to take him into surgery or the ICU,” said Joshua Shepherd, a friend of Olsen’s. “Oakland Police Department fired a tear gas canister at his head, fracturing his skull.”
Video of the incident with Scott Olsen: http://tinyurl.com/3vqlsv3
It is unconscionable that American government officials would sanction the use of such extreme force against peaceful citizens.”
From Occupy Wall Street
Yep
economic dictatorship leads directly to political dictatorship, whatever good intentions the advocates of central planning may have:
so if there is mass chaos in the street, enter OWS we can now call for marshall law, cancel the 2012 elections as the governor of N.C. suggest and we can have Obama for life.
Get use to the chant OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA
Bdaman:
http://bigjournalism.com/jpollak/2011/10/26/on-the-road-to-serfdom-cnn-suggests-obama-should-bypass-congress-on-economy-rule-by-executive-fiat/
And what OS and raff said.
OS,
Nice description!
Bdaman,
it only takes one and the proof of ones veracity isn’t limited to losing or winning libel cases. Breitbart’s actions have been shown to be misleading at best and blatantly false at worst.
Any resemblance between Andrew Brietbart and a person with a conscience is purely coincidental.
He is not immune from a lawsuit, but as most of the regulars here know, such a lawsuit is expensive and hard to win for a number of reasons, few of which have to do with the merits of a case. The fact he has not been sued very often is not proof of anything.
Surely someone must have one a libel case against him.
This should have been won but thanks for pointing out that there is only one case.
So all those people he libeled only one person is suing,
Quite impressive
Fatfingered today; correction: “They won’t come OUT either.”
Raff, Breitbart reminds me of those brown hashmarks on Joe Bob’s underwear briefs after sitting in a duck blind two days in a row. They won’t come back either.
Thanks Gene! Breitbart is a stain that won’t wash out.
Jill 1, October 26, 2011 at 11:24 am
I must disagree Nal. This outcome is both intended and foreseen. It is deliberate.
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Much more likely than not.