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Reader comment on item: Reflections a Year after Hosni Mubarak's Resignation

Submitted by cindy' (United States), Feb 12, 2012 at 00:07

Addressing point no. 1, I would say that those who hailed the so-called "Arab Spring" were not only dewy-eyed optimists but rather blind as a bat in failing to comprehend the true nature and impact of the overthrow of autocratic regimes, including especially that of Mubarak of Egypt. How could anyone have believed that the Egyptian people were really aiming for democracy. What they really were aiming at was a a government that was not corrupt and would not throw people into prison and torture them arbitrarily. Unfortunately, the Mubarak regime was guilty of the latter policies. However, the US should have worked with Mubarak to curb his dictatorial tendencies and perhaps we would still have Egypt as an ally, which is hardly the case today. For anyone with just a smattering of knowledge of the history of Islam it is clear that it will take decades if not centuries (I hope not) before the Arab countries adopt some form of democratic government in their respective countries. This is not good for the West nor for the world. .But we must strive to encourage it wherever possible.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
I've Become a Culturalist [84 words]Kepha HorMay 31, 2012 05:42195933
3People of Egypt [91 words]andreFeb 23, 2012 00:40193573
Mubarak gone [84 words]cycling jerseyFeb 22, 2012 02:02193553
1Sadly the "Arab Spring" is fake. [63 words]Phil GreendFeb 17, 2012 15:32193428
Only a matter of time [61 words]stanley bFeb 14, 2012 18:49193373
Wolves that cried wolf [48 words]Jay1Feb 13, 2012 21:40193362
"if you are pro-Arab, you must be anti-Arab regimes", etc. [67 words]MarkFeb 12, 2012 10:29193324
1Mirage of Democracy [187 words]cindy'Feb 12, 2012 00:07193307
Arab "Spring" --- into what? [79 words]stanley BFeb 11, 2012 18:46193301
The Bigoted 'Infidels winter' (AKA Arab Spring) [387 words]MariaMay 25, 2012 15:45193301
5As my esteemed father used to say... [29 words]saraFeb 11, 2012 18:44193300
5Arab unity will never happen. [417 words]PrashantFeb 12, 2012 13:42193300
1True indeed, Prashant [38 words]saraFeb 12, 2012 18:46193300
Arab Unity [51 words]zebilasJan 12, 2014 16:20193300
3February 11 -is to be Celebrated. [145 words]Michael Hanni MorcosFeb 11, 2012 18:40193299
1REFLECTIONS AFTER ONE YEAR OF MUBARAK 'S RESIGNATION [93 words]samFeb 11, 2012 17:05193297
Please debunk the heck out of the debunker [920 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
richard bloomFeb 11, 2012 13:41193293
3Palestinian Textbooks [67 words]saraFeb 18, 2012 21:56193293
Another "Occupation" in the Making? [128 words]Liz WagnerFeb 11, 2012 11:00193292
Item 6 [35 words]Barry BlackFeb 11, 2012 10:45193289
4Islam is the problem. [64 words]Ralph C Whaley MDFeb 11, 2012 08:20193287

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