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In reply to the discussion: Arabs Believe Israel Just Attacked Egypt [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)61. One alternative is to not label the MB and the uprising as progressive,....
...moderate and a great step towards democracy. That's what nearly EVERY news outlet, NGO, and government was saying at the time.
You read it here during that time from Israelis and people who just knew better that was all a pile of shit.
Cover for extreme, psychopathic, fascist movements is NOT progressive/democratic in any way.
Why not report it for what it was rather than cover for the MB, and make them believe they can do whatever they want?
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Ken Burch
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#20
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Ken Burch
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#25
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#53
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shira
Aug 2012
#43
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shaayecanaan
Aug 2012
#46
So you're in favor of Brotherhood rule? Egypt is getting more hopelessly rightwing....
shira
Aug 2012
#45
It's not as if the only choices are being pro-MB or saying Mubarak should have been kept in power.
Ken Burch
Aug 2012
#49
I never labeled the MB as progressive...but the uprising wasn't run by the MB or synonymous with it.
Ken Burch
Aug 2012
#62