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2005-11-21 Africa: North

Egypt arrests 200 Islamic Brotherhood supporters

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Posted by Fred 2005-11-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 With the spread of democracy, it's not guaranteed that the be-turbanded sharia nuts won't win, probably in several countries. But the longer the secular dictators remain in power the more popular the MB and others become. They will have to have their turn governing. But like the Iranian mullahs and the Taliban, they will wind up hated. The trick then is to make sure that elections will continue in the future. That's the winning strategy of democracy. Better to let them get voted in than to wait until they sweep in through revolution.

Posted by John in Tokyo 2005-11-21 09:37|| 2005-11-21 09:37|| Front Page Top

#2 It's not the voting in that counts, it's the leaving later.
Hitler was voted in.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-11-21 12:21|| 2005-11-21 12:21|| Front Page Top

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