Egypt: The Distance Between Enthusiasm and Reality

[웃 910]

On the latter, no--as Pakistan's 1969 misgovernment-change was just as orderly (whether Hussein Hattami is as stupid as Yahya Khan--I don't think so--is another matter entirely).

Why do I want to do this to all of your posts?

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Saddle is hilarious. Often right, but so obscure it's funny.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Well how do you explain Mubarak giving a speech saying he is not stepping down and then a few hours later all of a sudden he is stepping down? I think someone had a little chat with him. Maybe we can call it the most peaceful coup in history?

Same for Nixon. Was that a coup, too?

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Is the situation in Egypt a coup in your minds because it's a country full of brown people? I notice that no matter what, coups are always what happens to "those people".

[웃 910]

Same for Nixon. Was that a coup, too?

IDK, was it?

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Yes, Watergate Was A Coup D'Etat

by Patrick J. Buchanan

Is the situation in Egypt a coup in your minds because it's a country full of brown people? I notice that no matter what, coups are always what happens to "those people".

You caught us brown-handed!

Edited February 16, 2011 by Lord Infamous

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Other than rhetorically on the right, Nixon's resignation wasn't a coup, otherwise, it runs parallel to what happened in Egypt. It's kind of disturbing how eager some are to denote Third World transitions as negative " just because".

IDK, was it?

Nixon Coup Google Search: 1,580,000 HITS

Yes, Watergate Was A Coup D'Etat

by Patrick J. Buchanan

You caught us brown-handed!

[Ban Hammer 12,841]

Saddle is hilarious. Often right, but so obscure it's funny.

i can't ever tell without my handy dandy aj translation service.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

i can't ever tell without my handy dandy aj translation service.

If it takes that much effort, it's not worth it.