Is Egypt the start of a trend or a blip?

[Stinky The Clown]

Tunisia. Yemen. Some say Somalia, maybe. Even Syria. And how about Lybia; there's noise there, too.

It seems pretty clear the situation in Egypt wasn't fomented by the usual suspects - the Islamic extremists. It started pretty much as advertised, with The Man On The Street.

Now that it has started, it seems to have attracted the bad actors. Pro government thugs. Religious extremists. Greedy opportunists. No surprise; these folks can always be counted on to make the most of a good revolution.

But is this a trend?

What do you think?

[onehandle]

1. never mind

misread your premise.

[Adsos Letter]

2. Jordan also. n/t

[FirstLight]

3. I actually would like to think

it's the start of a trend...and that the world is waking up to justice and people's needs and that it could be done peacefully in the long run, and that maybe we will eventually throw out our own coprporatocracy as well...

but i am a dreamer, I think humans are inherently good, so what do i know :shrug:

[RandomThoughts]

4. Much support for ideas of self determination in the world.

Flight of the Phoenix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IACjOvyx5hs

Rat Patrol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZcbifYqpGc


Mystery Men trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDclMDkb8Dc

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. It's a restructuring.

I'll know what that structure is once my betters tell me. Then, I'll believe the opposite.

[DCKit]

6. Why do you want us to tell you what to think?

Are you considering voting (R)?

[Stinky The Clown]

8. What???????

What are you talking about? Please quote the part where I tell people what to think?

And from what did you guess I'll be voting (R)?

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Kit, was your post an intentional hit and run?

[Cleita]

7. If Mubarak is dethroned and the protestors prevail

like they did in Tunisia, I believe there will be a domino effect and my gut feeling is that Saudi Arabia will be next and that it will be very bloody.

[CJvR]

10. it will depend...

...on what comes out at the other end.

If it is some form of democracy and rule of law then it is likely to be revolutionary for the entire region, the first arab nation that isn't either a theocratic or autocratic shithole. Unfortunately I think the chances for that is less than another dictator, religous or not.

[RedCloud]

11. Dumb ass domino theory regurgitated.