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Old 02-02-2011, 10:28 PM   #343
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Originally Posted by HPLovecraft View Post
I'm not inflating the importance of the event because of my interest in it. But thanks for the warning.

We are seeing a growing uprising against the powers that be in Islamic countries. In case you haven't been paying attention to the little events on the news, a lot of Western foreign policy has been associated with that area of the world (the Middle-East, although on the map that part is little -- look close).

It's not every day a country of Egypt's size, with Egypt's importance in the Mid-East has a revolution. Believing a revolution is doomed to inevitable failure because prior revolutions around the world have failed is a fallacy, and, frankly, small-minded.

I'd caution against that.
Fair enough. I doubt this uprising has long term staying power, but that isn't for me to decide. In any event, it makes for some compelling TV / tweets.
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