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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Without Mubarak, things will get much worse for women and Christians in Egypt, and for Israel.  Obama is a schmuck for telling him to go.  I'm scratching my head at who benefits here - extremist muslims who hate women, the US, and Christians?  [/quote]

23:08 again.  I don't think Obama or the US had any significant control over Mubarak's being forced to step down.  Egypt was on fire in a way I've never seen in my life, and the regime could have gone the way of Libya or Syria, but it didn't, thank God.   I've got many family members over there, including young neices and nephews, and I want them to have a shot at a decent life.

To me, it's all about power -- who has it, who retains it, who wants it.  The military will do everything it can to protect its control over its 40% share in the economy.  The Islamists are gaining power and trying to get more.   And yes, while I tried to keep an open mind about them, this is my greatest personal bias.   They aren't talking about the economy at all.   They care more about reversing the ban on FGM, reducing the age of marriage for women to 9 or 14, depending on who's talking, banning alcohol and bikinis (huge tourism fail), prohibiting women from divorcing, and ensuring men get first crack at all jobs (if there's something left over, then women can have it).   And yes, it's the same with the Christians, who have not historically fared well there, but stand to fare much worse.

Again, to me it's more about power.   The men who have a good measure of power over their own lives and fate are generally not hateful toward women (or Christians or Jews for that matter).   It's the ones who feel threatened or who are manipulating others to aquire power who are causing most of the trouble.   And it's not just men, by the way.  There are many women, including women of influence, who perpetuate these stereotypes and fight to pass laws or subjugate women.  There is a female MP who thinks FGM is a "beauty enhancement" and should be allowed.   :(    [/quote]

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