If by radical you mean killing innocent people, that is WAYY out of the question.

 

By "we" you mean the US right? (I say that simply because the US is very familiar w/ the newly appointed VP.. He's been to the US several times on diplomatic trips.)

From what I understood the people of Egypt aren't happy w/ that appointment or anyone picked by Mubarak because they feel he will still have influence on him and just be "a branch of the same tree, when it's the roots that need to be changed"...

I read they wanted someone not affiliated w/ him at all.

 

Correct. The President before him was assassinated and many Egyptians think that Mubarrak was in on it due to the fact that he was the first to hide under the desk during the shooting. There are other reasons but im not too familiar with them. Let me point something out : Mubarrak had to promise that his son won't take presidency even though the people are the ones that vote. No one was going to vote for him anyways. This shows that they were gonna cheat the votes just to get him in to presidency. Mubarrak is a bad president in many ways, that's why these riots won't stop until hes out.. I don't get what more he wants, isn't 30 years enough. To those Americans who don't see how bad he really is, put it this way. Bush = Mubarrak - Imagine 30 years of Bush!! ( look what 8yrs did to this country)

 

Yeah I think the people have had the blinders on for long enough, they want REAL reform and I don't blame them..

 

Maybe we just need a DFW Off Topic Subforum

 

Yeah it's pretty intense stuff going on over there.

The whole region is a bit shaky right now, we even had protests here last Friday but the police came out in force and arrested everyone.

My cousin lives in Egypt and I've spoken to him once or twice after the problems began. The main issue now is that there are no police so civil unrest has started and people are going around looting and stealing.

I hope they come to an agreement soon. Egypt is a huge country and no one wants to see it move toward the wrong direction.

 

Well violence escalated today from all I've read because Mubarak supporters ran into the non-supporters.. Now the non-supporters are expecting the military to have their backs (like they seemed to have against the police) but the military seems to be hiding behind (well we don't have orders to protect you vs. the supporters).. It seems really "wishy-washy" on what the military is there for. They haven't really taken a stance on what they're doing.

 

This shows you how evil the Pro-Mubarrik protesters are. They came in on horses and camels (some) and with all sorts of weapons like swords, whips, bottles with gas to explode (i forgot their name) and more. Why the army didn't stop them . People have reason to believe that these people were sent in by the government! Can't be for sure. Mubarrak has gone too far. Immediate action must be taken! The Egyptian people want to go back to their normal lives.

 

Molotov cocktail

 

I hope the egypt uprising works as a wake up call to the rest of middle east and pakistan.
The people should stand up against these dictators and terrorists.
The majority of the people in these countries just want to live a happy life and these ****hole terrorists are running amok and destroying their countries.

 

And all the world "perceives" that most of the people in those countries are like the extremists and share the same views.. That's sad..

 

^ most/majority of them are not extremists/terrorists, true, but alot of them either harbor them, turn a blind eye to them, or dont do anything about it.
Hence, the minority extremists have a lot of power in those countries.

 

Go to Jordan and tell the your Christian and see if they welcome you with open arms.

 

Egypt has some extremists in it but the Muslim Brotherhood is against their actions. The Muslim Brotherhood won't run Egypt once Mubarak is gone but they will play a small role and people will see what Islam is really about. Nothing like terrorism at all! If you go to Egypt and meet the people, you will see how welcoming and kind they are. They see terrorism the same way we do, totally unacceptable and against Islam. If some radical group tries to control the country, the Egyptian people will kill if not bring them down before any country steps in. Egypt holds a bright future, I can't wait to go back

 

When you're not financially stable, and can't make a movement in numbers, sometimes a people will succumb to what's socially acceptable at the moment to sustain life. Doesn't mean that everyone agrees to it.. Self preservation is your first instinct.

From what I've been reading the Muslim Brotherhood is the 2nd largest "party" in that country.. People at that of low income level can't compete w/ something like that.. That's why this revolution is so great for them.. They finally got tired of being trampled on and realized they had power in numbers..

It's a pretty inspirational story when you stop to think about it..

Seriously, imagine having a way of life for 30 yrs (that's all but 2 yrs of my life) and then deciding one day that you were going to just "change the way things are because it's wrong.." That takes a HUGE amount of courage and perseverance.. I commend those people..