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Selective democracy
By yaman | December 3, 2006
Why is it that when the Shia protest it is called a coup, but when the Sunnis do it it is called a “Cedar Revolution?”
I do not think I have given due credit in the past to the impact events have on me as they transpire, and especially as they are covered by the press. Nothing has had more influence on me during the past year, I think, than the way that the so-called “Arab liberals” responded to the onslaught of Lebanon in the summer, the way they responded to Hamas’ election, the way they did not respond to the siege of Palestine, and the way they continue treat America as a messianic liberator that will thrust them into power. In this regard, I think Nasrallah’s recent television statement regarding the inevitable fate of those relying on external support is most accurate (this link is not an endorsement of MEMRI).
Cool photograph of protesters from BloggingBeirut, and an accompanying descriptive story from Anecdotes from a Banana Republic.
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