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You're not seriously expecting them to do their revolution American Revolution-style, are you? Legolas Send a noteboard - 29/01/2011 11:28:31 AM
Because here's a news flash for you: as far as regimes that one needs to revolt against go, the British rule over their colonies in the late eighteenth century was for all extents and purposes a walk in the park.

So you know, a "redress of grievances" will just see them in jail, and Egyptian cops aren't exactly gentle when they drag people off to jail.
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If anyone's looking for up-to-date info on what's going on in Egypt - 28/01/2011 08:08:31 PM 624 Views
I've been following it on the BBC website. - 28/01/2011 09:49:47 PM 358 Views
Clarify: Democracy fans should favor the protesters because they have more violent thugs,right? - 28/01/2011 11:37:48 PM 475 Views
and socialism fans should favor the violent dicator since he can bring order and subsidies - 29/01/2011 12:16:37 AM 342 Views
He mainly seems to bring close diplomatic ties to the US and alternatives to the Muslim Brotherhood - 29/01/2011 12:59:48 AM 494 Views
You might want to do a quick check on the political situation in Egypt at this time. - 29/01/2011 11:37:02 AM 407 Views
I've done a quick one; it makes me question whether government by the protesters would be better. - 29/01/2011 11:44:10 PM 378 Views
They're not saying "We want to rule". - 30/01/2011 01:26:03 AM 390 Views
SOMEONE is going to rule. - 30/01/2011 02:16:43 AM 412 Views
It's a fairly simple matter, really. - 29/01/2011 11:52:41 AM 417 Views
The trouble with free elections is: They're free. - 29/01/2011 11:53:22 PM 327 Views
A vote for dictatorship and against democracy it is. Just checking. - 30/01/2011 12:08:41 AM 367 Views
I haven't cast a vote. - 30/01/2011 02:02:11 AM 347 Views
Not one that counts no, but still. - 30/01/2011 01:11:59 PM 814 Views
None of any kind. - 31/01/2011 12:10:07 AM 389 Views
Since I'm clearly a glutton for punishment... - 01/02/2011 06:49:38 PM 739 Views
Re: Since I'm clearly a glutton for punishment... - 04/02/2011 11:38:10 PM 502 Views
You're not seriously expecting them to do their revolution American Revolution-style, are you? - 29/01/2011 11:28:31 AM 393 Views
British Colonialism wasn't a walk in the park - 30/01/2011 03:53:58 AM 347 Views
Comparatively speaking, yes, it really was. Or at least in the US - not always so much in Asia. - 30/01/2011 10:42:53 AM 337 Views
Re: Comparatively speaking, yes, it really was. Or at least in the US - not always so much in Asia. - 30/01/2011 02:32:52 PM 391 Views
You can't be serious. - 30/01/2011 03:07:18 PM 326 Views
Pretty serious - 30/01/2011 04:52:24 PM 483 Views
Re: Pretty serious - 30/01/2011 05:11:50 PM 376 Views
This is ridicolous - 30/01/2011 05:31:31 PM 437 Views
you forget that it was supposdely thier own citizens the British were abusing. - 31/01/2011 12:39:33 AM 430 Views
Sure, but organized into hostile armies. A rather different matter, that. *NM* - 31/01/2011 09:46:25 PM 149 Views
true - 31/01/2011 10:04:38 PM 339 Views
Your comparison is very odd - 30/01/2011 04:38:16 PM 420 Views
Why? - 30/01/2011 05:02:47 PM 369 Views
I dont know if this will help you understand what is going on there - 30/01/2011 02:45:41 AM 364 Views
I never called anyone an animal. - 30/01/2011 04:50:12 AM 451 Views
Yikes indeed - 29/01/2011 03:57:25 AM 389 Views
There seems to be some big misconceptions about the Egyption crisis - 31/01/2011 11:52:37 PM 624 Views

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