[Peace-discuss] "Hand in Hand, the Army and the People Are One"

[E. Wayne Johnson]

I believe that the word that the Obot used was for Mubarak to "refrain".

I know what refrain means.  It's the same old song, only getting verse 
and verse.


On 1/30/2011 9:03 AM, E. Wayne Johnson wrote:
> It is not an insignificant thought.
>
> Given the near absolutely ineffectual nature of the electoral process 
> in the United States relative to "We, the People", a 
> Mediterranean-style revolt seems to be not only inevitable but perhaps 
> the only real hope of the American people.  The military and the 
> (paramilitary) police are the means of force by which the cultural 
> immune system maintains the status quo.
>
> My favourite scene from the Egyptian revolt is the smoldering tanks 
> and the burning orifice building of the ruling party.  Burning their 
> fucking tanks is a whole lot more effective than standing in front of 
> the tanks armed with a sack of vegetables.  Tanks a lot, but no tanks.
>
> My favourite news item is where I read that the Egyptian police sent 
> to suppress the crowds began to cast aside their state-issued uniforms 
> and join the mob in fighting the oppressors.  Likewise any successful 
> rebellion in the United States should benefit greatly from the support 
> of those individuals in the military and law enforcement who are able 
> to wake up and support the protesters rather than just beat and jail 
> them.  America's stormtrooper guard seems to consist of mostly 
> mindless enthralled zombies.  Seldom do they recover.  But there have 
> been a few anecdotal incidents where the police refused to carry out a 
> cruel directive against the people, even in the US of A.
>
> "Where are all the mercenaries paid for by the King?  Have they joined 
> the Mob you say?  Doesn't money mean Anything?"
> - (Jack Traylor, Flowers of the Night)
>
> The most characteristic Obama Moment (so far) from the Egyptian revolt 
> is his characteristically hypocritical and deceitful demand for 
> Mubarak not to interfere with peaceful demonstration.
> Forget you, Barry.
>
> We know how your hired thugs approach dissent.
>
> On 1/30/2011 6:05 AM, Robert Naiman wrote:
>> In which I highlight the moral appeal from protesters to the Egyptian
>> army and the dramatic effects it has had on the events of the day.
>>
>> http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/1/29/16645/5507
>>
>> -- 
>> Robert Naiman
>> Policy Director
>> Just Foreign Policy
>> www.justforeignpolicy.org
>> naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
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