Comments on: The US Debate on the Brotherhood http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:27:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: jose http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368752 jose Tue, 29 May 2007 08:59:21 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368752 when it comes to this region most egyptians are ignorant too! what is the reason for this american exceptionalism... you think you are special or something? when it comes to this region most egyptians are ignorant too! what is the reason for this american exceptionalism… you think you are special or something?

]]> By: Dan http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368679 Dan Mon, 28 May 2007 14:16:55 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368679 Jose -- Non academics are having intelligent debate, on the internet, all the time. And I don't know Tim, but i suspect the point was that A. the video was very funny in its staggering ignorance and, b. It was a response to a paper written by people that most here know. By the way Jose -- when it comes to this region (at least) most American's are blindingly ignorant. That's a fact. Dan An American Jose — Non academics are having intelligent debate, on the internet, all the time. And I don’t know Tim, but i suspect the point was that A. the video was very funny in its staggering ignorance and, b. It was a response to a paper written by people that most here know.

By the way Jose — when it comes to this region (at least) most American’s are blindingly ignorant. That’s a fact.
Dan
An American

]]> By: jose http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368646 jose Mon, 28 May 2007 08:27:23 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368646 I mean, were you honestly expecting americans to hold nuanced debates about the muslim brotherhood? Do you know any country whose non-academics can have intelligent debate on the internet? Or were you just using some rando's youtube video to perpetuate the image of americans as ignorant nutjobs. I mean, sure, that's the best way to gain acceptance when you write a left-leaning blog on the Middle East, but its immature and stale. Have some class. I mean, were you honestly expecting americans to hold nuanced debates about the muslim brotherhood? Do you know any country whose non-academics can have intelligent debate on the internet? Or were you just using some rando’s youtube video to perpetuate the image of americans as ignorant nutjobs. I mean, sure, that’s the best way to gain acceptance when you write a left-leaning blog on the Middle East, but its immature and stale. Have some class.

]]> By: Tim Seah http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368640 Tim Seah Mon, 28 May 2007 07:56:51 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368640 Apparently the Egyptian government has nothing to fear from the domestic debate over the Brotherhood either, then. Apparently the Egyptian government has nothing to fear from the domestic debate over the Brotherhood either, then.

]]> By: West_Coast http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368615 West_Coast Mon, 28 May 2007 04:05:43 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368615 I work in the computing services department of a community college and always catch men, young and old, masturbating to internet porn in the school labs. I work in the computing services department of a community college and always catch men, young and old, masturbating to internet porn in the school labs.

]]> By: jose http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368591 jose Mon, 28 May 2007 00:29:12 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2007/05/25/the-us-debate-on-the-brotherhood/#comment-368591 I was in an internet cafe in Ismailia today and two men were sitting in the corner masturbating to a video of a woman belly dancing. I was in an internet cafe in Ismailia today and two men were sitting in the corner masturbating to a video of a woman belly dancing.

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