[quote=afx114]Except that the protests in Egypt have little to nothing to do with Islam.[/quote]
Afx: Nor did the protests in Tunisia. The level of knee-jerk ignorance continues to baffle me, as do the assertions that “Islam” has this world-wide homogeneity and heterogeneity. It doesn’t.
Its also bizarre to see the conflation of the “Rise of Islam” and the “Fall of America”. Islam’s “growing power” is nowhere in evidence during the protests in Egypt and Tunisia. To the contrary, the various sects and types of Islam are showing varying degrees of strength and weakness in dealing with widespread, popular protest.
I think those that attempt strong-arm authoritarianism (think Saudi Arabia) are doomed to failure, while those that remain close to the people and their will (think Hamas) will succeed.
I don’t, however, see Osama bin Laden riding down Constitution Avenue on a white steed anytime soon.
