85% of Egyptians believe Islam’s role in politics is positive. 48% want it to play a large role in politics. 59% of Egyptians identify with Muslim fundamentalists, while only 27% identify with modernizers. 49% of Egyptians have a favorable view of Hamas. And 20% hold a favorable view of Al-Qaeda. But hey — they Tweet! So, like, you know. What could possibly go wrong?
February 11, 2011
February 11, 2011
Mubarak steps down, hands power over to VP
Developing. Yay, freedom! Like, for instance, when Hamas came to power in Gaza, or the Islamists began taking over Turkey? Or like when the US threw off the shackles of England and built an anti-Israel theocracy…? The US should support liberty. Supporting “democracy” in and of itself is to support a procedural method that only serves to legitimate theocratic takeovers in the Muslim world. And right now, we’ve got no
February 11, 2011
I’d like to see more of this
The federal government wants to grant itself monopolistic power over border security? Fine. It had better do its job, then. Honestly, I wish more states would take on the federal leviathan. I want to see federal departments sued on issues of constitutional authority, I want to see states refuse to comply with federal mandates, I want to hear of governors refusing to take federal money for projects they don’t want