The domino effect
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The wind of change seems to be blowing again. First Tunisia, and now Egypt. I wonder if Egyptians would be successful. I wonder what type of government would the people of Tuisia choose to rule. It is an exciting time to live in the Middle East, a bit troubling but definetely new.
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The wind of change seems to be blowing again. First Tunisia, and now Egypt. I wonder if Egyptians would be successful. I wonder what type of government would the people of Tuisia choose to rule. It is an exciting time to live in the Middle East, a bit troubling but definetely new.
In response, a group of hackers - who in the past have attacked sites that barred contact with whistleblower website WikiLeaks - threatened to disrupt Egyptian government websites. Later in the day, the website of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology could not be accessed.[^] They really shoulda upgraded those Windows ME computers.
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” ~ H.L. Mencken
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In response, a group of hackers - who in the past have attacked sites that barred contact with whistleblower website WikiLeaks - threatened to disrupt Egyptian government websites. Later in the day, the website of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology could not be accessed.[^] They really shoulda upgraded those Windows ME computers.
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” ~ H.L. Mencken
A lebanese news agency reported hundereds being arrested in Egypt. I never understood how can any regime control an entire population until I read a research that concluded that people would do anything if it came from a known authoritive decision maker. I guess its the science of turning logical beings to sheep. I am too damn naive.
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A lebanese news agency reported hundereds being arrested in Egypt. I never understood how can any regime control an entire population until I read a research that concluded that people would do anything if it came from a known authoritive decision maker. I guess its the science of turning logical beings to sheep. I am too damn naive.
Bassam Saoud wrote:
I guess its the science of turning logical beings to sheep.
I suspect that you are tagging "beings" incorrectly by labeling their untransformed state as logical. I'm guessing that you are not married, because if you were, you would have quickly realized that at least 50% of the population is not logical, doesn't want to be, and is angered by anyone who attempts to use logic. ;)
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” ~ H.L. Mencken
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Bassam Saoud wrote:
I guess its the science of turning logical beings to sheep.
I suspect that you are tagging "beings" incorrectly by labeling their untransformed state as logical. I'm guessing that you are not married, because if you were, you would have quickly realized that at least 50% of the population is not logical, doesn't want to be, and is angered by anyone who attempts to use logic. ;)
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” ~ H.L. Mencken
nice :laugh:
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The wind of change seems to be blowing again. First Tunisia, and now Egypt. I wonder if Egyptians would be successful. I wonder what type of government would the people of Tuisia choose to rule. It is an exciting time to live in the Middle East, a bit troubling but definetely new.
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Bassam Saoud wrote:
to live in the Middle East, a bit troubling but definetely new.
Is it ever anything else but trubling?
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A lebanese news agency reported hundereds being arrested in Egypt. I never understood how can any regime control an entire population until I read a research that concluded that people would do anything if it came from a known authoritive decision maker. I guess its the science of turning logical beings to sheep. I am too damn naive.
Bassam Saoud wrote:
I never understood how can any regime control an entire population until I read a research that concluded that people would do anything if it came from a known authoritive decision maker.
The Milgram experiment[^] ? Scary.
Cheers, विक्रम (Have gone past my troika - 4 CCCs!) "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh: