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skull_bearer) wrote2011-02-20 05:08 pm
skull_bearer) wrote2011-02-20 05:08 pm
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Why I think the protests int he Middle East are a good thing:
Al Qaeda: So, the idea is, right, we lash out and make our point through violent protest right? Make 'em hurt, show them they can't push us over, right?
People of the Middle East: Yeah, well, we don't really agree with your tactics, but things are so shitty here it's good to think there's something we can do, and having scapegoats does make things feel better.
*Decades of unrest, no real change and lots of dead people*
Tunisians: Y'know, we have an idea. It's a long shot, but it might just work.
*Tunisian protests happen*
Al Qaeda: Uh, right, see, they won't last, they're too busy being peaceful and shit.
*Tunisians win*
Al Qaeda: Um... okay, good for them, I guess.
Eqyptian people: Hey, that looks like a good thing! Let's try that!
Al Qaeda: Hey, seriously, it worked for the Tunisians, but the Egyptian government is backed by Die Amerikans! YOU'RE GOING TO NEED BOMBS!
Egyptian people: Yeah whatever dude, we're going to give it a go. Send you a postcard from Cairo.
*Egyptians win. Al Qaeda get their postcard*
People of the Middle East: Holy shit this stuff actually works! Peaceful protests all round!
Al Qaeda: Yeah, but... um...
People of the Middle East: Oh bog off dude. How long have your lot been trying to get the Americans out of Iraq and Afghanistan? Seven years at the last count. And aren't you all cowering in Pakistan somewhere? Shove off or join in.
Al Qaeda: Ummm... You're just going to be tools of Los Americanos! You're not real Muslims! And your mother smells!
People of the Middle East: Dude, go away. No one likes you.
People of the Middle East: Yeah, well, we don't really agree with your tactics, but things are so shitty here it's good to think there's something we can do, and having scapegoats does make things feel better.
*Decades of unrest, no real change and lots of dead people*
Tunisians: Y'know, we have an idea. It's a long shot, but it might just work.
*Tunisian protests happen*
Al Qaeda: Uh, right, see, they won't last, they're too busy being peaceful and shit.
*Tunisians win*
Al Qaeda: Um... okay, good for them, I guess.
Eqyptian people: Hey, that looks like a good thing! Let's try that!
Al Qaeda: Hey, seriously, it worked for the Tunisians, but the Egyptian government is backed by Die Amerikans! YOU'RE GOING TO NEED BOMBS!
Egyptian people: Yeah whatever dude, we're going to give it a go. Send you a postcard from Cairo.
*Egyptians win. Al Qaeda get their postcard*
People of the Middle East: Holy shit this stuff actually works! Peaceful protests all round!
Al Qaeda: Yeah, but... um...
People of the Middle East: Oh bog off dude. How long have your lot been trying to get the Americans out of Iraq and Afghanistan? Seven years at the last count. And aren't you all cowering in Pakistan somewhere? Shove off or join in.
Al Qaeda: Ummm... You're just going to be tools of Los Americanos! You're not real Muslims! And your mother smells!
People of the Middle East: Dude, go away. No one likes you.
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I have a feeling there will be trouble in the more authoritarian regimes. American weapons and British tear gas will be employed to snuff out rebellion.
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... Which is not necessarily to say that they'll succeed. My knowledge of the political situation in the region is absolutely rigid, so when I hear "more authoritarian regimes" I think 'Um ... Saudi Arabia? And Iran, of course.' I think it'll be pretty funny to see how the US and Britain react to rebellion in that last one.
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