Be Careful What You Wish For
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Protests; turned violent in Egypt are being billed by some as a pro democracy movement. Of course those who understand the region, as well as what democracy means, know that the drive to replace President Mubarak, an unquestioned despot has nothing to do with democracy. While there is little question the people of Egypt want a change in the governemnt it is questionable that they want a democracy. Democracy is not something the peoples of the middle east and northern Africa understand. In fact Democracy stands in direct contradiction to the Islamic faith the vast majority of the inhabitants of the region practice. The protests are merely a first step towards instituting an Islamic Theocratic State that will in all likelihood look a lot like The Islamic Republic of Iran. TMB {The Muslim Brotherhood} as we have shown in several prior pos...