As the inevitable demise of the Mubarak regime gets closer by the day (and who knows what will follow after Friday prayers tonight?), we are seeing yet more column space being taken up by trepidation of what's in store for a post Mubarak (see Islamic) Egypt here's an example .
The usual arguments are put forward, the Islamists are wolves in sheep's clothing, once they take power they'll "destabilize" the region etc. Well pardon me, but western interests have done such a great job thus far at "stabilizing" the region....I mean give me a break!
The reason that there's a power vacuum in Egypt right now is due to the fact that opposition groups have been horrendously persecuted over the last 30 years by Mubarak, with the usual nudge and a wink from Washington. So it's a bit rich now to be wringing out hands at the thought of a possible Islamic takeover of the country?
And perhaps it wouldn't be such a bad thing afterall? I mean when you get a guy like Israeli PM Netanyahu begging Obama to "go easy" on Mubarak, it almost makes you want to go running into the arms of the Muslim Brotherhood!
I mean the arrogance of the western mentality is almost beyond comprehension, these commentators and "policy makers" speak as if they have some sort of right to meddle in the affairs of these countries, well they DON'T. If the people elect an Islamic regime, and they turn out to be brutes, then so be it! Just give the Egyptian people a chance to sort out their own affairs without imperial meddling.
And who knows, they may even surprise you?
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