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Facebook “friends” aren’t exactly allies, let alone paragons of democratic virtue
Orange Punch, The Orange County Register political commentary blog ^ | 6-4-2012 | Mark Landsbaum

Posted on 06/04/2012 4:29:53 PM PDT by Mark Landsbaum

Deposed President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak was considered, rightly or wrongly, to be an American ally.

Does the U.S. have any allies left in Egypt? And is Egypt a sign of things to come?

We’re finishing up a book by David P. Goldman, “How Civilizations Die.” We recommend it.

It dovetails with our recent column by Mark Steyn, in which he bluntly explained what has been left in the wake of the “democratic” Facebook-driven uprising in Egypt that tossed our presumed ally. . .

(Excerpt) Read more at orangepunch.ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: egypt; facebook; jobs; revolution

1 posted on 06/04/2012 4:30:02 PM PDT by Mark Landsbaum
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To: Mark Landsbaum

Anyone who uses Facebook is naive.


2 posted on 06/04/2012 4:46:53 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost

On the inside Facebook is kinda like a cult. Very strange gang of folks. They really think that everything they do is good for you. They have no concept of privacy. Nobody that works there is old enough to understand what that term means.


3 posted on 06/04/2012 4:54:06 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks!)
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To: isthisnickcool

As privacy goes, so goes America’s sovereignty.


4 posted on 06/04/2012 5:17:47 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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