Natan Sharansky pointed out perfectly that it’s evil to use voting as the measure of a society’s legitimacy. The USSR, Saddams Baath regime, etc all held elections.
He held that the true test was the soapbox test. Is it possible in a society to stand in public and say something unpopular without a realistic fear of arrest or lawless violence. No moslem society passes this test.
Until they do, their elections and “democracy” is nothing but a cynical farce.
> “(We) always knew that our rights can only be regained by force and that is why we have chosen the ammunition box instead of the ballot box,” said a statement by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the local franchise of al Qaeda’s international network, published on the day Mursi fell.
Thats funny because thats exactly the way we feel over here since der Fuehrer ascended his throne...
Its truly pathetic how much Obama and Clinton invested in the Muslim Brotherhood and their ilk throughout North Afria, and how quickly their foreign policy in the Mid-East has collapsed and proven to be a joke. The only person who approximates them in stupidity is John McCain, with his rush to befriend and arm these so-called “rebels” in Syria.
One would think that McCain and others would be seeking out Rand Paul’s advice on hasty commitments of America’s power and credibility right about now.
“... we have chosen the ammunition box instead of the ballot box...”
Now who could have possibly seen that coming?
“Syria’s Islamist rebels say the downfall of Egypt’s popularly elected Muslim Brotherhood president has proven that Western nations pushing for democracy will never accept them”
Does he not realize that it was the Egyptian people not Western Governments that caused the downfall of the muslim brotherhood? Once the people saw the truth of the muslim brotherhood THEY demanded the removal of that government.
What a steaming pile of Bravo Sierra. These thugs have no idea what “democracy” is unless it means: one man, one vote, once [followed by a dictatorship].