A friend who's originally from Iran is quite concerned about the possibility of the Muslim Brotherhood even sharing a piece of state power. He's afraid of another theocracy arising. I don't think it's likely, but it's possible.
Julio Huato wrote: > Based on what I read, the Muslim Brothers are the most disciplined and > best organized political force in the opposition. Yes, they were late > in the protests, but as the repression gets cruder, the need for and > value of a tougher organizational backbone (not saying the movement > doesn't have one, just that it's not tested the way the Muslim > Brothers have been) will increase. The Muslim Brothers have acted > very tactfully, not trying to hijack the leadership (or claim it even) > of the movement. So, they are gaining tremendous political credit. > And then, if the opposition conquers political power, they are going > to need a disciplined force to carry the tasks out. As for the > regional environment, Hamas is still resisting in Palestine. And > Hizbollah just overthrew the government in Lebanon. Again, I'm no > expert, but the left in the region (devastated by repression) will > have to rebuild itself. Yes, these movements offer them an > opportunity. But there's a very good chance that this vacuum is going > to be occupied by the outstanding political forces of the moment, I > think. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Jim Devine / "Living a life of quiet desperation -- but always with style!" _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
