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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
I don't see it, ace.
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Of course not. I think it is because of a lack of effort.
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Thinking in absolutes doesn't conjure images of impressionism. What is impressionistic about your thinking, however, is that although your big-picture ideas are clear (albeit disagreeable), upon closer examination, they tend to become a confused muddle.
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This comment further illustrates my point.
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Thinking in absolutes tends to remove context and ignore unavoidable factors and influences.
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Yes, we know you only color inside the lines. I don't, never did, never will.
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I've asked you to elucidate, and you've instead bewildered.
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The primary motivating factor in "revolution" in Egypt is all about basic human needs. That is it, that is the answer. Why do you and others insist it is more than that? No doubt we can understand what those basic needs are and why those basic needs are not being fulfilled, but once we know it is all about basic needs all that flows from that is simple. To pretend that obscure il defined and vague concepts are behind the "revolution" is wasteful and will lead to problems going unsolved. So, if you think democracy is the answer time will prove that you were wrong but you will never go back and see it because linear thought processes won't allow it.
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It would seem we've come across another non-starter. Enjoy your theories.
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I do thoroughly. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by roachboy
meanwhile, out in the world:
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What has it been a day or two without me asking you a question that you can't honestly answer without you appearing to contradict yourself?
Do you unconditionally support equal rights for women in the ME? Or, do you stand in support of equal rights for some, but not all in the ME? How the does the "revolutionary" view of what is happening in the ME really differ from what is currently in place assuming all this in not about basic human needs?