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we must stop our politicians from giving the Egyptians our tax
dollars, for what ever reasons they may have
the same goes for Israel, Asia, Africa and the rest of the planet
On Jan 28, 11:03 am, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> The Death of a StatePosted byJames Ostrowskion January 28, 2011 07:58 AM
> What is going on in Egypt is so rich in import that it's not easy to grapple with it. I did notice that the corporate state-controlled media is downplaying the story, covering it, yes, but not with the wall-to-wall coverage it deserves. No real surprise there since the Feds have been subsidizing the Egyptian dictator for many years. Yes, those assaults on the protesters, those murders, are paid for by your U.S. tax dollars.
> [Update: CNN now has the best coverage.]
> I see the essence of the story in this. An authoritarian state with rigged elections and with an extensive and brutal secret police and with control over the internet, can be brought down by direct citizen action. I said "can" since we do not know yet how this will play out. But other authoritarian states have been brought down in similar circumstances (Iran, Philippines, Romania).
> In my LRC bestseller,Direct Citizen Action, drawing on the work of de La Boétie and Rothbard, I wrote: "most of the power of the government comes from the perception that it is legitimate. . . History shows that regimes fall when the masses withdraw their "consent." This can be done by direct action, basically, a national strike until the dictator flees with whatever loot he can carry onto his private plane. Violence is not necessary though usually the state will shoot some protesters and the protesters will throw rocks in response. But as we saw with the Shah, state violence can merely accelerate the death of the regime by arousing even more opposition.
> Since the Republican establishment in the House is having difficulty finding budget cuts other than the presidential campaign fund, the crisis in Egypt gives them a great chance to cut another billion or two from the budget. Guys, that money you have been giving to the Egyptian secret police to suppress and murder their people, is not working, not meeting your cost-benefit test. Can we at last cut money being used to kill innocent civilians? Is it possiblethatis why they hate us?
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