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**Pete** · 12-29-2011, 06:54

The Dry Arab Spring and the Lost Left

http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2011...lost-left.html

For all you still wondering "How could this have happened" about the elections in Egypt.

"All it takes to understand why the Arab Spring was doomed to turn into an Islamic Winter is that Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa were being asked to choose between a Socialist left and an Islamic right. The left has consistently lost open elections in Europe and America, it lost the battle of ideas in Russia and China, and unsurprisingly it also lost the Arab Spring........."

And interesting take on "Left" vs "Right".

12-29-2011, 06:54	#1
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	The Dry Arab Spring and the Lost Left The Dry Arab Spring and the Lost Left http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2011...lost-left.html For all you still wondering "How could this have happened" about the elections in Egypt. "All it takes to understand why the Arab Spring was doomed to turn into an Islamic Winter is that Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa were being asked to choose between a Socialist left and an Islamic right. The left has consistently lost open elections in Europe and America, it lost the battle of ideas in Russia and China, and unsurprisingly it also lost the Arab Spring........." And interesting take on "Left" vs "Right".
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