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Tahrir Square meme: Event
openAwakening in conjunction with the University of East London is organizing a three-part event series on ‘The Tahrir Square Meme’ to be held at UEL's Dockland Campus.
Our first event is Rap and the Arab Spring.
The Long Revolution
The Long and the Quick of revolution Anthony Barnett
We live in revolutionary times... but what does this mean? Anthony Barnett
The precariat: why it needs deliberative democracy Guy Standing
The Long Revolution Raymond Williams
Occupy movement
For England's Sake!
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Jim Gabour Sunday Comics
James Warner Standing Perpendicular, as books do
Markha Valenta Inter Alia: religion, politics, culture
Paul Rogers on Global security
Li Datong on China from the inside
Mary Kaldor on Human security
Daniele Archibugi on Cosmopolitan democracy
Book - Fred Halliday's oD essays
The Drugs Policy Forum
Demotix: photo partner
You mean you GAVE me something funny weird about you. C'mon Candace, lighten' up and have a sense of humor. If I tease you, it's meant all in fun. I'm not trying to bait or offend you. I respect your opinion and the challenges you face as a mother.
What is there to defend with McCain's foreign policy? He outlined his positions very well in the article YOU provided (which I appreciate by the way).
I know you don't like to be challenged, but I DID answer your questions to which you never replied.
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How are they supposed to demonstrate to John McCain that they are resisting the "well financed campaign of extremism" ?
That's pretty obvious. Democratic societies have a great deal of visibility. Elections, codified personal freedoms that we (some of us) take for granted, media, etc. are all obvious indicators of the direction of a society.
And what is this going to cost? ...A hell of a lot less in blood and treasure than we paid on 9/11 and the resulting wars.
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Why is it our job to establish open and tolerant societies in the Middle East?
Because when we don't, we pay the price for our ambivalence elsewhere and sometimes at home. At least by doing through a League of Democracies, it's not just our responsibility or cost.
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Nurture a cultue of hope and economic opportunity? Before or after we invade their country?
If we've done the former, there will be no need for the latter, will there?
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Arrogant and Idealistic yet again
Yes...it's called the Audacity of Hope.
I'm sorry, did you have a reply that I missed--a "discussion of substance" of course? I know you have a lot of distractions so perhaps you'd like to address them one at a time.