We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Why the Muslim Brotherhood Regime is Illegitimate

Click here to access article by Sara M. Salem from Muftah. 

The author provides some well-reasoned arguments to support the headline thesis. 

Also, check out this link, entitled "Ex-diplomat: I was beaten by Brotherhood" by a former Egyptian diplomat who opposed the Mubarak regime, tells of his beating by Muslim Brotherhood thugs.
“They captured me, they dragged me and beat me all the way,” Yehia Negm, 42, said on Tuesday as Egyptians protested for a 19th day against President Mohamed Morsy, the Islamic-based Brotherhood and a rushed referendum on a proposed constitution.
Eight people died, and more than 700 were injured outside the palace a week ago before army troops and tanks restored order.   
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