Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Political Islam’s Moment of Reckoning

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

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Political Islam’s Moment of Reckoning

Click here to access article entitled "Political Islam’s Moment of Reckoning" by Bilal El-Amine from Al Akhbar.

When I read an article like this which focuses on Egypt, I come to an even greater realization of the many opportunities for Empire-Zionist agents to exploit Arab sectarian differences.

Meanwhile, Empire agents have been supporting the development of a "secularized" Egyptian army leadership with close ties to their Western military counterparts, and a leadership thoroughly indoctrinated in the Western religion of capitalism based on their ownership of large sections of the Egyptian economy.

If this article's description of the political IQ of ordinary Egyptians is accurate, then I fear for their liberation. My faith continues to be with the ability of ordinary Egyptians to learn where their real interests lie.