tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post1407332087462735665..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: How to read an image from EgyptJohn B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-8238776204859077912011-01-30T20:18:25.024-06:002011-01-30T20:18:25.024-06:00I am cautiously optimistic about Egypt, at least: ...I am cautiously optimistic about Egypt, at least: as someone said on NPR this morning regarding the protests, "You see very few beards out there"--beards being the sign of devout conservative Muslims. Everyone is saying the right things so far, and that includes the Muslim Brotherhood. Egypt is very secular, and the populace is well educated. But it's way too early for anyone to John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-39290258177732856162011-01-30T13:25:57.760-06:002011-01-30T13:25:57.760-06:00I would hope a greater liberal democracy is in the...I would hope a greater liberal democracy is in the offing in the Middle East, but I'll wait until I say it. I'm afraid they are philosophically trapped in the 7th Century which makes the bottom up development of a liberal polity as we know it extraordinarily difficult to take root.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com