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Originally Posted by Barnard17
We have no right to judge them on whether or not they put an anti-Western group in power. If we want them to have a democracy then we must support their decision regardless. And to be honest considering we supported Mubarak whilst he was in power you wouldn't really blame them if things did end up swinging that way. The media's scaremongering that the Moslem Brotherhood will take power is, however, absolutely ridiculous.
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I never said we shouldn't support them. I think it's logical to consider all possible outcomes in a discussion, and I personally don't want another Iran out there (which is doubtful because Iranians are somewhat in the process of their own protest, too - the anti-western sentiment comes more from the government and less from the people). I do agree with you, however, on the portrayal of the Muslim Brotherhood in the media. The majority of their members are doctors, lawyers, and other well-to-do intellectuals. And while I don't agree with them on their view of women in politics, I definitely do not see anything particularly dangerous about them. They're basically just a socially conservative group of people (although it's a bit more complicated than that but you get the idea).