Comments on: Mubarak resigns http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 04:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: noen http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024573 noen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024573 The Facebook revolution. The Facebook revolution.

]]> By: BB http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024604 BB Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024604 It's about time. It’s about time.

]]> By: alllie http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024605 alllie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024605 So <a href="http://antonyloewenstein.com/2011/02/11/exclusive-mamdouh-habib-interview-on-new-usisraeli-egyptian-pet-omar-suleiman/">torturer Omar Suleiman</a> is now in charge? Probably since it has come out that Mubarak is the richest man in the world, Suleiman probably wants his chance to bleed Egypt dry for 30 years, see how rich he can get too. So torturer Omar Suleiman is now in charge?

Probably since it has come out that Mubarak is the richest man in the world, Suleiman probably wants his chance to bleed Egypt dry for 30 years, see how rich he can get too.

]]> By: senorglory http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024626 senorglory Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024626 First Jerry Sloan, now this! First Jerry Sloan, now this!

]]> By: Festus http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024629 Festus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024629 "Military Seizes Control. World Rejoices." Have we fallen this low? “Military Seizes Control. World Rejoices.”

Have we fallen this low?

]]> By: brix http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024631 brix Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024631 while suleiman is undeniably torturer-in-chief of the mubarak regime, there's plenty of reason to suppose he's an empty suit at this point. like, for example, this statement by the Military Supreme Council, saying that they're taking charge, that they plan to prevent any retaliation against protesters, and that oversee an end to the state of emergency and implementation of free and fair elections. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/world/middleeast/11egypt-military-statement.html?_r=1 while suleiman is undeniably torturer-in-chief of the mubarak regime, there’s plenty of reason to suppose he’s an empty suit at this point. like, for example, this statement by the Military Supreme Council, saying that they’re taking charge, that they plan to prevent any retaliation against protesters, and that oversee an end to the state of emergency and implementation of free and fair elections.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/world/middleeast/11egypt-military-statement.html?_r=1

]]> By: AFURRYTHING http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024644 AFURRYTHING Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024644 Yay!!! ummmmm.......now what? Yay!!! ummmmm…….now what?

]]> By: BT Murtagh http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024648 BT Murtagh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024648 MSNBC ticker headline: "Mubarak steps down, Pres. Obama at 1:30 ET" How much you want to bet some Palinistas will be bitterly disappointed when President Obama doesn't step down at 1:30 ET? MSNBC ticker headline: “Mubarak steps down, Pres. Obama at 1:30 ET”

How much you want to bet some Palinistas will be bitterly disappointed when President Obama doesn’t step down at 1:30 ET?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024905 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024905 noen, a Facebook revolution? I disagree. FB was just one of many media those brave people were using. Linking what is happening in Tahrir Square to Facebook would be as misleading as referring to the American Civil War as the 'Horse Revolution' simply because horses were used to convey information and orders between military officers. We could further demean this event by calling it the 'Twitter Revolution' or the 'SMS Revolution'. noen, a Facebook revolution? I disagree. FB was just one of many media those brave people were using. Linking what is happening in Tahrir Square to Facebook would be as misleading as referring to the American Civil War as the ‘Horse Revolution’ simply because horses were used to convey information and orders between military officers. We could further demean this event by calling it the ‘Twitter Revolution’ or the ‘SMS Revolution’.

]]> By: IWood http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024655 IWood Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024655 There's a certain amount of romanticism surrounding "The People," especially in the West. The media-enhanced imagery of crowds expressing their will hides many unpleasant practical details. It'll be interesting to see whether the crowds demand that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Fathi_Sorour">Fathi Sorour</a> assumes power. There’s a certain amount of romanticism surrounding “The People,” especially in the West. The media-enhanced imagery of crowds expressing their will hides many unpleasant practical details.

It’ll be interesting to see whether the crowds demand that Fathi Sorour assumes power.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1026448 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1026448 + Thanks to God. +
Thanks to God.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024658 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024658 The reports of Mubarak squirreling away $50+ billion don't pass the sniff test. I don't doubt he's got some money, but I doubt it's more than a few tens of millions. The reports of Mubarak squirreling away $50+ billion don’t pass the sniff test. I don’t doubt he’s got some money, but I doubt it’s more than a few tens of millions.

]]> By: alllie http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024659 alllie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024659 I hope you are right. And while I sort of trust the ordinary soldiers in no way do I trust the generals who have been exploiting Egypt and the Egyptian people for decades. As the people have rebelled against the government, so the soldiers need to rebel against the generals. I hope you are right. And while I sort of trust the ordinary soldiers in no way do I trust the generals who have been exploiting Egypt and the Egyptian people for decades. As the people have rebelled against the government, so the soldiers need to rebel against the generals.

]]> By: Patrick Dodds http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024672 Patrick Dodds Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024672 Will he keep dying his hair now he's not in power? Will he keep dying his hair now he’s not in power?

]]> By: Teller http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024674 Teller Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024674 I expect the military to cede control after elections in September. Until then, its strength allows life and business to resume - a badly needed palliative. I expect the military to cede control after elections in September. Until then, its strength allows life and business to resume – a badly needed palliative.

]]> By: Hools Verne http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024933 Hools Verne Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024933 It doesn't matter either way, because Switzerland has frozen Mubarak's assets. It doesn’t matter either way, because Switzerland has frozen Mubarak’s assets.

]]> By: The Mudshark http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024684 The Mudshark Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024684 We´ll see how this plays out. I hope for the best and that one tyrant will not be replaced with another, as it so often happens all over the world. Good luck to you Eyptians and have a great party tonight! We´ll see how this plays out. I hope for the best and that one tyrant will not be replaced with another, as it so often happens all over the world. Good luck to you Eyptians and have a great party tonight!

]]> By: Eark_the_Bunny http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024699 Eark_the_Bunny Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024699 "Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss" “Meet the New Boss,
Same as the Old Boss”

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1024722 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1024722 Bravissimo, righteous peaceful revolutionaries -- and please: continue to show us all how it's done! Bravissimo, righteous peaceful revolutionaries — and please: continue to show us all how it’s done!

]]> By: benher http://boingboing.net/2011/02/11/mubarak-resigns.html#comment-1025271 benher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1025271 Finally! Now can we please get back to Pyramids, Scarabs, and Mummies? Finally! Now can we please get back to Pyramids, Scarabs, and Mummies?

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