Philosophy Now Forum

Today, here is democracy in Egypt after the Arab Spring:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/1 ... d%3D358608

In January, 2010, my son took his family to Egypt on vacation. They were under the protection of the brutal dictator, Hosne Mubarek.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater

After Obama withdrew U.S. support for Mubarek, he was removed from power. And thereafter Obama entertained his man Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood at the White House.
https://www.google.com/search?client=qs ... ne+mubarek

My son and family had a wonderful vacation.

tbieter wrote:After Obama withdrew U.S. support for Mubarek, he was removed from power. And thereafter Obama entertained his man Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood at the White House.

You give the Egyptian people no credit as the US and Obama were fully supporting Mubarek right up until they deposed him in spite of your support.

You should be ashamed of playing party politics with this issue.

My son and family had a wonderful vacation.

Shame they didn't bother to think about the morality of paying coin to dictatorships but then the Yank has always been very cozy with them.

Arising_uk wrote: Shame they didn't bother to think about the morality of paying coin to dictatorships but then the Yank has always been very cozy with them.

You do it every time you buy a liter of petrol.

John K wrote:You do it every time you buy a liter of petrol.

Egypt has no petrol?

But I take your point and think myself just immoral and selfish but try not to compound it.