Via Juan Cole, my attention was redirected to a rather moving demonstration in Benghazi against the recent attack on the U.S. Consulate.
Also Ross Douthat, a conservative op ed writer for the New York Times, suggests that Realpolitik may have played a bigger role in these protests than some kind of uncontrollable rage.
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Benghazi and Tunis are the best hopes for the Arab Spring…a true dedication to modern democracy. I am not ready to believe, as many conservatives do, that Arabs are only “capable” of despotism or religious extremism.
If these people are actually more representative, then they have to go kill the thugs and killers.
Apparently you advocate being a thug and a killer.
I particularly enjoy the evident thought and care you put into your comments.