[lbo-talk] Ramadan and Zizek on Egypt

[Ira Glazer]

i saw this debate as well   ramadan didn't say anything of substance, but
zizek's first comment is the salient one:
this is simply a struggle for dignity, and the chance to live a decent
life    anybody who has seen how most egyptians live (as is the case,
obviously, with people in many, many other parts of the world) understands
this quite clearly

personally, these protests are one of the most beautiful  things i have ever
seen     how anyone can not feel empathy with the protesters is beyond me

the issue of the muslim brotherhood is a red herring: it is exclusively an
internal matter amongst egyptians   as zizek said, the international aspect
is the solidarity that should be expressed with people fighting for dignity,
and the chance to live a decent life