Egyptian Revolution

[RickJ]

And yet you are trying to tell me what Egyptians believe, what they are trying to do, and if they are going about this well.

I haven't made any statements about what Egyptian people believe have I.  Don't you understand that the text you quote is an expression of my beliefs.

[wisnoskij]

You specifically said that they "yearn for freedom."

[RickJ]

You don't read very carefully do you? 

I said "Everybody, ..., yearns for freedom."  In the context of whether or not being "smart and knowledgeable" is a prerequisite.

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Btw, thanks for making my point

[wisnoskij]

Egyptians are a subset of everybody, so you said that Egyptians yearn for freedom, among many others.

"3. Smart and knowledgeable people know that's it's foolish to believe one has more than a superficial understanding of another country's culture and/or politics."
And you are the one who said "their quest for freedom"

All I said was that they were doing a very bad at whatever they were trying to accomplish.

[Calin Leafshade]

Egyptians are a subset of everybody, so you said that Egyptians yearn for freedom, among many others.

Are you suggesting that RickJ is incorrect in suggesting that people yearn for freedom? If so then that is bizarre.

[wisnoskij]

Are you suggesting that RickJ is incorrect in suggesting that people yearn for freedom? If so then that is bizarre.

I am suggesting that he contradicts his own statement.

But I would say that. There is not a democratic country that I know anything about that does not constantly give away freedoms. They obviously dislike freedom, or at least care not at all for it.

"Most human beings only think they want freedom. In truth they yearn for the bondage of social order, rigid laws, materialism, the only freedom man really wants, is the freedom to become comfortable." - John Teller