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Originally posted by Xcathdra
reply to post by aorAki
Would you prefer the Iranian method of controlling free speech? I would rather spend 75+ pages arguing / debating / discussing a topic with people I would most likely never see eye to eye with than not be able to discuss / debate / disagree with at all.
On a related note, the ACRPS will soon begin preparations for a further survey of public opinion in 2012 and plans to release the results at the end of this year or the beginning of 2013.
Some of the more important highlights of the survey that are included in the preliminary report are:
Answers show that a clear majority of Arabs support a democratic form of government, believing in the importance of a transfer of power.
Most respondents describe themselves as religious, while rejecting clerical influence in politics.
71 percent of respondents expressed faith in their countries’ armies; 47 percent trust their governments (the executive arms of), and 36 percent showed trust in their countries’ legislative bodies before the revolutions.
83 percent of respondents say that corruption is widespread in their countries.
Only 19 percent of respondents believe that their countries’ legal systems treat all citizens equitably.
73 percent of respondents believe that Israel and the US are the two countries presenting the largest threat to the security of the Arab world, with 51 percent believing that Israel is the most threatening, 22 percent believe the US is the most threatening, and 5 percent reporting a belief that Iran is the single country most threatening to the security of their countries. The results on this question vary from one Arab country to another.
84 percent believe the Palestinian cause to be a cause for all Arabs, and not solely a Palestinian issue.
67 percent of respondents believe that present levels of intra-Arab cooperation are not satisfactory.
Roughly three-quarters support lifting travel and trade restrictions between Arab countries, the establishment of joint Arab military forces, and a unified monetary system. This highlights the similar belief, uncovered by this survey and shared by a clear majority of the respondents, which holds that citizens of all Arab states belong to a unitary Arab nation.
Most respondents supported the Egyptian and the Tunisian revolutions.
Most respondents attributed the revolutions to corruption, dictatorship and the lack of justice and equality.
84 percent of respondents are opposed to their countries’ diplomatic recognition of Israel, with only 21 percent of respondents expressing support for the peace agreements signed with the Israelis by Jordan, Egypt, and Palestine.
55 percent support having the Middle East declared a nuclear-weapons-free zone, compared to 29 percent who would oppose such a move. The majority of the 55 percent believe that Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons justifies possession of such weapons by other countries in the region.
Originally posted by SayonaraJupiter
reply to post by theindependentjournal
You made a good assessment: THIS IS RIDICULOUS WAR MONGER TRASH!
The Jingoists wait for low-quality internet news sites like ynet.com and Dudi Cohen for outrageous headlines.
And then those headlines are cascaded around the web on newfeeds, like copypasta , and when these American chickenhawks see the article in the web browser... well... it must be true!
The Jingoists are fixated and mesmerized by the media performances played out every day for them on main stream propaganda networks.
Let's Cut to the Chase - Diplomacy is the best option. Pre-emptive military actions are an act of war.
The Jingoists prefer to have a strong Chief Executive, preferably with military-industrial experience, who will order the invasion of 3rd world countries (sometimes secretly), topple or install foreign dictatorships, destroy national infrastructures in any domain, rebuilding them at U.S. taxpayer expense, and to occupy foreign lands for decades and more.
Let's Cut to the Chase - American Imperialism Must Be Stopped.
Originally posted by SayonaraJupiter
Diplomacy is the best option.
Pre-emptive military actions are an act of war.
Let's Cut to the Chase - American Imperialism Must Be Stopped.
Originally posted by nenothtu
Yes, it is - when it works. How many times should it be allowed to be used as a distraction to buy time, and then forced to failure?
Originally posted by nenothtu
Which Imperialism would you prefer? Have no doubts about it - imperialism WILL emanate from some quarter, just as it has from Rome, Persia, Turkey, Britain, China, etc, etc. As long as there are people, there will be some fighting to be lords of the rest. The question is, which Lords would you prefer? Your own, or foreign?