Yesterday nine people died in rioting that ensued when a group of protesters gathered to proclaim their unhappiness with Morsi.
Today 32 people died in rioting that ensued when a court upheld the death sentences of twenty-one soccer hooligans who precipitated a riot last year in which over seventy people died.
A death sentence for soccer hooliganism seems a tad harsh, but maybe that's all part and parcel of the new regime.
Sharia football rules.
Showing posts with label Egypt football riots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Egypt football riots. Show all posts
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Egypt football riots prove democracy off and running in Egypt
I know it's a scary headline; 75 dead in football riot.
But hold the phone.
It's actually a sign. A sign that Egypt has joined the big time, if not of football, at least of democracy.
Google "biggest football riots of all time" and you'll soon find out what I'm talking about here.
Football riots are a symbol of democracy. You simply don't have a long history of football riots in non-democratic states. That Arab Spring has not been for nought!
They're having riots!
And a riot that results in 75 dead just proves that Egypt is not only democratic; she is in the upper echelon of democratic nations!
But hold the phone.
It's actually a sign. A sign that Egypt has joined the big time, if not of football, at least of democracy.
Google "biggest football riots of all time" and you'll soon find out what I'm talking about here.
Football riots are a symbol of democracy. You simply don't have a long history of football riots in non-democratic states. That Arab Spring has not been for nought!
They're having riots!
And a riot that results in 75 dead just proves that Egypt is not only democratic; she is in the upper echelon of democratic nations!
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