tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post2342276183159431071..comments2024-03-23T00:46:27.084+02:00Comments on Egyptian Chronicles: #UWK Massacre : A déjà vu in Cairo instead of Port Said “+18” {Updated}Zeinobiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290387395565291310noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-356949429357786142015-02-09T00:49:34.042+02:002015-02-09T00:49:34.042+02:00Unlimited impunity leads to rationalization of vio...Unlimited impunity leads to rationalization of violence, whether state directed or from non-state sources. Tolerating, condone, and defending state terrorism destroys "stability," law, order, and the like. There will never be safety or stability without accountability, the rule of law, liberty, and human rights. A gangster state is not a stable state. The new massacre of Ultras is another crime that will stain the conscience of those who provided either intellectual or physical ammunition for it.<br /><br />And, obviously, Putin is a sponsor of terrorism. He quite clearly has facilitated terrorist attacks against Ukrainian targets and was key reason why the MH17 flight was brought down. Anti-aircraft weapons supplied by the Russian military were responsible for that war crime. <br /><br />If Sisi wants to be a fool and pretend that there is nothing wrong with the Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine, then screw him. He already is a vile mass murderer and state terrorist who has shed enormous amounts of Egyptian blood. There is no excuse for his deeds. The existence of the Brotherhood is not an excuse. There is no anti-government movement which can be cited as an excuse for his acts or as a means of providing undeserved expiation. The existence of the IS does not justify Sisi, nor does the existence of Sisi/regional dictators justify the IS. <br /><br />The "war on terrorism" is largely a fraud. It is not succeeding in stopping the manifold forms and sources of terrorism. Refraining from being a terrorist is a prerequisite for harboring any hope of success in suppressing terrorism. <br /><br />Some racists who support this massacre will try to hide their prejudice by citing religion, somehow claiming that the Ultras should die because of some fantasy nebulous religious unworthiness. However, this hypocritical "logic" mysteriously fails to associate religion with the MOI/police assailants. If the state's victims are invariably portrayed as religious fanatics, it should not be viewed as strange if the state's zealots are in turn dubbed Wahhabists or other types of fanatics. In any event, attributing religion to every single event within some countries (essentializing) is nonsensical and simply a new way to try blur the line between ethnic superiority complexes and authentic anti-religion. Orange Ketchuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147889868883061979noreply@blogger.com