Thorbjørn and The Chicks

**Lemur** · 10-07-2011, 15:57

Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump

The Arab Spring had as much to do with women's rights as my little toe.

Short-sighted. A general lack of representation, responsiveness, and participation (among other factors) led to the Arab Spring. To say that women's right played no role is to assert something that is not only contrary to evidence, but impossible to back up. Women, for example, were at the forefront of the protests in Egypt.

Now, once a new regime is in place, will they try to strip rights from and oppress their women? Of course they will. But women weren't putting themselves in harm's way in the Arab Spring because they want better ninja outfits.

**Centurion1** · 10-07-2011, 16:47

nobel peace prize stopped meaning something when Yassir Arafat won it. Then when obama won it became a negative to win.

**The Celtic Viking** · 10-12-2011, 00:15

Originally Posted by Centurion1

nobel peace prize stopped meaning something when Yassir Arafat won it. Then when obama won it became a negative to win.

Not to mention Henry Kissinger or "Mother" Theresa. Sigh. We give them one responsibility, just one, and yet they still can't help but mess it up. Tsk.