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EDHS Contemporary World Affairs -> Discussion Topics, Week E -> Egypt v US..... TWITTER WAR???
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Should we engage in a Twitter War with Egypt? [10 vote(s)]

Yes, our opinion needs to be heard
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No, it's not the politically correct way to act
30.0%
Who cares?
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It's not a big deal
40.0%
Lauren Gullotti


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Bassem Youssef -- considered the "Jon Stewart of Egypt" -- was arrested and interrogated after he was accused of insulting the Egyptian president.

U.S. Embassy in Cairo tweeted a link to "The Daily show." (This link was critical of the Egyptian government)

The presidential office tweeted a stern reprimand to the U.S. Embassy: "It's inappropriate for a diplomatic mission to engage in such negative political propaganda."

The US Embassy then shut down its twitter feed.

IS SOCIAL MEDIA RUINING OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES???



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KingWesleyIII


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Well it kinda seems like the war is over considering the US embassy shut down its twitter feed

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Don't the U.S. Embassy and the Egyptian government have more important things to worry about than Twitter?...
Foreign relations shouldn't be based on a social network.

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Hello, he's a comedian! Being "innapropriate" is kind of in his job description! I think interrogating him is going too far. Social media is an important part of life, especially for someone in entertainment trying to promote himself and his work.

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ashleyhightower wrote:

Don't the U.S. Embassy and the Egyptian government have more important things to worry about than Twitter?...
Foreign relations shouldn't be based on a social network.

 Yeah I agree. The politicians should really stay away from social media and actually do their jobs(you know....runnig out countries the proper way...)



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