The Propaganda Narrative of a Peaceful Muslim BrotherhoodBrandon Turbeville Indeed, the narrative constantly played throughout the mainstream and, unfortunately, alternative media largely constructs the Muslim Brotherhood opposition as peaceful protesters who are merely fighting for democracy, free elections, and self-determination. However, as I have written on numerous occasions, the fact is that the Muslim Brotherhood is nothing more than a conglomeration of religious fanatics, dupes, and corrupt individuals of varying societal status. In addition, the Muslim Brotherhood is tied at the hip to Western intelligence, most notably that of the British and Americans. Nevertheless, the tired propaganda of the corporate media which has been used in Egypt, Libya, and Syria is being used once again in Egypt and, unfortunately, is continuing unabated even by much of the alternative media. Yet nowhere is the intentional obfuscation more obvious than in the mainstream outlets which clearly seek to portray the Muslim Brotherhood as the good guys of the confrontation between the Brotherhood and the government. Indeed, in an article written by Michael Georgy and Tom Perry entitled Special Report: As Egypts Brotherhood retreats, risk of extremism rises, a clear attempt is made to portray the Brotherhood as being committed to peaceful protest an eschewing violence while also attempting to paint a more human face on the organization. First, mention should be made of the usra groups. While the article largely portrays the groups as mere social gatherings, support groups, and Bible-study style meetings, the fact is that these small enclaves are actually individual brainwashing and control operations designed to fill the minds of the participants with fundamentalist drivel and direct them in destabilization tactics and violent terroristic behavior. Yet, even the Reuters article is forced to admit that the usras are more than mere social clubs for Brotherhood fanatics when it states that The usra was devised by Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, to indoctrinate and mobilize followers. Usras typically used to meet once a week for at least three hours, usually at the home of a member. The usra leader could be so pivotal that members sought their permission to travel to Cairo. [emphasis added] The fact that indoctrination and mobilization are admittedly the main purposes of the usra is telling indeed, as it demonstrates that the usras are nothing more than miniature fundamentalist training camps that also function as low-level sleeper cells. Still, the article projects a strange and illogical propaganda narrative surrounding the violence of the Brotherhood when it suggests that, because of the recent Egyptian government crackdown on both the organization and its usras, the risk of extremism is growing. In other words, the argument is that, by dismantling organizations that guided and facilitated terror, fundamentalists, and their perpetrators, the Egyptian government is causing the fundamentalists to become more prone to physical violence. For instance, Georgy and Perry write that The two also include quotes from an interview from a Muslim Brotherhood member going by the name of Ahmed Nabil when they write, Of course, the Muslim Brotherhood is only peaceful when events are proceeding according to their plan. The moment their fundamentalist authoritarian goals start to derail is the moment that violence begins. Indeed, the Muslim Brotherhood is on track toward bringing Egypt to the situation in Syria if allowed to continue staging uprisings and violent attacks against the government, Christians, and the rest of the Egyptian population. It is important to remember that the Muslim Brotherhood protesters in Egypt have themselves been caught in numerous violent acts, such as firing weapons at Egyptian police after the ouster of Morsi and even throwing political opponents off rooftops, and firing rocket-propelled grenades at a state satellite facility. The Brotherhood detonated a car bomb outside of a building which housed some Egyptian intelligence officers in Ismailia. This is in addition the targeting of Christian churches for destruction, regardless of the fact that these churches, nor those who worship in them, had anything to do with the perceived wrongs done to the Muslim Brotherhood. Clearly, this is fanaticism in all its glory. These type of violent acts and unmitigated fanaticism is why the overwhelming majority of the Egyptian people despise the Brotherhood. During the initial campaign of violence surrounding the Brotherhoods expulsion from a massive protest camp and the subsequent clashes between the Brotherhood and the Egyptian security forces, many Egyptian citizens formed their own organic security brigades to prevent the Brotherhood members from entering their neighborhood and engaging in violence and other forms of disturbance. Many of these brigades actually armed themselves with machetes and stood guard over their neighborhoods all throughout the day and night. Although the Reuters article portrays these people as thugs, even this mainstream write-up was forced to admit that the Brotherhood is widely hated amongst the Egyptian people. It states, The article also tells of a joke circulating around Egypt regarding just how hated the Muslim Brotherhood is by the general populace. A boy who wants to have his father killed leaves their fifth floor apartment, goes to the ground floor and posts a sign at the entrance, Muslim Brotherhood headquarters is located on the fifth floor, apartment three. With this in mind, any talk of supporting democracy and the will of the Egyptian people by the Muslim Brotherhood, Western governments, or mainstream media outlets should be dismissed out of hand as the Brotherhood clearly does not have the support of the Egyptian people. If these sources truly value democracy and the respect of the will of the people, then the fact that the overwhelming majority of Egyptians have spoken against the Muslim Brotherhood should end the debate. Recently by Brandon Turbeville: Brandon Turbeville is an author out of Florence, South Carolina. He has a Bachelors Degree from Francis Marion University and is the author of six books, Codex Alimentarius The End of Health Freedom, 7 Real Conspiracies,Five Sense Solutionsand Dispatches From a Dissident, volume 1 and volume 2, and The Road to Damascus: The Anglo-American Assault on Syria.Turbeville has published over 275 articles dealing on a wide variety of subjects including health, economics, government corruption, and civil liberties. Brandon Turbevilles podcast Truth on The Tracks can be found every Monday night 9 pm EST at UCYTV. He is available for radio and TV interviews. Please contact activistpost (at) gmail.com. 