The jasmine revolution spreads?
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It appears that egypts regime is trying to hinder any way it can the work of international journalists, stopping short of outright kicking out the foreign journalists.
Outside the Hotel Ramses Hilton, where some of the foreign media is staying, the unidentified men, which are assumed to be part of secret police are taking away the journalists' equipment, particularly the cameras.
I would wager that something big is going to happen and the reports are speaking of increased tensions in the cities of Egypt.
Outside the Hotel Ramses Hilton, where some of the foreign media is staying, the unidentified men, which are assumed to be part of secret police are taking away the journalists' equipment, particularly the cameras.
I would wager that something big is going to happen and the reports are speaking of increased tensions in the cities of Egypt.
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http://www.economist.com/node/18070190? ... d=18070190
That puts my thought across far more eloquently than i could...
That puts my thought across far more eloquently than i could...
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"FROM fear of autocracy through euphoria to fear of chaos: over the past ten days, Egypt has been through an intense emotional arc."shifty_powers wrote:http://www.economist.com/node/18070190? ... d=18070190
That puts my thought across far more eloquently than i could...
Ben Wedeman of CNN said something dramatic last night that I cannot but agree with: "In the blink of an eye, Egypt has gone from white to black."

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A pessimistic analyses of the future of Egypt:
Game over: The chance for democracy in Egypt is lost
Analyses is done by Robert Springborg for Foreign Policy magazine.
Game over: The chance for democracy in Egypt is lost
Analyses is done by Robert Springborg for Foreign Policy magazine.
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Damn you, I'm the only person around here allowed to quote from the Economist!!!!shifty_powers wrote:http://www.economist.com/node/18070190? ... d=18070190
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heh well my father has a paper subscription, and is useless with computers. So i get a free subscription online effectivelyRegisterMe wrote:Damn you, I'm the only person around here allowed to quote from the Economist!!!!shifty_powers wrote:http://www.economist.com/node/18070190? ... d=18070190
That puts my thought across far more eloquently than i could...
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Egypt is looking like it will be a very rough time. Their dictator more than likely will not survive this (politically speaking, but maybe also physically). As a general guideline, for a ruler to stay in power he needs of of the following to support him: The People, The Army, and the Elite. The people are against him, and the Army seems to be getting tired of the violence. I see either a civil war or a coup coming within the following months.
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Just going off-topic for a mo, (scandalous thing to do in an off-topic forum i know
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Congratulations! Here's to it being locked as late as possible!shifty_powers wrote:Just going off-topic for a mo, (scandalous thing to do in an off-topic forum i know), this officially the longest thread i have ever started
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i've been toying with the idea of getting an online subscription but yet don't have the funds to do so....shifty_powers wrote:heh well my father has a paper subscription, and is useless with computers. So i get a free subscription online effectivelyRegisterMe wrote:Damn you, I'm the only person around here allowed to quote from the Economist!!!!shifty_powers wrote:http://www.economist.com/node/18070190? ... d=18070190
That puts my thought across far more eloquently than i could...
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it seems like a lot of people here read the Economist..
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In Egypt, as the ones that have followed the situation there allready know, there is still a standoff between pro-Mubarak forces and protesters.
The regime newest attempt to placate most protesters is to announce that Hosni Mubarak has resigned as head of the ruling National Democratic party.
I am also disappointed but not really surprised to hear that Angela Merkel, the German chancellor and Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, fear that early elections in Egypt would "not be helpful".
Their justification is that the immediate ousting of Hosni Mubarak, the president, could lead to a power vacuum.
The regime newest attempt to placate most protesters is to announce that Hosni Mubarak has resigned as head of the ruling National Democratic party.
I am also disappointed but not really surprised to hear that Angela Merkel, the German chancellor and Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, fear that early elections in Egypt would "not be helpful".
Their justification is that the immediate ousting of Hosni Mubarak, the president, could lead to a power vacuum.
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Well, to put it bluntly:
Merkel and Berlusconi would rather have an dictator in place than risk the chance of Egyptian people voting in people like Muslim Brotherhood.
Of course, it is not politically correct thing to say and hence the "concerns about the stability". Nobody asked people in Serbia to accept Milosevic to lead an interim government.
But let us assume good faith on part of politicians (after all it wouldn't be the first time I was wrong about something).
A thought experiment:
You and the friends you know are rising up against a corrupt and oppressive regime.
Now a foreign leader, which has also shored up the regime in question, tells you that you'll have to accept the old dictator to lead a sort of interim government like the one they have just now in Zimbabwe.
Wouldn't any local politician that accepted such deal instantly loose any credibility in your eyes?
I have no illusion about Egypts future even if they overthrow the regime. The people's lot will not improve instantly. Instead Egypt will face years of political instability. Democracy and rule of law are not created overnight.
I foresee 10-20 years of instability before they create strong democratic society (given they manage to overthrow the regime).
Merkel and Berlusconi would rather have an dictator in place than risk the chance of Egyptian people voting in people like Muslim Brotherhood.
Of course, it is not politically correct thing to say and hence the "concerns about the stability". Nobody asked people in Serbia to accept Milosevic to lead an interim government.
But let us assume good faith on part of politicians (after all it wouldn't be the first time I was wrong about something).
A thought experiment:
You and the friends you know are rising up against a corrupt and oppressive regime.
Now a foreign leader, which has also shored up the regime in question, tells you that you'll have to accept the old dictator to lead a sort of interim government like the one they have just now in Zimbabwe.
Wouldn't any local politician that accepted such deal instantly loose any credibility in your eyes?
I have no illusion about Egypts future even if they overthrow the regime. The people's lot will not improve instantly. Instead Egypt will face years of political instability. Democracy and rule of law are not created overnight.
I foresee 10-20 years of instability before they create strong democratic society (given they manage to overthrow the regime).
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