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The demonstration that began on Friday was initially led by Islamists, angry at a bid by the army-backed cabinet to lay down principles for a new constitution that would have kept the army out of the control of a future civilian government.
Originally posted by Arsenalwa
I'm from Egypt myself. I honestly don't think it will end well this time. The people who are protesting now are not agents, thugs, nor even islamists, for the most part. These are mostly the normal youth who started the revolution, simply sick of The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces using violence against protests, delaying transition of power to the civilians, and lately issuing that law that would give them power they shouldn't have after they've done that... and just basically acting not much different from the very system we overthrew.
The reason I say that I don't think it will end well this time is because after the amount of violence the SCAF and the police used against the protestors for 2 days now, the protestors will now simply not go away till at least some of their demands are met; and, what I fear, that the SCAF steps down from power. As much as I'm opposed to the SCAF and their use of violence as any other Egyptian youth, I fear that in case that happens chaos may ensue more than ever, especially with the parliament elections very soon. There are solutions that are proposed in case that happens to keep order but I'm not exactly sure they'd really be enough in such a scenario.
the military would be exempted from civilian oversight, as would its budget. .
Originally posted by muzzleflash
That is why I proposed they quit their jobs if it supports this self-defeating system.
Also, to spend their money more wisely and to stop paying taxes to fund the corrosion.
Originally posted by thePharaoh
there is no logic behind these marches....lock em up i say
Originally posted by DaRAGE
I will seriously never understand "The Government" & "The Police" & "The Military" issuing orders to attack and hurt mass amounts of their own country Men & Women, Mothers and Fathers and Brothers and Sisters and Cousins and Friends. ESPECIALLY in a democratic society. Obviously Egypt is not democratic? But still even in Democratic society's such as America (which really isn't democratic anymore), you can see via the Occupy movement and police barbarism on some of the peaceful, unarmed protesters, that things just are not right.
Originally posted by TheAlmo
Yeah... Egyptians should be arrested for being shot in their eyes with rubber bullets and having their corpses piled up in the garbage.
Mr. Pharaoh, there isn't anything those people can do to deserve this. This sh!t's gotta go.
English Speakers: in the first video a guy says:
- we got his eye! we got his eye! those bastards! (means the protesters)
- god job, sir! (the word subtitles in arabic)edit on 21-11-2011 by TheAlmo because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by smallpeeps
Originally posted by thePharaoh
there is no logic behind these marches....lock em up i say
How utterly stupid.
In jail: Both men and women are raped, tortured. The vote is rigged, the military is subsidized by the West, who wants tinpot dictators in power. The people know the system will only get them more assheads in power.
Originally posted by thePharaoh
?? really,,,,this is the 2nd time to vote.... ever!!
"the military being subisdised by the west"
so whats your answer to that....revolution agains the army??
Originally posted by smallpeeps
Originally posted by thePharaoh
?? really,,,,this is the 2nd time to vote.... ever!!
"the military being subisdised by the west"
so whats your answer to that....revolution agains the army??
Yes.
Is that too hard for you to grasp?
I am not saying they have to throw themselves under the tanks, but the first step is to recignize the impossibility of a true vote-based solution.
QUESTION: Has the ballot box ever worked? Has it ever made the life of the meek and the voiceless, a better life?
ANSWER: No.