To alter the power structure in place since '54, it will take more than street demonstrations or chaotic transitions. It will take serious, responsible civilian politicians who will offer the army a deal out of riding the tiger that is ruling Egypt
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There are precious few of these. The hollowness of the
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Nonsense talk about "spring" etc ignores the reality that a country must be properly led and governed and its myriad & serious problems addressed in a manner that may not please all, but may help most
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#Egypt, perhaps irrationally, can find little solace & only darkness in the current situation. The military shares a great deal of the blame, but not all of it. The collective society has much to answer for.Show this thread
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Mostly agree but the thread misses important fact: they are the military autocrats who prevent the rising of these civilian politicians you’re referring to. Ziyad Alemi and the others wanted to play by their book, where are they now? In jail.
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I used to believe that. Fifteen years ago. When I still had hope. The reality is the regimes of Egypt are the natural outcome of its intellectual decline and not its cause. I will not comment on people in prison, but the name you mentioned is part of the problem.
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