02-03-2011, 02:22 AM
I believe what the people are protesting is the tremendous inequlity in the distribution of wealth. The people doing the work are getting barely enough to get by while the big shots are rolling in more loot than the country has seen since it built the last great pyramid. Most of the pople aren't a lot better off though thy do have most of the modern conveniences now days including internet connections and refrigerators. Nearly half though are just scraping by. Back when the whole country was poor with just a few wealthy the inequality wasn't so obvious. This isn't about religious fanaticism or anti western sentiments so much as the feeling that their future is being used up by those in power.
The Egyptian people need support though God knows what the best outcome can be and whether they'll waste this opportunity by allowing the power vacuum to be filled by those who seek only power or only a chance to grind axes. Their economy is perilous and much of the new found wealth will simply evaporate if they make poor choices. I wouldn't presume to tell them what to do but perhaps the best bet is to simply force the government to hold elections or to establish some sort of provisional government to restore order before voting on direction.
I pray that the Gods (or Allah) are still potecting these people as th pyramid buildrs suggested when they built the ka of the king to watch over the people eternally. One thing is sure and that is the ancients weren't sun addled.
The Egyptian people need support though God knows what the best outcome can be and whether they'll waste this opportunity by allowing the power vacuum to be filled by those who seek only power or only a chance to grind axes. Their economy is perilous and much of the new found wealth will simply evaporate if they make poor choices. I wouldn't presume to tell them what to do but perhaps the best bet is to simply force the government to hold elections or to establish some sort of provisional government to restore order before voting on direction.
I pray that the Gods (or Allah) are still potecting these people as th pyramid buildrs suggested when they built the ka of the king to watch over the people eternally. One thing is sure and that is the ancients weren't sun addled.