Let's Fight!
Egypt is a land of softly whispered tension between several different groups waiting to spontaneously combust. Lets meet the combatants...
The Young Moderates- A group between the ages of 16 and 35 who desire a moderate, sectarian democracy elected by the people. Probably the smallest group in Egypt found primarily on blogs. Enemy- The Islamic Extremists
The Islamic Extremists- Consisting of all ages and social backgrounds often oppressed by unemployment. Fueled not by their faith but by their hate for America and Israel and all of their allies whether actual or assumed (Egypt's Christians). Their existence is largely thanks to the popularity of the Muslim Brotherhood, (a group that grew out of protest against British Occupation) Wahabism imported from Saudi Arabia, poverty and boredom. Enemy- Everyone
The Average Joe's- Tired, oppressed and angry and indoctrinated into extremist thinking by the thousands daily. Enemy- Everyone
The Christians- Falsely recorded by the Egyptian government as 6% of the population (closer to 12%). A constant target of animosity often spoken negatively about in social circles and sometimes targeted in public. Enemy- The Islamic extremists
What do they all have in common? They all hate Mubarak. Why?
The Young Moderates- Because he silences the opposition by any means necessary, divides foreign aid among his business partners and his generals and insists on ruling until his death despite claiming to be democratically elected.
The Islamic Extremists- Because he maintains peace with Israel, is an ally to the U.S. doesn't slaughter Christians and does not enforce Islamic law.
The Average Joe's- For all the reasons listed above
The Christians- Because he does a crappy job of protecting them from violence and hatred. Also silencing them from speaking out about it.
So what will happen when Hosni Mubarak dies and his son Gamal assumes power? Well this might help...
Political and religious enemies + Government instability = CIVIL WAR
Does this seem familiar to anyone?
posted by D.B. Shobrawy @ 1:55 AM
6 whispers of madness
6 Comments:
All to familiar- great post btw and very nice style. Another good one D.B if a little depressing bas hani3mil eih?
lol
Pete-A couple things, one you are a genius for recognizing the Average Joe's joke and you get double bonus points for mentioning Globogym! I love it!
two, yes I did mean secular, excuse teh typo, i wrote this while half asleep. Yea thats right, I write posts in my sleep!
three, I think the young moderates are far below 5 percent and you can only fine them in major cities, you're not going to find them in Souhag!
Hmmm. Trying to figure out which would be worse and failing miserably. An extremist state or the young prince coming of age and taking over the throne... That does it. We are doomed either way.
I swear Mubarak gets botox.
I cant get over how floppy his lower lip is, he looks like a sea bass.
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