I do believe Egypt’s revolution will be a greater democracy to their people. It might take a while, but once Mubarak is taken out of his position things will start to change and for the better. If the situation continues to stay unstable, I believe that other countries should interfere. There have been several deaths reported, showing us how people are willing to die for their democracy. These people are fighting for their rights, I find it absurd that women aren’t able to vote in their own country. If women in the US were to have their voting privileges removed, it would only be a matter of minutes before people get together to stop this ludicrous idea. The country of Egypt is obviously tired of Mubarak’s dictatorship, that’s why their country is where it is today. If the people want change, they should be able to receive it. It is the perfect time for this country to stand up and demand what they want. Once they get Mubarak out of power, things should go uphill and hopefully the country can prosper.
I believe that Egyptians are doing fine with the protest. Egypt needs to have a new president, and not just that but to have a new democracy, they need to have the right to choose their own president, to have a normal election and options where to choose from. Egyptians need to have real election not fake ones. There is a chance that this protest could turn in a bad way, a chance that another Mubarak could come or even worst, but if they do not try, if they do not fight for their rights, then who will? Now that the Egyptians want to take Mubarak out there are other countries that could participate and help them, as it is the USA. Protest are most of the time for a good cause and even though there are always lives taken in the way, they should go ahead and take all the chances they can get to raise their voices and get a better democracy, get their rights to be respected.
First of all, I think the Egyptians need a new election for a president.They need to get rid of all thoses candidates that threathen the country.I think the protest is a good idea and is in fine process but i also think they need to fix revolution.Egyptains shouldnt have anything that is highly unstable.I was also reading the newspaper and the statement that caught my attention is the egypt crisis is "a textbook example of why it's hard to conduct foreign policy.Everyone should have equal rights to vote and it shouldnt just be in usa,it should be everywhere.I know for a fact that what that president did to win that election was not a act of a true leader more another Hitler.I know that if Egyptians got our attention for help (the USA) i know that other states and country will join in and help get Egyptain President Hosni Mubarak out of their country.
I believe the situation that's happening in Egypt could be handled better. I mean, people are getting hurt, and if they don't know this already, people could die and lose loved ones over something that could have been handled with care. Sure, if Mubarak steps down, everything will be fine and things will go back to normal. As if. Then, there's another problem, who do they elect? They can elect someone that can change everything for the better, make a better nation even. But then again, another election can also make the person they wanted to step down, appear like a gentle, in comparison. If it's all down to an election, there's two sides still, good and bad. But if it was only because of a need for a new ruler, than they should have done an election. Simple. But I see, not every where is the same. I just hope that the guy does step down, for his own sake.
It would appear to me that the current revolution happening in Egypt was overdue. Now it may be easy to forget that revolutions did happen in Egypt many centuries ago, but for several centuries now, fear and misinformation has given way for Egyptians to accept their lot. It would appear that these same Egyptians who were once bound so fiercely to tradition that they wouldn't even speak up for the sake of their own common human rights, are tired of being beaten down by those who would claim to be above them. Over time we can only hope to see a nation that is so steeped in beauty and relishes in its past, become more emotionally and politically secure.
Being an Arab isn't easy, being any race, creed, or person at all, isn't easy, and figuring out where you stand is never easy either, but I'm so glad that these people aren't letting people abuse them anymore. Everyone deserves a chance at a healthy and happy life.
Christine 'Nina' Elias TR 11:15am class.
P.S. Professor I hope your trip to New York treated you well and that you didn't suffer too much from the cold!
History proves that after years of a “sort of” democracy in countries tend to be overthrown but their own frustrated people. Egypt will most probably suffer until it can find its equilibrium and stabilize itself. Egyptian must continue to fight for their rights hopes of modernizing their government and furthering their growth as a country. Egyptians deserve to truly be sovereign people should build their own political future at the polls. Moreover, after so many years of having one “president” it is inevitable that in one point in time there will be a breaking point for the people. Clearly Egyptians have reached the breaking point and they are demanding for the rights and privileges they are promised to have from their government. As long as the protests are controlled and nonviolent the Egyptians will most probably be successful in having a democracy. However these protests can easily become deadly and dangerous for the country and its people.
Good for Egypt. Its crazy how they keep on praying in the middle of throwing Molotov cocktails and protesting.This country should do what it has to in order to live free. So many countries need to realize that they too have been screwed for decades by fake elections and invisible dictators. Revolution is in the air and it should always be yet I wish Egypt's people gain proper control of themselves and move in the right direction towards a stable and prosperous country. If Egypt's people can't pull themselves together in the right way then it'll will be a short sad story and maybe one day ten years from now a new generation will do something about it.
Hopefully time will time and the the results that come out of the Egyptian revolution will benefit the majority of the Eygptians. As we have learned from past instances is that the regime that is installed sometimes is worse than the one in which it was replacing. The difference has been this has been a peoples revoltuion and hopefully this continues. The idea of martyrdom in the Western world comes far and between but, it was an unintenional event that sparked the rapid demise of this regime. When Mubarak came into power he increased the standard or living, he educated the middle class and the majority have university level educations. So its ironic that its these people have started the revolution. If it wasnt for his outright pillgary of the country he could have been viewed as a great regime in the countries history. It remains to be seen how much of a hold the Muslim Brotherhood still holds in Egypt. I am of the opinion the USA and other countries should have minimum input into how this plays out. There has been several instances where their input has been destrimental to the country and the outcome was not a favourable one for the people or its relations with the rest of the world.
There is nothing better than seeing people fight back and rise against treatment they do not deserve. The fact that Mubarak uses "terror" as a way of ruling people is inhumane and simply should not exist in this world we live in today. For that the fact that Egypt may be on the verge of such a needed revolution is something very important that needs to take place. The fact that these people are so unjustly ruled over and have no rights, rights that people take for granted here in the united states, rights that people have died for, is just ridiculous to me. its sad to see how even though we may be living well here in the states, in other parts of our world it really is not the same case. For this, i am hoping that Egypt can rise against the terrible forces that have unjustly ruled them for so long. Everyone deserves to live life free and have the same rights all around, and they should be able to as well.
At the current moment it is impossible to say whether Egypt's revolution will yield freedom and true democracy for its citizen or if more terror and intimidattion will ensue. We can only analyze and look back on the past and see how previous revolutions have turned out. No one can argue that the American and Russian revolutions did not have strikes, conflicts and a lot of blood shed. These types of ideological upheavels are necessary for citizens to feel comfortable and content with their government. I want to stress that just because immediate success is not seen in Egypt after this revolution it does not mean there wont be any, it will just take several years for this state to rebuild and model itself into the kind of country it wants to be. After the American Revolution our country was very indigent and after winning didn't exactly know how to create a democracy, but after several years the United States stablized itself and since then has become a super power in the world. If history does repeat itself, who's to say in ten years Egypt wont be a dominant world force?
A revolution comes in effect when democratical rights are being scrutinized. Its timing is essential, as resentment becomes stronger and in a crucial time were thrive for change is felt through the people vigourosly therefore maximizing the potential for its success. Egypt has had enough of this "democratical" tyranny, in which the 3 ways of faking an election have ruled throughout the years. Its government has not provided a democratical structure for its people. Therefore, corruption is born from the roots of the poltical system. This kind of system can be no good, that is why the people of Egypt, aware of its flaws and consequences, will succeed on its revolution and will be able to settle with a democratical system. This revolution is crucial to mark ground and to serve as an example to other countries that currently are under anti democratical practices. In the same way it is of great importance for it to succeed, that is why we need to support Egypt at this time, In order to pursue progress worldwide.
This revolution has started because of basic food prices and fuel. The average citizen of Egypt is making two dollars a day. Sixty-five percent of their income goes to food. People are hungry while their dictator is sitting pretty with five houses and seventy billion dollars in the bank. At this point I think it’s difficult to say what will happen. The military is the most important ingredient in the outcome of this revolution. They have all the power and have just tried to keep things calm. No military violence to date. I think one of three things may happen:
1. Mubarak will stay in power until the end of the year and try and form a new government. 2. Mubarak leaves office immediately. The vice president will become president and create a new government with free elections in the fall of this year. 3. The Muslim brotherhood will somehow take over Egypt and create a Muslim country possibly with sharia law.
In my opinion, Egypt is handling this situation immorally wrong. It is understandable that they are trying to make a point but they should strive to do it without any violence involved. I believe that after all the craziness ends (hopefully soon enough it will) that Egypt will indeed become a democracy. After all the people that have been hurt and killed I think Egypt deserves to have a say in their government and not be ruled by one person. It will not be an easy task to overcome, as we have already seen, but clearly the people of Egypt are motivated to fight and make a change. I wish them all the best luck and hope to see some good changes in Egypt for the people whom deserve it.
Due to an overextended presidency with substantial political abuse, the people of Egypt have reached their limit. Times like these call for revolution and reform, but as history has taught us there must be sacrifice in order to gain justified means. Blood, sweat and unyielding belief are what make a revolution successful. In Egypt’s case we see the blood and sweat but they lack consensus. While most agree that they want Mubarak out of office there are still those that support him, then we have Muslim Brothers looking to unify Egypt’s religion and state due to the political instability and what surprises me most the lack of a name in the peoples mouth to replace Mubarak in office. The openness of this revolution leaves Egypt with many possibilities with chances of stabilizing or falling under fundamental Shari’a law. At this point it is hard to say where the cards will land.
This uprising in Egypt is the most talked about issue today. The leader who has ruled for thirty years, cheating the system and keeping power in the country that seemed to be the most stable in the Middle East. A quarter million of the Egyptian population rallied in the streets to show how upset they were with the current political situation. Dispite military tanks, troops scattered in the town, and low flying fighter jets, the unhappy population continues to protest for a change. Clearly the people are not happy and I agree with them for their actions.
I believe the people of egypt had to do something regardless of what new government might take its place because either way the one they have now is obviously not satisfying them. I do how ever believe that this event along with many other global events that have been occurring over the past few years have been paving a rode to a huge climax in our world and there is going to be huge change. God forbid its anything along the lines of world war or any other catastrophe that would lessen our world instead of improving it.
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I do believe Egypt’s revolution will be a greater democracy to their people. It might take a while, but once Mubarak is taken out of his position things will start to change and for the better. If the situation continues to stay unstable, I believe that other countries should interfere. There have been several deaths reported, showing us how people are willing to die for their democracy. These people are fighting for their rights, I find it absurd that women aren’t able to vote in their own country. If women in the US were to have their voting privileges removed, it would only be a matter of minutes before people get together to stop this ludicrous idea. The country of Egypt is obviously tired of Mubarak’s dictatorship, that’s why their country is where it is today. If the people want change, they should be able to receive it. It is the perfect time for this country to stand up and demand what they want. Once they get Mubarak out of power, things should go uphill and hopefully the country can prosper.
I believe that Egyptians are doing fine with the protest. Egypt needs to have a new president, and not just that but to have a new democracy, they need to have the right to choose their own president, to have a normal election and options where to choose from. Egyptians need to have real election not fake ones. There is a chance that this protest could turn in a bad way, a chance that another Mubarak could come or even worst, but if they do not try, if they do not fight for their rights, then who will?
Now that the Egyptians want to take Mubarak out there are other countries that could participate and help them, as it is the USA.
Protest are most of the time for a good cause and even though there are always lives taken in the way, they should go ahead and take all the chances they can get to raise their voices and get a better democracy, get their rights to be respected.
First of all, I think the Egyptians need a new election for a president.They need to get rid of all thoses candidates that threathen the country.I think the protest is a good idea and is in fine process but i also think they need to fix revolution.Egyptains shouldnt have anything that is highly unstable.I was also reading the newspaper and the statement that caught my attention is the egypt crisis is "a textbook example of why it's hard to conduct foreign policy.Everyone should have equal rights to vote and it shouldnt just be in usa,it should be everywhere.I know for a fact that what that president did to win that election was not a act of a true leader more another Hitler.I know that if Egyptians got our attention for help (the USA) i know that other states and country will join in and help get Egyptain President Hosni Mubarak out of their country.
Saine Stevens
I believe the situation that's happening in Egypt could be handled better. I mean, people are getting hurt, and if they don't know this already, people could die and lose loved ones over something that could have been handled with care. Sure, if Mubarak steps down, everything will be fine and things will go back to normal. As if. Then, there's another problem, who do they elect? They can elect someone that can change everything for the better, make a better nation even. But then again, another election can also make the person they wanted to step down, appear like a gentle, in comparison. If it's all down to an election, there's two sides still, good and bad. But if it was only because of a need for a new ruler, than they should have done an election. Simple. But I see, not every where is the same. I just hope that the guy does step down, for his own sake.
Dulange Absolu
It would appear to me that the current revolution happening in Egypt was overdue. Now it may be easy to forget that revolutions did happen in Egypt many centuries ago, but for several centuries now, fear and misinformation has given way for Egyptians to accept their lot. It would appear that these same Egyptians who were once bound so fiercely to tradition that they wouldn't even speak up for the sake of their own common human rights, are tired of being beaten down by those who would claim to be above them. Over time we can only hope to see a nation that is so steeped in beauty and relishes in its past, become more emotionally and politically secure.
Being an Arab isn't easy, being any race, creed, or person at all, isn't easy, and figuring out where you stand is never easy either, but I'm so glad that these people aren't letting people abuse them anymore. Everyone deserves a chance at a healthy and happy life.
Christine 'Nina' Elias
TR 11:15am class.
P.S. Professor I hope your trip to New York treated you well and that you didn't suffer too much from the cold!
History proves that after years of a “sort of” democracy in countries tend to be overthrown but their own frustrated people. Egypt will most probably suffer until it can find its equilibrium and stabilize itself. Egyptian must continue to fight for their rights hopes of modernizing their government and furthering their growth as a country. Egyptians deserve to truly be sovereign people should build their own political future at the polls. Moreover, after so many years of having one “president” it is inevitable that in one point in time there will be a breaking point for the people. Clearly Egyptians have reached the breaking point and they are demanding for the rights and privileges they are promised to have from their government. As long as the protests are controlled and nonviolent the Egyptians will most probably be successful in having a democracy. However these protests can easily become deadly and dangerous for the country and its people.
Good for Egypt. Its crazy how they keep on praying in the middle of throwing Molotov cocktails and protesting.This country should do what it has to in order to live free. So many countries need to realize that they too have been screwed for decades by fake elections and invisible dictators. Revolution is in the air and it should always be yet I wish Egypt's people gain proper control of themselves and move in the right direction towards a stable and prosperous country. If Egypt's people can't pull themselves together in the right way then it'll will be a short sad story and maybe one day ten years from now a new generation will do something about it.
Hopefully time will time and the the results that come out of the Egyptian revolution will benefit the majority of the Eygptians. As we have learned from past instances is that the regime that is installed sometimes is worse than the one in which it was replacing. The difference has been this has been a peoples revoltuion and hopefully this continues. The idea of martyrdom in the Western world comes far and between but, it was an unintenional event that sparked the rapid demise of this regime. When Mubarak came into power he increased the standard or living, he educated the middle class and the majority have university level educations. So its ironic that its these people have started the revolution. If it wasnt for his outright pillgary of the country he could have been viewed as a great regime in the countries history. It remains to be seen how much of a hold the Muslim Brotherhood still holds in Egypt. I am of the opinion the USA and other countries should have minimum input into how this plays out. There has been several instances where their input has been destrimental to the country and the outcome was not a favourable one for the people or its relations with the rest of the world.
There is nothing better than seeing people fight back and rise against treatment they do not deserve. The fact that Mubarak uses "terror" as a way of ruling people is inhumane and simply should not exist in this world we live in today. For that the fact that Egypt may be on the verge of such a needed revolution is something very important that needs to take place. The fact that these people are so unjustly ruled over and have no rights, rights that people take for granted here in the united states, rights that people have died for, is just ridiculous to me. its sad to see how even though we may be living well here in the states, in other parts of our world it really is not the same case. For this, i am hoping that Egypt can rise against the terrible forces that have unjustly ruled them for so long. Everyone deserves to live life free and have the same rights all around, and they should be able to as well.
At the current moment it is impossible to say whether Egypt's revolution will yield freedom and true democracy for its citizen or if more terror and intimidattion will ensue. We can only analyze and look back on the past and see how previous revolutions have turned out.
No one can argue that the American and Russian revolutions did not have strikes, conflicts and a lot of blood shed. These types of ideological upheavels are necessary for citizens to feel comfortable and content with their government. I want to stress that just because immediate success is not seen in Egypt after this revolution it does not mean there wont be any, it will just take several years for this state to rebuild and model itself into the kind of country it wants to be. After the American Revolution our country was very indigent and after winning didn't exactly know how to create a democracy, but after several years the United States stablized itself and since then has become a super power in the world. If history does repeat itself, who's to say in ten years Egypt wont be a dominant world force?
A revolution comes in effect when democratical rights are being scrutinized. Its timing is essential, as resentment becomes stronger and in a crucial time were thrive for change is felt through the people vigourosly therefore maximizing the potential for its success. Egypt has had enough of this "democratical" tyranny, in which the 3 ways of faking an election have ruled throughout the years. Its government has not provided a democratical structure for its people. Therefore, corruption is born from the roots of the poltical system. This kind of system can be no good, that is why the people of Egypt, aware of its flaws and consequences, will succeed on its revolution and will be able to settle with a democratical system. This revolution is crucial to mark ground and to serve as an example to other countries that currently are under anti democratical practices. In the same way it is of great importance for it to succeed, that is why we need to support Egypt at this time, In order to pursue progress worldwide.
Julio Moreno
This revolution has started because of basic food prices and fuel. The average citizen of Egypt is making two dollars a day. Sixty-five percent of their income goes to food. People are hungry while their dictator is sitting pretty with five houses and seventy billion dollars in the bank. At this point I think it’s difficult to say what will happen. The military is the most important ingredient in the outcome of this revolution. They have all the power and have just tried to keep things calm. No military violence to date. I think one of three things may happen:
1. Mubarak will stay in power until the end of the year and try and form a new government.
2. Mubarak leaves office immediately. The vice president will become president and create a new government with free elections in the fall of this year.
3. The Muslim brotherhood will somehow take over Egypt and create a Muslim country possibly with sharia law.
We’ll just have to watch and wait.
Lydia Lane
In my opinion, Egypt is handling this situation immorally wrong. It is understandable that they are trying to make a point but they should strive to do it without any violence involved. I believe that after all the craziness ends (hopefully soon enough it will) that Egypt will indeed become a democracy. After all the people that have been hurt and killed I think Egypt deserves to have a say in their government and not be ruled by one person. It will not be an easy task to overcome, as we have already seen, but clearly the people of Egypt are motivated to fight and make a change. I wish them all the best luck and hope to see some good changes in Egypt for the people whom deserve it.
-Victoria Puentes
Due to an overextended presidency with substantial political abuse, the people of Egypt have reached their limit. Times like these call for revolution and reform, but as history has taught us there must be sacrifice in order to gain justified means. Blood, sweat and unyielding belief are what make a revolution successful. In Egypt’s case we see the blood and sweat but they lack consensus. While most agree that they want Mubarak out of office there are still those that support him, then we have Muslim Brothers looking to unify Egypt’s religion and state due to the political instability and what surprises me most the lack of a name in the peoples mouth to replace Mubarak in office. The openness of this revolution leaves Egypt with many possibilities with chances of stabilizing or falling under fundamental Shari’a law. At this point it is hard to say where the cards will land.
This uprising in Egypt is the most talked about issue today. The leader who has ruled for thirty years, cheating the system and keeping power in the country that seemed to be the most stable in the Middle East. A quarter million of the Egyptian population rallied in the streets to show how upset they were with the current political situation. Dispite military tanks, troops scattered in the town, and low flying fighter jets, the unhappy population continues to protest for a change. Clearly the people are not happy and I agree with them for their actions.
Eric Langone
I believe the people of egypt had to do something regardless of what new government might take its place because either way the one they have now is obviously not satisfying them. I do how ever believe that this event along with many other global events that have been occurring over the past few years have been paving a rode to a huge climax in our world and there is going to be huge change. God forbid its anything along the lines of world war or any other catastrophe that would lessen our world instead of improving it.
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