The protests on Sunday night was a tragic depiction of what can happen when things go terribly wrong. What started as a relatively peaceful protest became very messy when the military became involved. I have no idea why the military took such forceful initiative, I was not there and I am glad that I was not. An article in the New York Times stated that, 10 of the people that died, died from being run over by armored vehicles and 7 from gun shot wounds.
It makes you think about revolution and the effectiveness of protests and why people do it. History has shown repeatedly that it is the poor people and the middle class that fight for what they want, and this is no different here in Egypt.
As the economy continues to decline here, the disparity between the rich and the poor continues to grow and that creates an unsettled environment for the poor people. We do not see it much since we live in a wealthy area, but in other parts of Cairo, it is much more evident. Yesterday, the finance minister resigned. Who knows what that will do to the economy.
If you have a couple minutes read the article from the New York Times. It speaks about the protest a bit, but also of the economy and some of the political background. Enlightening for sure.
But for us, it is life as usual. Still have hardly noticed any change in our way of life here. The days just continue to roll on by.
Here is the link to the article.
www.newyorktimes.com/2011/10/12/world/middleeast/egypts-finance-minister-resigns.html
It makes you think about revolution and the effectiveness of protests and why people do it. History has shown repeatedly that it is the poor people and the middle class that fight for what they want, and this is no different here in Egypt.
As the economy continues to decline here, the disparity between the rich and the poor continues to grow and that creates an unsettled environment for the poor people. We do not see it much since we live in a wealthy area, but in other parts of Cairo, it is much more evident. Yesterday, the finance minister resigned. Who knows what that will do to the economy.
If you have a couple minutes read the article from the New York Times. It speaks about the protest a bit, but also of the economy and some of the political background. Enlightening for sure.
But for us, it is life as usual. Still have hardly noticed any change in our way of life here. The days just continue to roll on by.
Here is the link to the article.
www.newyorktimes.com/2011/10/12/world/middleeast/egypts-finance-minister-resigns.html
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