Clashes continue throughout Egypt. Over 35 killed. Over 1800 wounded. Where does it end???
The civilian branch of the government, including the prime minister, have resigned.
The army generals now have blood on their hands, which will make them more unwilling to give up power. These old men have known nothing but control. They can't even fathom how Egypt could function without them. I don't know how much more it's going to take to make them face reality, but I pray that it won't be a higher body count.
I think the perfect analogy for what's happening in Egypt is a backdraft. A backdraft is where a fire burns up all the oxygen in a closed room and waits for new oxygen to burn. As soon as a door opens, the fire explodes. That's what happened in late January - anger had been building up for decades, but especially in the recent year. Now anger has been building up since that army took power in Egypt - particularly since September when they failed to hand it over - and what we're seeing is the second backdraft. All it takes is a new wind, and the fire that's been deprived of oxygen finally explodes.
The civilian branch of the government, including the prime minister, have resigned.
The army generals now have blood on their hands, which will make them more unwilling to give up power. These old men have known nothing but control. They can't even fathom how Egypt could function without them. I don't know how much more it's going to take to make them face reality, but I pray that it won't be a higher body count.
I can't imagine what the families of the victims are going through right now. If it were one of my own cousins, God forbid... I don't want to think about it. Rabbina ma'ahom...
I think the perfect analogy for what's happening in Egypt is a backdraft. A backdraft is where a fire burns up all the oxygen in a closed room and waits for new oxygen to burn. As soon as a door opens, the fire explodes. That's what happened in late January - anger had been building up for decades, but especially in the recent year. Now anger has been building up since that army took power in Egypt - particularly since September when they failed to hand it over - and what we're seeing is the second backdraft. All it takes is a new wind, and the fire that's been deprived of oxygen finally explodes.
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