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Egypt

Hypancistrus

Hypancistrus

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Can anyone provide a summary of what led up to this crisis in Egypt? I've not read/seen the news in several days, and I tried to catch up, but all I've managed to find out is that many Egyptian citizens want the President to step down but he won't... with no mention of why.
 
Something similar also recently happened in Tunisia (I was there in the summer) there were mass protests against governmental corruption, poverty, and high unemployment rates , which forced Ben Ali to resign as president and he went into exile - he first attempted to land in France, but he was denied port of entry, so he is currently seeking refuge in Saudi Arabia. All foreigners and tourists were evacuated when this happened!

The same thing basically happened in Egypt, almost as a direct response. I.e. "What? Tunisia overthrew the regime? Grab your pitchforks and torches!"

An article in Plain English on the topic.
 
lilwing is spot on. This is a great link for more information, and they've updated it fairly regularly since the protests started. I've had a hard time not paying attention to the story. Al-Jazeera has been covering it a lot, and they seem to have better information than the US news channels do, with good reason.
 
Well, I don't know the complexities of the situation, but for at least 30 years, they haven't been allowed to have a conversation in a coffee shop that involved the slightest criticism of the government. It's an autocracy in deed, if not in name. One can imagine all of the other types business that go along with that kind of government, and none is good for your average Mo. At the very least, no political organizations allowed, no protests, no way to change anything you don't like about the government, including not being able to say out loud that you don't like the government.

The people in Tunisia seemed to have created a paradigm shift for the people of Egypt, who suddenly realized that they might be able to so something about it after all.
 
desertanimal said:
The people in Tunisia seemed to have created a paradigm shift for the people of Egypt, who suddenly realized that they might be able to so something about it after all.
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From what I read last night, seems like it is long overdue in this case. President my foot... a 30 year reign is more like a dictatorship.
 
When I was in Tunisia, it was blatantly obvious that there was a dictatorship regime running everything. It was really depressing, the stuff I saw... I cam back to the USA with an entirely different perspective on everything.
 
lilwing89 said:
When I was in Tunisia, it was blatantly obvious that there was a dictatorship regime running everything. It was really depressing, the stuff I saw... I cam back to the USA with an entirely different perspective on everything.
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This is exactly why I wish everyone could travel. See what life is REALLY like when there are no taxes. See what a dictator is REALLY like. See what life is REALLY like when it's every person for himself and there are no social programs.
 
desertanimal said:
This is exactly why I wish everyone could travel. See what life is REALLY like when there are no taxes. See what a dictator is REALLY like. See what life is REALLY like when it's every person for himself and there are no social programs.
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Likewise I wish everyone could travel to a massive gov country. Like when I went to communist East Berlin before the fall of the wall. See what it's really like when gov oversteps and overrules. See what it's really like where most of one's life is controlled by gov/social programs. See what it's really like when there is too much burden on the people to support the gov. See what it's really like when every person has no self. Neither is pretty.
 
desertanimal said:
This is exactly why I wish everyone could travel. See what life is REALLY like when there are no taxes. See what a dictator is REALLY like. See what life is REALLY like when it's every person for himself and there are no social programs.
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Yeah, when people moan about taxes and stuff it does irritate me. Germany has much higher taxes than the USA.
 
tsst said:
Likewise I wish everyone could travel to a massive gov country. Like when I went to communist East Berlin before the fall of the wall. See what it's really like when gov oversteps and overrules. See what it's really like where most of one's life is controlled by gov/social programs. See what it's really like when there is too much burden on the people to support the gov. See what it's really like when every person has no self. Neither is pretty.
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I'm guessing you were stationed there for military duties? Coincidentally you're from my home state (Toledo is my hometown, woot!)

Können Sie denn Deutsch?
 
lilwing89 said:
I'm guessing you were stationed there for military duties? Coincidentally you're from my home state (Toledo is my hometown, woot!)

Können Sie denn Deutsch?
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Yes I was stationed in Weisbaden. Been to Toledo a few times. My cousin used to be the QB coach/recruit coordinator for the Rockets.

I assume you are asking if I can speak German. lol Not really. I know words here and there. My famous phrase at that time was, entschuldigen sie ein pils bitte. :)
 
tsst said:
Yes I was stationed in Weisbaden. Been to Toledo a few times. My cousin used to be the QB coach/recruit coordinator for the Rockets.

I assume you are asking if I can speak German. lol Not really. I know words here and there. My famous phrase at that time was, entschuldigen sie ein pils bitte. :)
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Haha, that's great. When I was living in Germany, I was on the East side, in Jena. But yeah, all you need to know in German is how to order a beer :cheers:

Most of my mother's side of the family lives in/around Toledo, but I'm not related to any football coaches. Dang, that's pretty cool.
 
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