25 days, no weapon...and the 'power of people'!
I was elated to see people on the street chanting 'Free Egypt', waving flags, some overwhelmed at 30 years of struggle, some with tears of joy...
I wondered isn't this more than a person's resignation?
Firstly, Egypt's problems existed long before Mubarak. Secondly, one Mubarak can be replaced with another Mubarak. Thirdly, Mubarak is more than a person, he represents a system - an unfair, oppressive, stagnant, rule of the iron hand system.
What people of Egypt have really overthrown is not just Mubarak but all that he stood for.
This is an incredible story of the power of people & the fact this power got an existing system to collapse - and collapse in such a way that Egypt will never be the same again (I am quoting Obama here).
Everyone agrees that Mubarak and all that he stands for must go! But will the people of Egypt stand unified to build a new Egypt? Will they share the vision to build a 'brand new' system?
The party has begun...the drums are rolling...the chanting continues... then starts all the work!
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