Friday, February 04, 2011

the street can rule but it cannot govern

It is worth saying that the street can rule but it cannot govern. Egypt is deciding its own future just as Eastern Europe and Russia decided its future. A working alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood in the current crisis is not surprising. It is an organization that will be there. We have seen in Lebanon and Gaza that the ramifications of enabling political Islamist organizations impact on the future. Other organization need to establish leadership bodies within the movement and "make the rules" that even the MB is bound to follow. But beware of sleeping with the tiger, cause when he wakes he might be looking for breakfast.
Likewise, army rule in Turkey did not prevent the oppression of the Kurdish nation and its people. It has not provided democracy or equal rights. And the continued influence of the military in governing Egypt will not be changed. In this sense, this is not a revolution at all. More like a coup from the bottom or a change of faces at the top.
Structure is something that needs to be formulated to give the democratic process a real world context. To date everything is focused on the personal reign of Mubarek. I am in solidarity with the hopes and aspirations of the Egyptian people, but if they are to govern then the place to start is with the Constitution of their nation.

1 comment:

Lekhak said...

No solution seems to be a good solution. If the US goes the way it knows, then a closet ally will be installed. Sometimes that has failed as well. Khomeini went in as and ally but he had an agenda of his own. In the present world scene, the concept of the Strongman ally should be rewritten. We must not forget that we have a China on the scene now that is largely our own doing (Thanks Kissinger!). They show up like termites in whichever branch you scrape.

Further reading:
http://centerfiremedia.blogspot.com/2011/02/lessons-from-cairo.html