The revolution in Egypt has been capturing my attention lately. It’s new and exciting to think of what can happen for the people of a country who have lived under a US-backed dictator for 30 years.
The protests have been quite well attended and fairly peaceful--at least from the side of the anti-government people. The police and hired thugs have no problem maiming and killing people to further their aims. I have mixed feelings of hope and confusion about this.
The hope is that the less violent side wins and helps form a new government that reflects the needs of the people first. This would lead to more peaceful relations with the surrounding countries. That’s the hope.
My confusion arises from how you can let someone like Mubarak breathe the same air as you knowing he tortured and killed your loved ones. He’s doing it right now to some of the protesters that were arrested two weeks ago. Given the chance he would have everyone in Tahrir square put to death.
The million plus protest on Tuesday, February 1 could have marched to Mubarak’s home and made his wish of dying on Egyptian soil come true.
I guess we’ll see if my hope or confusion prevails.
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