the situation in egypt

hugh · Post by **hugh** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:32 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo5Fn1-2 ... r_embedded#

looks like shit really kicked off here and it pretty much completely passed me by. Anyone care to fill me in?
Inspiring stuff!

HRKRT · Post by **HRKRT** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:45 pm

from what i understand there was allegations of election fraud, which has severely weakened the legimacy of Mubarak and his government, which has essentially been in power for the last 30 years. this is also amongst general calls for reform of social policy. The egyptian police have been criticised internationally for the extremely rough handling of protests over the last couple of days, and tensions are developing into full scale riots.

Sheff · Post by **Sheff** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:48 pm

Wow... I'm typically a pretty cold hearted guy but this really hit me hard.

Cegor · Post by **Cegor** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:57 am

this video left me speachless, hope everything turns out better in the end. 2012's coming! lololol

jameshk · Post by **jameshk** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:38 pm

that was a powerful video. How did I miss this happening? Media blackout or am i just retarded?

64hz · Post by **64hz** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:46 pm

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 96987.html

that might have something to do with it.

phrex · Post by **phrex** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:53 pm

i've been following this since it started of in tunesia...

about fucking time to blow off!

lloydnoise · Post by **lloydnoise** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:51 pm

some incredible live updates here

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/201 ... ve-updates

sounds like chaos at the moment although in some areas apparently protesters are pushing police back
unless this ends quickly either way it could get very very messy soon :/

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:20 pm

A protestor has been shot in the head. Killed.

hugh · Post by **hugh** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:28 pm

thanks for the live link, looks like the protesters are actually gaining some ground despite the tragic loss of life, and it even seems police are retreating and 'giving up' in a lot of places.
"If you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable"

Motorway to Roswell · Post by **Motorway to Roswell** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:37 pm

hugh wrote:"If you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable"

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

Motorway to Roswell · Post by **Motorway to Roswell** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:55 pm

Just saw someone run over by a riot van on the live stream.

lloydnoise · Post by **lloydnoise** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:44 pm

how is this thread not going off??!?

a (probably pointless) curfew has been announced in Alexandria, Suez & Cairo and people are even chanting for the army to help them against the police. this is going to be an interesting weekend

frank grimes jr. · Post by **frank grimes jr.** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:45 pm

phrex · Post by **phrex** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:46 pm

watching...

phrex · Post by **phrex** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:50 pm

siiick - cops are knocking on al jazeeras door

honey-d · Post by **honey-d** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:55 pm

My thoughts are with the Egyptian people. I hadn't read about them unplugging the internet, that's a very totalitarian move on their part.

hutyluty · Post by **hutyluty** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:03 pm

lots of women protesting in that video there..

Pada · Post by **Pada** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:34 pm

Hague repeated western ambiguity towards the regime. "It is not for use to try to choose the rulers of other countries. For the moment we should concentrating on advocating the right response."

LOL

64hz · Post by **64hz** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:34 pm

ugh i just wrote out a fairly long post then closed the window by mistake.

basically, wow.

the flaws in globablisation are manifesting themselves now, i wouldnt be suprised to see a popular uprising in india soon.
perhaps change the thread title and more people might read the thread and discuss.

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