The eruption in Egypt is not a surprise.  Who would say they were
surprised?  It was bound to happen if not sooner then sooner.  As I
mentioned on another forum a couple of weeks ago regarding the
violent Tunisia uprising, I observed domino theory is most likely
about to become a reality.  It bears close watching.  People will
Will their own providence.

I believe the Egyptian theater is the perfect stage for anarchism to work
if it ever is to work in our time and as it has been described by the
resident TD anarchists.  I theorize that it will not because its premises
are not appealing to ordinary people.  While there is abject displeasure
with government as it is, people want some form of representative
government and do not want absolute self-rule.  It is too labor
intensive.  Anarchism is mahvelous for intellectual theory but it is
basically antisocial regardless of any charming proposition that
anarchism can work.  There may only be aspects of anarchism that can
work such as respect for the individual.  The Egyptian spokespersons
for the protesting public are concerned that ‘anarchy’ would devastate
the population. 

The other notion I heard a middle eastern politico, if not a politician
himself, say this morning is that democracy is not necessarily a value
found in the middle eastern mind.  I wonder even if monarchical or
tyrannical formations have been the historic structure in middle eastern
nations, if democracy would not be the form of choice in spite of
history.  Sudan is the new model:  as per Zechariah Manyok Biar, Jan. 3,
2011, the Sudan Tribune, most praiseworthy, “South Sudan, on the one
hand, will not be like Somalia if we follow the principles of democracy
that brought us this far. These principles may not be what we mean as
we say them, but they are the foundation of our forthcoming nation.
These principles put the choice of leaders in the hands of the people.
That was how the majority of the current leaders were chosen in 2010
even though some candidates contested the results.”

Realistically speaking, the US will not stay out of the Egyptian
insurrection.  We all know why.  It should exercise as much restraint as
it can. This is a primordial moment when the people ought to be able
to determine their own destiny, or at least put it on its rightful path.
Government overthrows always fall into chaos until the people quell
their passion and find self-control.  It ought to be encouraging to the
entire world to see the courageous utter uprising against a repressive
and oppressive government.  It is always exceedingly tragic that people
are killed in the attempt to gain freedom.  The rest of the world ought
to hope that long term lawlessness does not prevent Egypt from
reassembling so that the progress that is the reason for their protest is
not obstructed.

I wonder if there is a cable channel for this?

up with…?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDC3yLeVEXM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_TkZiK8R30

May the Egyptian Revolution set the region on fire!

Down with US-backed puppets!