Can someone clear up what is happening in Egypt

Patient Keeper · 1 Feb 2011 at 19:03

The Egyptian people are revolting against a dictator, but because when they get democracy they might vote someone in that won't do what Israel tells them, the US and UK (being unconditional supporters of Israel no matter what), want the dictator to stay, or at least be able to put their own Government of choice in power.

One wonders why we invaded Iraq to give them 'democracy'

Masterdog · 1 Feb 2011 at 19:05

Not a bad little primer: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/30/egypt-revolution-2011_n_816026.html
Of course it's the Huffington Post, which is the Daily Mail of the Left (so naturally I both love it and don't trust it an inch) but as a primer you can't go wrong.

Deadbeat · 1 Feb 2011 at 19:30

agnes said:
Can someone clear up what is happening in Egypt

If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... The A-Team!

smit101 · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:38

Jingo... said:
Polatics can often be most confusing

I think he meant polartics! all polar bears get them,nothing a quick dip in an icy cold ocean won't cure though.

Westyfield2 · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:43

There's these foreigners, like. And they're all angry and stuff.

And, um, that's about it.

Ennet.

dirtydog · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:52

agnes said:
Not a very bright person when it comes to polatics, so could someone explain in Layman's terms what is going on...

Thanks

Food is expensive due to Bernanke printing money. Egyptians are poorly paid so this affects them disproportionately. They blame this on Mubarak, even though no leader could make food more affordable.

Freelanc3r · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:09

Jingo... said:
Polatics can often be most confusing;

The aggravation is caused by Karl Pilkington insulting the pyramids, causing a torrent of anti-manchester protests. The people of Manchester have not taken too kindly to such activity and have locked themselves within the pyramids, threatening to turn them up-side down and drilling them through the earth's core to be relocated in the North Pacific Ocean.

Okay. Will make note of this and use it as a case study in my Polatics exam

Saetia · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:12

Food is expensive due to Bernanke printing money. Egyptians are poorly paid so this affects them disproportionately. They blame this on Mubarak, even though no leader could make food more affordable.

dirtydog · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:17

Saetia said:

An interesting post, care to expand slightly?

Castiel · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:36

dirtydog said:
An interesting post, care to expand slightly?

loltim · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:37

Johnnytoxic said:
Sorry I had too

It's to.

silversurfer · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:41

though no leader could make food more affordable.

Not quite true, the country is poor from bad development by a crappy government that favours itself no doubt. Also Egypt geography causes food shortage I think

Your right otherwise, if they werent so poor and reliant on imported food they'd not notice so much the federal reserve is destroying world capital to favour itself. The cumulative effect of too many dictators, one less is a good move

Speech was given to say he will step down in Sept

badcompany · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:45

silversurfer said:
Also Egypt geography causes food shortage I think
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Egypt sits upon a strip of one of the most fertile strips of land in the world, that said it is a very narrow strip of land.

Stark geographical disparities exist between the region of Upper Egypt, desert areas in Sinai and the Red Sea – which are some of the country’s poorest areas with high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition; and between the more developed Lower Egypt region -- where Egypt’s manufacturing, construction and trading take place.

Rameses · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:58

Islamic States are bad mmmmmmmmkay.

We don't want anotherrrr!

Jingo... · 1 Feb 2011 at 22:06

Castiel said:

agnes · 1 Feb 2011 at 22:18

Oh wow... I have yet again produced a gigantic fail in my OP

How embarrassing!

Oh well, added humor.

And thanks to those who supplied genuine answers, cleared it up for me. I do have to agree with the 'everyone' remarks apposed to Muslim only, seems the whole country want change.

ETA England million man march?

ags

Rameses · 1 Feb 2011 at 22:31

The Brotherhood Gang now will try as hard as they can to gain support and progress for the new elections, if they did win then boooom Egypt will eventually become an Islamic State.

If that happened then you've just had your last holiday to Sharm el-Sheikh! :/

NickXX · 1 Feb 2011 at 22:53

Tim said:
It's to.

IT'S YOU'RE.

suj999 · 1 Feb 2011 at 23:08

ohh.. well it was only an idea, but mau be he stopped being the west's favourite.. like sadam?

Valentino · 2 Feb 2011 at 02:30

AmTechFox said:
The Brotherhood Gang now will try as hard as they can to gain support and progress for the new elections, if they did win then boooom Egypt will eventually become an Islamic State.

If that happened then you've just had your last holiday to Sharm el-Sheikh! :/

So your reasoning makes this plausible :eek:

Patient Keeper said:
The Egyptian people are revolting against a dictator, but because when they get democracy they might vote someone in that won't do what Israel tells them, the US and UK (being unconditional supporters of Israel no matter what), want the dictator to stay, or at least be able to put their own Government of choice in power.

One wonders why we invaded Iraq to give them 'democracy'