We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Egypt: From 'Election first' to 'SCAF first'

Click here to access article by Larbi Sadiki from Al Jazeera. 
The military's latest decree will either crush dissent - or empower activists to retake the streets.
Update at 6:40pm Seattle time: I cannot locate any live cam shots from Tahrir Square in Cairo. Check this site out from Democratic Underground website for some information. As someone said, apparently the counter-revolution will not be televised. 

See also this 3:21m video and report from RT reported at 2:50:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time. 

See also this 2:28m video and report from Al Jazeera.
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