Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Post-Revolutionary Egypt:1967 Revisited?

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, February 12, 2013

Post-Revolutionary Egypt:1967 Revisited?

Click here to access article by Nancy Elshami from Muftah.

The author provides some interesting insights on the current political scene in Egypt by examining Egyptian history since 1952.

While the 1952 Revolution crumbled with Nasser, it also had little hope of surviving him. By contrast, the January 25 Revolution, while possibly at one of its lowest points, is far from over. While the youth have been disempowered and overlooked by political forces, and former regime members and the Muslim Brotherhood still struggle for power, there has been a seismic shift in Egyptian society that has yet to end.