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

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Egypt Cabinet, Constitutional Decree Show Who Holds Power

Click here to access article by Sarah El Sirgany posted in Al Akhbar. 

Referring to numerous reactionary appointments under the interim Egyptian government, she writes:
Taking the participation of state institutions and its supporting, conservative segments of society in the June 30 protests, these developments are hardly surprising. The military and the state remain the dominant force in the background that can accept or reject demands. This is met with defiant optimism by some activists hopeful they would eventually wrestle change or somber resolve that the fight for radical change is going to be a long, arduous one.
See also this piece from Muftah entitled " Egypt: A New Cabinet for the Old State".
at
Labels: , ,