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Egypt planning through Facebook Tunisian style "day of revolt against torture, poverty, corruption and unemployment".
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[quote:Smilin' Irish Eyes:MV8xMzM3MzY3XzIxOTg2ODE4X0I2M0Q0NkVB] [quote:[•REC]] It would be nice if we stopped propping up the Egyptian Government but I cant see that happening somehow. [/quote] Is it propping up or trying to keep a government stable? :1dunno1: Amazing that as an American, I have to read the BBC to find out what is going on around the world. Our media is muzzled in what they report. Here is another link from the BBC about the possible domino effect on other countries in that region. They break down the countries with the possible likelihood of them repeating what happened in Tunisia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12204971 [/quote]
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It seems the peoples of the world are finally getting tired of gov't corruption. Iceland last year, Greece with their riots, then Tunisia toppling their gov't, now Egypt...who will be next
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..."It is the end of silence, acquiescence and submission to what is happening in our country. It will be the start of a new page in Egypt's history - one of activism and demanding our rights."
The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says the event is a direct response to the campaign that ousted President Ben Ali of Tunisia, in which the internet also played an important part. ...
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