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Egypt planning through Facebook Tunisian style "day of revolt against torture, poverty, corruption and unemployment".
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It would be nice if we stopped propping up the Egyptian Government but I cant see that happening somehow.
Quoting: Is it propping up or trying to keep a government stable?  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. [ link to www.bbc.co.uk] Hi Smilin' - I for one think, like most of my egyptian friends, that although yes, Mubarak has been in office for a long time and surely it is no Democracy here and more of a Dictatorship. But he kept the country stable, compared to other arab and african nations. If he gets removed through some kind of revolution (which won't happen, at least not in the near future), then what will follow would be worse. The corruption in Egypt lies mostly with people in the Ministries and the Police...those should be removed. But then again, if things get totally screwed up and they really do something similar to Tunisia, I'm outta here...just like all the other expats and tourism will collapse, and then the country will see the difference and really suffer...then wish back the old days under Mubarak. He's not the real problem imo. Thank you for your input. I was really hoping you would see this thread and give your take on what is happening where you live. So how would your country be able to remove the people in the Ministries and Police? Do you think that Mubarak would be willing to clean up his own government and listen to what the ordinary people are complaining about? Well, just to get it straight, it's not my country...I can only say what I see with the people around me, mostly business men and women, all educated and either upper middle class or high class. They all agree with me that Mubarak is not the cause or the solution for all the problems. A lot of it has to do with the people themselves. It's a bit complicated and you'd have to live here to see. The corruption I would say is a large part the police, laws would have to be changed and certain people would have to be removed. I don't know how much Mubarak is still involved in all these little details, he does seem too removed as a President. He's not the President for the people, more for the country and how he's perceived by the west. That is why Tourism is booming. So there's a pro and con to Mubarak - just like any other President. Oh, and to try to answer you actual question if Mubarak would listen to the people. Well...I can't say for sure, but if he runs again for President, which he will, something will happen anyhow and business will always continue as usual. If his son takes over, Gamal, he seems more like the guy who would actually try to listen to the people and try to make a change. I get flamed by my egyptian friends for saying that because none of them want his son to take over. I (as a foreigner) feel more comfortable with the idea of keeping Mubarak and then his son in power, just to keep things stable. I'm worried of some islamic regime that could make life hell for people like me...and I would have to leave the country then, I can adapt, but I wouldn't want to be suppressed and right now Cairo is very comfortable and very open minded. I wouldn't want that to change.
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