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The Revolution Has Just Begun : Comments

By Austin Mackell, published 15/2/2011

The struggles in the Middle East aren't about the West and Islam or secularists and religionists but between rich and poor.

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>“It should serve to remind us that the real struggle, in the Middle East as in the wider world, is not between the West and Islam, or between radicals and moderates, or between secularists and religious parties, but between the many and the few, between the rich and the poor – or, more accurately, between the obscenely super-rich and every one else.”

“The top of the pyramid in Egypt is not comprised of villains just because they are rich, but as a result of the way that they obtained their riches. The state, then, having the overarching monopoly on the "legitimate" use of force within society, is distinctly the instrument of the class of individuals who would rather steal and exploit than work and produce.”

For an excellent analysis of the class conflict in Egypt, see:
http://mises.org/daily/5044/The-Egyptian-Crisis-and-Libertarian-ClassConflict-Theory
Posted by Peter Hume, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 11:32:31 AM
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Austin,

Is it possible that we are witnessing a struggle between a secular Right, a secular (comparatively) Left and an incredibly reactionary and well-organised religious Right ? With the Army waiting on the sidelines ? All Islamic followers to a varying extent, by the way ?

In other words:

* a conservative group of interests, based around the rural and urban bourgeoisie;

* a comparatively progressive group: unionists, professional groups, students' groups, women's groups, liberals, civil rights groups, community and civil charity groups;

and

* a well-organised, internationmally-linked Islamist institution, the Muslim Brotherhood,

with the likely propensity of the Army to support one party or the other in the ratio of 60: 15: 25 ?

Or is there any likelihood that the Army will simply step in and take over, 100 %, and brutally suppress the people ? Gosh, I wonder if that has ever happened before.

Joe
Posted by Loudmouth, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:22:19 PM
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Quoting the animal serial murdering racist Che Guavera is not a good beginning to an opinion piece.

But I suggest that the thing to watch is now 'what' the new 'youth representatives' do in order to change Egypt's constitution, but WHO they are and WHO they are connected to.

-Jared Cohen (gee.. sounds very Jewish)
-Alliance of Youth Movements. (Hmmm looks like a very leftist group)

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/147625/january-15-2008/jared-cohen

Might prove entertaining.
Posted by ALGOREisRICH, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 5:03:58 AM
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