"Because the military took charge and ousted Morsi, and because Egyptians celebrate widely this ouster, the perception that Egyptians wanted a military coup is dangerously embedding itself in many conversations I am witnessing in the press, on television, and social media. This is not the coup of 1952, supported (though still critiqued) after the fact by the Egyptian people. This is the Egyptian military, the oldest, best organized, and best armed ‘political’ organization in the history of the country (thanks to 30 years of dictatorship and their most generous benefactor, the United States), attempting to appease and reign in control once more. Egyptians did want Morsi out – they did not want a coup. Let me be as clear as I can be about this: Egyptians largely do not want the military to (continue to) rule. Many Egyptians fought Morsi in large part because he did not or could not curb the excessive power that the military has in every aspect of Egypt’s national, economic, and social well-being. This is vital to remember. As many of us cautioned in the first days as Mubarak stepped down: this fight is not over. The Supreme Council of Armed Forces in Egypt is a virus that remains to be beat. Let Egyptians celebrate their victory over Morsi, but do not think for a moment that we are not aware that SCAF is always, quietly, arranging as much as it can in its own favour. This is still a revolution. The popular resistance continues."
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 05:01:09 +0000
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