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It occurs to me, that this information may be a coup. Imagine that Mubarak's original intention to address the protesters tonight was to propose some compromise
by giberson 16y ago
It occurs to me, that this information may be a coup. Imagine that Mubarak's original intention to address the protesters tonight was to propose some compromise other than his immediate stepping down. An opposing party could use the opportunity to force a step down. According to the USA today article, the military addressed the people "all of your demands will be met tonight". Was this really the instruction of Mubarak to the military? Or could it be the instruction coming from the opposition. By spreading a rumor that Mubarak will step down through official channels and generating real expectation for that to happen tonight a strategic coup could be set. Because tonight, if Mubarak doesn't step down, because of the expectation, it would stir the protester's riot past the boiling point. It would force the riots to the next stage of civil decent requiring military action against or for the people. At that point, absolutely the only way to appease the riots would be the forced removal of Mubarak.
It would be certainly interesting if that were really the case, and Mubarak now faced the realization that despite it not being originally his intent tonight--must step down from position.
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- eru 16y ago> By spreading a rumor that Mubarak will step down through official channels and generating real expectation for that to happen [...] Confer the stepping down of the Germany Kaiser after WWI.
- giberson 16y agoI'm having trouble sifting through the wiki info regarding the German revolution to find similarities I think you might be pointing out. Could you cliff note what your referring to?
- eru 16y agoBasically, the German emperor did not decide to abdicate himself, but somebody else created the expectation, that he then followed. From "Wilhelm II, German Emperor" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II,_German_Kaiser#Abdication_and_flight http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II,_German_Kaiser#Abdic...): "After the outbreak of the German Revolution, Wilhelm could not make up his mind whether or not to abdicate. Up to that point, he was confident that even if he were obliged to vacate the German throne, he would still retain the Prussian kingship. The unreality of this belief was revealed when, for the sake of preserving some form of government in the face of anarchy, Wilhelm's abdication both as German Emperor and King of Prussia was abruptly announced by the Chancellor, Prince Max of Baden, on 9 November 1918. (Prince Max himself was forced to resign later the same day, when it became clear that only Friedrich Ebert, leader of the SPD could effectively exert control.)"