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Wikipedia lists over 40 revolutions in the 20th century[0] and 10 in the 21st[1]. This was not the first nor will be the last that happen in your lifetime. I a

by steve19 16y ago

Wikipedia lists over 40 revolutions in the 20th century[0] and 10 in the 21st[1]. This was not the first nor will be the last that happen in your lifetime. I admire your optimism, but in my humble option unlike the French revolution, in which they eventually managed to rid themselves of dictators and obtain democracy, so far the Egyptians have only managed to throw out one dictator to be replaced by another (or maybe a military council). I hope the Egyptians keep up the momentum and one day soon have free and fair elections. Until then I fear it will just be business as usual for the corrupt and powerful. --- [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:20th-century_revolutions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:20th-century_revolutio... [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:21st-century_revolutions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:21st-century_revolutio... EDIT: Formatting.

eru 16y ago
> I admire your optimism, but in my humble option unlike the French revolution, in which they eventually managed to rid themselves of dictators and obtain democracy, How long is your `eventually'?
eibrahim 16y ago
I am Egyptian American - both countries are extremely self-centered :)... That's probably why I never heard of the other revolutions in your links. Regardless, this is something that is unprecedented in Egyptian history, which is 7000+ years long. Honestly, I always thought the Egyptian revolution will be the poor rising up and slaughtering the rich. So, I am pretty impressed and proud at how peaceful this movement has been and is lead by educated and enlightened young people... Isn't surprising that you don't hear the usual middle eastern chants "death to america/israel/obama/blah" or "jiha" or other sort of religious calls, etc... It has been all about democracy and human rights.

by steve19 16y ago

eru 16y ago

> I admire your optimism, but in my humble option unlike the French revolution, in which they eventually managed to rid themselves of dictators and obtain democracy, How long is your `eventually'?

eibrahim 16y ago

I am Egyptian American - both countries are extremely self-centered :)... That's probably why I never heard of the other revolutions in your links. Regardless, this is something that is unprecedented in Egyptian history, which is 7000+ years long. Honestly, I always thought the Egyptian revolution will be the poor rising up and slaughtering the rich. So, I am pretty impressed and proud at how peaceful this movement has been and is lead by educated and enlightened young people... Isn't surprising that you don't hear the usual middle eastern chants "death to america/israel/obama/blah" or "jiha" or other sort of religious calls, etc... It has been all about democracy and human rights.