Yes, I was wondering that too, as news reports that are coming out are quite worrying to say the least. But Caroline, where is Caroline, not heard from her for ages.
Yes, I've been reading bits and pieces from dancers FB and blogs too. Found Caroline on FB- thanks aziyade. Why is there next to nothing in western media about what's happening? We get a trickle and an overview. Not much. Honestly, this is a huge world happening and reporting is being withheld, but by who and why?
Given your media's total blackout and bias towards our idiot president
Somehow I, living in the Back of Beyond Wyoming, am aware of the deteriorating conditions in Egypt despite the media's "total blackout." Egyptians may not "submit to tyranny" but they voted it in sure as hell and they are paying an ungodly price for their naivety. My heart goes out to them.
Nobody said the road to democracy is smooth nor that democracy is a perfect place once you get there.
To quote Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, on the subject of democracy:
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Darn. I was going to stay out of this discussion, wasn't I?
Problem with democracy is all those people who disagree with you get to vote as well. I suspected this might happen as there is a huge conservative population in Egypt. When I saw the original protesters I thought that in many ways they were not representative of what is mostly a desparately poor and uneducated population in Egypt. The protesters looked fairly well fed, educated and well clothed. Now they are finding they are in the minority.
Problem with democracy is all those people who disagree with you get to vote as well. I suspected this might happen as there is a huge conservative population in Egypt. When I saw the original protesters I thought that in many ways they were not representative of what is mostly a desparately poor and uneducated population in Egypt. The protesters looked fairly well fed, educated and well clothed. Now they are finding they are in the minority.
Well, my observation is simply that the situation here in the US isn't much better than Egypt. The "party" system needs to be done away with, neither of ours are healthy for the country nor its citizens.