Mar 06 2011
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Definitely not the one named after a dog.
Actually, they both have. Good point though, this is progress; black and white felons can now bake a cake together!
Feb 06 2011
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David Cameron really is a hypocritical wanker.
^Comparing an uprising against three decades of tyranny and oppression to a student/anarcho riot for lower unviersity fees: not showing that much aspirational understanding.
(Source: teaweedandbooze.com, via gjk90)
Feb 01 2011
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Hosni Mubarak is to announce within the next hour that he will not stand for re-‘election’ in September, apparantly labouring under the impression that the Egyptian public will tolerate another 7 months of his rule. Surely one of his advisors must be astute enough to understand that the people of Egypt wont tolerate another 7 days?
The protest sign above has been representative of the position of the Egyptian protestors; they’re not going home until he’s out of power. With the crowds in Tahrir square and around Egypt growing into the millions, the army refusing to support what has become a Presidency in name only, the U.S. dropping their support for Mubarak and the public increasingly emboldened every day, Mubarak should take this chance to bow out and hand over the country to real progressives, instead of trying to eke out every last moment of power that he can.
The Egyptian public could not be clearer: Mubarak, your time has passed. Step aside now, not later, and give them the change they want, need and so greatly deserve - they’re not going home until they get it.
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<——— Tahrir Square tonight, as the protestors grow to millions demanding the ousting of Hosni Mubarak after three decades of dictatorial rule and widespread poverty under his regime. Mubarak’s curfew, which by this stage is effectively symbolic of his determination not to relinquish power despite it being ripped from his hands, is tonight again being blatantly ignored by protestors and the army alike. The Egyptian army has confirmed that they will definitely not use force against the protestors, while the police are returning to duty with guarantees of no attacks against protestors. There is little argument that his regime is now in it’s last days of power.
The people of Egypt have defied fear, attacks, poverty, hunger, state-sponsored looting and seven long days and nights of protest and finally, it seems that they will get what they’re fighting so desperately for; real change, real democracy and real hope for their future, and the future of their country.
Kudos to the Egyptian people, they’re a humbling reminder never to lose your faith in humanity.
Jan 30 2011
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With fighter jets passing low over protestors in Egypt’s Tahrir Square, there seems to be no sign of Mubarak bowing out. As protestors defy the 4pm curfew for a second day, the spirit of the Egyptian people seems truly unbreakable; after the first pass of the jets, the crowd actually grew. These people might be scared, but more than anything, they’re determined and they’re defiant.
When the protestors said on Friday that they weren’t going home until Mubarak was gone, they meant it. They’re fighting for their freedom and their future, and no amount of intimidation is going to make them back down.
Godspeed.
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Yesterday, the Muslim Call to Prayer sounded in Egypt, as on any other day. At the time, the police were attacking the protestors.
Refusing to let brutality and fear stand in the way of their faith, the muslim egyptians began to observe the call to prayer. Seeing that the Egyptian police had every intention of continuing the attack, the non-muslim protestors, christian, jewish and atheist alike formed a human chain around the praying protestors to keep the police away.
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Desperately poor but incredibly defiant. This is Egypt.
Tonight, the army are still by and large refusing to act against the people, the police are barely present at-all and the citizens of Egypt are taking it upon themselves to maintain law and order. They’re protecting homes and shops, catching looters and handing them over to the army, even directing traffic.
Meanwhile, Mubarak is hidden away and the billionaires associated with him have fled to Dubai with their families.
Jan 29 2011
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Four hours after Mubarak imposed a curfew on the Egyptian people, the army is by and large refusing to enforce it. As he appoints a new cabinet, including a new prime minister and vice president, the Egyptian people are making it pretty clear that it’s not enough. They want real change in their country, real democracy, real progress and they can’t trust Mubarak to deliver it, and they’re not wavering in the face of water-cannons, tear gas, live fire and over 100 deaths in the last day alone.
One protester summed up the defiance and determination thus: “What we want is for Mubarak to leave, not just his government. We will not stop until he goes.”
