For some time I have not had interest in writing a blog. I really don't utilize facebook, myspace, etc...only logging on to see the daily "People" magazine about my friends....What inspired me to start writing is Egypt's overthrow of their government. The way they organized online and accomplished what they wanted in a world where all answers come from the governments and corporations. Egypt has been waffling about the past week or so since Mubarak has left. Articles have been popping up in some of the more respected journals: Economist, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times that Egypt's only two choices are the Muslim Brotherhood or some crazy dictator like figure again run by the military.
These paths are hardly what Egypt wants for their future. They peacefully removed their government and should peacefully move into a new established government by the people. What Egypt needs to do is utilize social media once more but on a grander scale to start building a new government from the ground up based on what the Egyptian people want - not the Muslim Brotherhood, ex-political factions, military, etc...
I have a plan, an idea that will revolutionize the way people will interact and create new governments...this blog will tell my story on how I will do this. Until my next post - good day.
chris,
ReplyDeletei look forward to hearing your ideas and plans.
i completely agree with your basic premise that seeks to look outside of pre-existing but minority communities for the major current moving egypt to democracy's shore.
regardless of any particular disagreements i have with military or muslim brotherhood run egyptian states, the fact remains that it is best to go into revolution with an honesty and humility; dogma can bring about the end of a tyrannical state, but should die prior to the new state's genesis.
while it is unlikely the muslim brotherhood will turn against their pre-existing shared knowledge that forms and binds, the rest of the population has the responsibility to think about a future egyptian state - without regard for the constaints of what has happened and what is happening now.
it is about forming a new heterogenous community.