Thank you for the kind wishes everyone, it means a lot to me.
I'm concerned about my family but I'm also in support of their cause and hope that this reforms the government in a way that will benefit everybody.
Thanks for the link Smokes, I too prefer to read my news.
Pretty much the story goes: the corrupt leader of Tunisia gets outcasted from the government and the Egyptians see this as a stepping stone for themselves. Mainly through social networking thousands of people answer to the call of a need to attempt similar for a better tomorrow. A fair cause , however, there's a key difference between Egypt and Tunisia and what works in one may not necessarily work in the other as evidenced thus far. For one, the Military & Police Force were behind overthrowing the corrupt government in Tunisia, so it was basically the force of a country against a tyrannical ruler. The winning side is inevitably predetermined. In Egypt's case, protests took place in the thousands and then the millions , where free speech is a lost cause to begin with, to tamper with that by requesting that Hosni Mubrarak resigns without a centralized organization to fall back on is a quick recipe for hardships, not to say in any way that it's a waste but it was rushed and not well-thought out. And as Smokes' link briefly sums it up, the people aren't to blame it's the government that's oppressing and keeping Egypt's economy,technology,society, and education in the dark. It then becomes more understandable for people to protest at large and with so much hatred and to be fueled by anger ahead of planning than it is for the government to react in the ways that it has. So far it's a mess because there is no centralized leadership in the protests , no planning(or time for planning now) and no one coming forward directly demanding exactly what it is that they want and how. Add to that the way that Hosni Mubarak reacted in a matter of hours notoriously shows off his totalitarian model of running things. The Egyptian people are fed up, their rights aren't being delivered , and they want to collectively make that call for change with the hopes that it leads to a successful attempt as was observed in Tunisia for a better future , for growth and a more celebrated collection of common interests such as the establishments of a minimum wage among others. So now unfortunately it's a matter of observation and patience.
