You don’t need to be a scientist to notice that things are not right in Egypt. Sooner or later something will happen to the country which is on the edge of a breakdown. The majority of people are aggressive, lazy and irresponsible, the responsible minority doesn’t have enough power to make changes that could influence all 80 million inhabitants. The education system doesn’t cater the country’s needs at all. Women are heavily harassed by horny men physically and mentally. Religion doesn’t allow people to express themselves sexually until marriage which frustrates them more than they can imagine. Public intimacy between opposite sex is totally taboo which makes men to look tenderness from other men.
These are frustrations not only of a white non-married foreigner woman but this is how brighter Egyptians feel too. I was part of a discussion group when someone came to a conclusion that Egypt needs to start from the scratch to build up the country. Until someone said:"But we are the scratch."
It can’t continue like this, something needs to change. If I would be an Egyptian I would feel terrified and eager to change the situation. But (un)fortunately I don’t have the ownership. Yet.
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Social unrest is at it's maximum, one can't move from a point to another without passing through a few police check point who are unfortunatly ignorant.
Despite a so called democracy, a word that reflects equality. Social segregation is at it's worse compared to the monarchy days.
Ignorance and illetracy orchester 98% of an over 80Mio population.
Through the whole world, law and justice persons have the brightest backgrounds, the most intellect and educated.
In Egypt law and justice persons are graduates of the law school which (un)fortunatly requires the lowest grades as well as minimal requirement which makes it the last resort to all dim minded, drop outs and screw ups of an already messed up education system.
Finally, those persons with such capabilities and backrounds end up maestroing the governence!
Imagin that, and you'll have a mild picture on how it is in Egypt. Sad but true.
The remaining 2% could be split 50-50 between; Willed&Skilled and Spoiled&Irresponsible.
Now filtered to a slim minority of a 1% Willed&Skilled brighter Egyptians. How could could they make a change and turn around the 80Million? Complex question and the answer is still unfigured. Although a lot of credit go to their desperate kicks.
Perhaps that minority should leave aside their intellect, adopt some German Shephards and learn to lead large herds of sheep.
I have to say that I agree with Rony on his very insightful read into things in Egypt.
I know you said you'd never mention pyramids again in your blog, but I will. If a change is to happen in Egypt it needs to start from the top of the proverbial pyramid.
I disagree with Rony however on the fact that the minority 1% can not make a difference. I believe they can. The impact they have however and the spread of this influence is questionable.
Egypt requires political reform, economic reform, social reform, religious reform, and every other conceivable type of reform there is (basically an overhaul!!!!)
1) Political: This is not only the responsibility of the government. Once upon on a time in history Egyptians did not like the governing system and they revolted. People today are complacent not only because they're lazy and indifferent but also because they're afraid of change. If there were to be a "real" election, unforged or anything, I believe that Mubarak would still win, simply because over 90% of Egyptians are so afraid of change. The number of times you will hear the phrase "We'd rather take his shit, we're used to it, who knows what someone else will be like!".
Don't think for a moment that all the issues are not interlinked in any way! There is a very important corelation in all the basic shapes of reform that the country needs. How do you control the will and actions of weak willed complacent individuals? MONEY
Which brings me to point number
2) Economic Reform: The vicious cycle needs to be broken somewhere. I will take Rony's example of the poorly educate law and order officials. Since they are basically the scum of society, lifted to a powerful status with decision making capabilities, they become corrupted by the system! They are poorly paid, because they are at the end of the day government employees. So imagine what happens when you have a judge of the supreme court who makes about 200$ a month judging a case between a drug lord who makes copious amounts of money and a business man with a 50 figure bank account! How does this not become a bidding war? I live in a country where, as negative as somethings may be, police officials and judges are among the highest paid people in the country. Why? Because the country realizes that these people should have their eyes and pockets filled so they are not suceptible to bribes!!!! You'd think it should be that simple and logical!
But wait! I sense another corelation! Don't you think if people were well educated, where education is compulsory and where school teachers, again where paid properly we would have less issues?
3) Educational reform: Teachers are again among the worst paid demographic in the country. This has lead to two very dangerous developments: a) ALL Teachers do a half-assed job at whatever school they teach in to force students to take private classes with them, which cost families a fortune. b) Students and their parents (most of whom where part of the same system) are so used to this that it is almost unthinkable for students of almost all educational levels to go through a full year of school without a single private class! How would they pass? Teachers sometimes go far enough to give high paying students exam questions with the model answers to make sure that they get higher grades, enhancing their reputation as a teacher whose students are always A-students!
Haha...I'm reading this an i'm laughing tragically. It is indeed a tragedy. Our country has gone into a deep deep slumber after leading civilization for years. When do we wake up?
I think that going into a discussion about social and religious reform would take up an entire week and i can't talk enough about it! Liisi mentioned some of the key aspects of things happening, and if I was to offer one simple solution it would be to start allowing boys and girls to go to school together from a very young age. Maybe then the two would not be so unused to each other and either tend to homosexuality or perversion!
Sorry to write so much, but it is a topic about which one can go on and on and on!!!
sherif for president!
Would you support my campaign?
Thank you Rony and Sherif for your interesting comments. I agree that one can go days discussing that.
Another simple solution in addition to make boys and girls to go to school together is to forbid women to wear veils. I know there is more behind it than just covering yourself for indecent looks. But in fact it makes people more desperate.
When are the next president elections and what are the requirements? Do you Sherif fall under these?
Well...
Let's see now...The Arab Republic of Egypt is 52 years old and has had only 4 presidents in this time (one of which lasted only 6 months before he was overthrown). That means actually one president almost every 20 years (of course with Mubarak being President for half that time!!!)
If we look at the basic qualitities of the previous presidents:
1) Age: ranging from Old to REALLY OLD
2) All served in the military (I didn't)
3) All were married (I'm not)
So in a kind of superficial way, I don't fit the profile..Rony? I know you didn't do military and are not that old...maybe you're married?
I do not fit too, for those times at your Alex house.
Do you remember the last elections?
Do you remember the candidates? I don't. I could only recall hazy names. Why? Because after the elections; A few died, some jailed for life, others abducted by UFOs. And president remains president.
So Sherif, you know how Egyptians are fond of foreign advisory and the famous (3o2det el khawaga). Perhaps Peep should run for president of Egypt!
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