Four years
ago I wrote that chances that we get an “Islamic republic of Egypt” are next to
null. It was so clear that the fight to get an “Islamic Egypt” is peaking and I
took the side of believing in Egyptians. I chose to believe a myth about “Egyptian
Religion Tolerance” which is something we say but any of us know it wasn’t true
all the time.
Four years
ago anyone would tell you Egypt is heading into the unknown at full speed. In
late 2009 everyone would sense 2010 will be the year of “change”. And it wasn’t
till late 2010 when the Tunisians decided to take down Ben Ali when my "La
Révolution en Rouge" worries became real.
Egypt was about to explode and I
had nothing to do. I told everyone I know that what’s going to happen is
wrong. I went into denial believing that we have responsible government who
would listen and act to serve the people. I am calling it denial because I have
been talking about the signs of lack of governance. I was in denial because I
knew the state was failing yet I “hoped” they will step up to the situation.
And then it happened. The “revolution” happened. The
change everyone knew will come and no one dared to stop or control. In my
humble opinion what happened in Jan25 2011 wasn’t a revolution. It was more of
a televised coup, a coup that many sold as a move in favor of the rule of law,
equality, justice and supposedly other good things. It was nothing more a televised coup but
people called it “public revolution” and theorized for the role of “innocent
youth” and “un-politicized” masses.
Two years of theorizing for how “inspiring” the “peaceful
revolution” was. Two years of circulating false readings to positions and political
scene in the media and among “political elites”. Two years that got us to where
we are now.
Where are we now?
At this very moment we are half step away from
hell. Let me explain. Right now we have an “Islamist” president. A president
who belongs to an “organization” that’s illegitimate, secret and armed! A
president who took an oath to serve and protect a constitution then woke up one
day deciding he won’t. A president who doesn’t respect law, and who said I am
law and I am immune. A president who is now the executive, legislative and judiciary
branches of state. A president who called his opposition traitors and sent the “militia”
of his “secret” organization to kill them in front of his palace. a president
who is fighting everything and everyone to get a constitution draft to referendum.
A referendum that judges refused to supervise and the government has no idea
how to organize.
A president who is doing his best so the people of
Egypt submit to him and his organization. And whoever “thinks” this isn’t how
things should be done has no place in this country.
This is where we are.
The televised coup succeed in being a “revolution”
as it got rid of a said to be “autocratic” state and replaced it with an “autocratic”
and “theocratic” one.
Right now, Egypt is being taken over by the “secret”
organization. And I am not very optimistic about it.
The president with his “decree” attacked the “judiciary”
and claimed it his. The judges are fighting for their independence. They are escalating
into a full civil disobedience.
The referendum is still taking place, thought
right now all signs show it will be rigged. Yet the “President” and his “organization”
are still pushing to have it on time and one more time he issued more “God
Powers” decrees to make the “referendum” happens.
The “president” and his “organization” are playing
on time. They believe that people will give in to submission if held on to
their places for long.
The “president” and his “organization” are playing
the “sectarian” card. They are calling their opposition “Christians”. Not only
they are threatening “minority rights” by their proposed constitution ( if we
assumed Christians are a minority just for the sake of argument) but also they
are calling in the majority to “act” on sectarian basis.
The “president” and his “organization” are also
playing the “classes” card. They are calling their opposition “rich”. In a
country with a troubled economy like Egypt and with no sign of improvement
soon, they are calling for the poor to take things on their own hands. They are
calling or maybe threatening a “hunger revolution” had the Egyptian didn’t
submit to their will.
The judges are 1st, then will come the
turn for the army and every other thing in what used to be called Egypt. The
Islamists will take down the state one institution after the other, and will “Islamize”
the society one law after the other. And whoever thinks differently, will have
the “militias” to deal with him.
The point is, in order for them to take down Egypt
they will have to take down lots of Egyptians in the way. They will happily do
it. And as they do it, in theory they will lose which will make their fall
inevitable.
But in theory too, we will all be dead by the time
they fall.
