Egypt: revolution in motion

socialistworker.co.uk ^ | February 8, 2011

[Tailgunner Joe]

On the one side are the poor, the unemployed, workers, students, and farmers and peasants from rural areas.

On the other are the rich and privileged elite, their supporters among small business owners, and the forces of the state.

The events in Egypt are still being played out....

The revolutionary Karl Marx said, “The history of all existing societies is the history of class struggle.”

What he meant was that because of the inherent clash of interests between the ruling class and the mass of ordinary people there will always be conflict. This can be a riot over food prices or a strike, or it can be a fight for a free press or political representation.

The Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions broke out over the impact of the economic crisis—but they quickly became a fight for something broader, for “freedom”.

How this struggle will develop is the question many are asking. There is so much at stake....

Egypt shows that revolutions are not necessarily the result of a slow building up of struggle and strikes until millions are involved.

They often explode as mass popular spontaneous movements.

A feature of the first days of such revolutions is their unity of purpose and demands that bring all opposition together.

In the Russian Revolution of 1917 it was “Bread, peace and land”. In Cairo, the word “Go!” is on everyone’s lips. ....

The Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky developed the theory of “permanent revolution”. He argued that not every society needs to go through the same stages to achieve socialism. ....Just because a revolution erupts onto the streets with demands about democracy it doesn’t have to stop when new elections are granted.

[ETL]

From the website of the Revolutionary Communist Party, 2/10/2011...

Israel and Its “Special Role” in Relation to U.S. Imperialism
Posted 2/7/2011

I have heard that some people don’t like my statement: “After the Holocaust, the worst thing that has happened to Jewish people is the state of Israel.” But this does capture something very important, and there is something very important to understand about the “special role” of Israel—not only in relation to U.S. imperialism in general, but also particularly in relation to the neo-con/Bush regime strategy.

Read on…
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HOSNI MUBARAK: A profile of an American-Backed Tyrant
by Larry Everest
Posted 2/7/2011

Today, millions of Egyptians are rising with rage and courage against the hated rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power since 1981.

Read on…
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Omar Suleiman: What does torture have to do with the man the U.S. is promoting in Egypt?
Posted 2/7/2011

The New York Times on February 5 reported that “The United States and leading European nations on Saturday threw their weight behind Egypt’s vice president, Omar Suleiman, backing his attempt to defuse a popular uprising without immediately removing President Hosni Mubarak from power.”

Read on…
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Rendition: America’s Torturers for Hire in Egypt
Posted 2/7/2011

Read on…
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Revolution Correspondent Alan Goodman Discusses the Uprising in Egypt with Radio Host Michael Slate
Posted 2/7/2011

Michael Slate: We’re going to be talking about what’s going on in Egypt. The world is rockin’ and it’s centered in Egypt right now with the youth at the forefront. And it’s shaking up the whole reactionary world order, giving people a lot of air to breathe. Alan, welcome to the show.

Alan Goodman: Thank you, Michael. And it’s especially exciting to be able to talk about something good going on.

Read on…
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Egypt Erupts!

A massive and courageous uprising has erupted throughout Egypt—the most populous Arab country—with the youth at the forefront. What direction this will ultimately go, and how far, is to be determined. But this uprising already has been—and even more could be—an important element in shaking up the whole reactionary world order—giving oxygen to all those who hunger for liberation or are even dissatisfied with the way things are.

Read on…
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* From A World To Win News Service
“We want our Egypt, not Mubarak”
(Posted 2/3/2011)

* From a Reader:
Report from Chicago Demo in Support of Egypt Uprising
(Posted 2/5/2011)

http://revcom.us/

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From the communist Workers World Party (founder of ANSWER)
2/10/2011

EGYPTIANS STAY STRONG

Hosni Mubarak’s military-police regime and its creators in Washington are waging a war of attrition to wear down the newly emerging Egyptian revolution. But the people show no signs of backing down. More than a million anti-government demonstrators today once again filled Liberation Square...

http://www.workers.org/

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From Communist Party USA (petition links to MoveOn.org):

“Declare your solidarity with Egyptian people and their demands for democracy and economic rights.”

http://cpusa.org/

[TsonicTsunami08]

Good Egyptians should go home.
The hard line radical Islamist will feel the steel of bayonets soon.

FUBO

[Radix]

Are we allowed to invoke the “Hate Speech” option here?

What a bunch of effing losers.

Did you post this crap just to aggravate me?

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