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NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts) Sat Jul 7, 2012, 09:30 PM Jul 2012

Youth coalition at heart of Egyptian uprising disbands

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/07/155330/youth-coalition-at-heart-of-egyptian.html

Posted on Saturday, July 7, 2012 Modified Saturday, July 7, 2012

CAIRO — Egypt’s Revolutionary Youth Coalition, which drew thousands to Cairo’s Tahrir Square last year until former President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, officially announced its dissolution Saturday, raising questions over whether hopes of revolutionary change here were over.

The coalition included different groups from across the political spectrum, from secular liberals to conservative Islamists, and was the first youth political entity launched during the early 2011 uprising that toppled Mubarak in 18 days.

But disagreements led to its splintering, members said at an emotional news conference Saturday.

“We used to be the pulse of Tahrir Square. However, the differences between us are huge,” Bassem Kamel, a member of the now dissolved group, said during a telephone interview.

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Youth coalition at heart of Egyptian uprising disbands (Original Post) NNN0LHI Jul 2012 OP

It sucks finding out you were duped. Arctic Dave Jul 2012 #1

It sucks even more to realize you duped yourself. Igel Jul 2012 #2

Arctic Dave

(13,812 posts)

1. It sucks finding out you were duped.

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 10:48 PM

Jul 2012

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

I wonder how long before they realize the entire event was staged as a way to succeed HM before he died and created a power vacuum.

Igel

(35,317 posts)

2. It sucks even more to realize you duped yourself.

Reply to Arctic Dave (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 11:11 PM

Jul 2012

The liberals were part of a large coalition. They were in the vanguard.

They assumed they were key, that they were a majority, that they were at least the 51% if not the 90% or 99%.

They pushed for change, thinking they could control out; that out of it, they would get the power to implement their vision of the future. That they would use the Ikhwan and others to get rid of the established order and build their own. They were all united for change--get rid of Mubarak.

And, once the dust settled, it would be obvious who would lead, who would build. It would be them.

Except they were simply wrong. They weren't a majority. They weren't even a plurality. The best they could do was to upset--and, in the end, those who wanted some power now and to let the future take care of itself beat those who wanted full power now. Oops.

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