They stood strong and said

We are not afraid. The vast collective people that is Egypt woke up from thirty years of nightmarish dictatorial policies that engulfed them in overwhelming despair and poverty.

They woke up and said - ENOUGH. Bring on your police and your thugs. We are not afraid.
We stand firm in solidarity with this one belief - Mubarek must go.

One short week ago, who could of fathomed that the strength and depth of their protest would carry on without letting up, in spite of cutting off the internet, in spite of cutting off cell phones, in spite of the police threats and arrests. We are not afraid.

And so the world stood witness to an amazingly rare event. A collective mass will of the people to be heard, to be listened to, and to embrace the full power of real democracy. World leaders have scrambled to fully absorb the reality of their convictions, and to recognize that the will of Egypt belongs, not to Mubarek, or to America, or to Israel, or to the Arab states. The will of Egypt belongs to Egyptians. And they know it. They are not afraid.

Others are. Israel, in particular worries about the strength of its peace deal. The uncertainty of what is to come, and who will lead, and what platform/ideology they will pursue remains to be seen. Isn't it odd, that even though these exact same questions face Egyptians - what is to come, who will lead, what platform/ ideology, they are not gripped by fear. They are convinced utterly that they should have a voice of their future. They demand it.

Some will say that the muslim brotherhood will take over, and it is a remake of Iran, circa 1979. I have no crystal ball to say what will happen. But I do know this......this revolution, that so many kingmakers, powerbrokers and elites fear so much, is a rare opportunity. For Egypt to embrace a real functioning democracy is a chance to transform the entire middle east to one of....can you imagine for just a moment, Egypt being a fully functioning democratic state of equal rights and opportunity for its people? The tectonic plates of not only the muslim, but also the Arab world would shift dramatically. We have a rare rare chance to do right by them. They are not afraid. Why should we be?

then all will be well. I don't think even MLKjr could've done this any better. And the Egyptians have done it without any prominent leaders.

I have some faith in them. Credit where it's due. Even if the peacefulness seems to go off the tracks tomorrow, they have done this well for this long. That is remarkable.

Good post, whosinpower.