Military in Alexandria are doing very little to enforce security. Thugs and looters are taking over the streets and creating terror as they parade around with guns, knives and clubs. Scary scene as they vandalize property. Some Egyptians think they have played a role in cutting Egyptians off from access to running water in some parts of Alexandria.
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For the past twenty fours, many in the world have had the privilege of viewing the uprising through a live stream on Al Jazeera's website. The stream has made it possible for anyone interested in the Egyptian uprising to get a sense of what the people are feeling and what they are demanding and why they are so angry with their government.
At 10:15 AM, the live stream continues to broadcast images of revolution. Egypt is seven hours ahead. The streets in the major cities of Alexandria, Cairo and Suez continue to be filled with tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of Egyptians.
Correspondents with Al Jazeera have noted the economic
poverty and suppression Egyptians experienced has driven them to this moment.
And, more importantly, fear of government Egyptians used to feel has fallen
away completely because of the overwhelming amount of people who are defying
government orders. Peasants and farmers are making their demands visible.
One correspondent made clear that what he had seen being written, chanted, shouted, etc have been slogans or statements he never would have imagined Egyptians would feel emboldened to express openly. Prior to now, the amount of freedom of expression had been limited preventing dissident voices largely from exercising freedom of speech.
Voter apathy in prior elections has been high. Egyptians have not felt like they have ownership in the processes of government. They are now making demands visible, demands which stem from private problems that Egyptians traditionally would have tried to deal with privately among family or friends without taking to the streets and mobilizing behind demands for their president to step down.
The Egyptian military, a conscript army, has been overwhelmed. The protesters have moved many military members who are deployed at the street level.
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