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"The situation is getting tougher under the Brotherhood's rule. Unemployment is on the rise, and jobs are harder to find."
An unemployed new graduate added "I'm here to get rid of Morsi. First Mubarak, then (General) Tantawi, now Morsi. We are only ruled by bastards."
Repressive right-wing extremism is policy. Social justice is verboten. Force-fed austerity prevents it. Mursi's $4.8 billion IMF loan demands it.
Impoverished Egyptians face harder times. Popular sentiment demands real change.
On January 24, Morsi suggested protesters would face harsh crackdowns. He claimed "counter-revolutionary" forces "undermine the state."
He outlined his own agenda. He called for providing a "suitable environment for investment." Doing so involves worker exploitation. Ordinary people are sacrificed on the alter of profits.
Egyptians demand better. Protests continue nationwide. On January 27, curfews were established in major cities. Morsi declared a 30-day state of emergency. He could extend it indefinitely.
Mubarak's 30 year dictatorship enforced it. Egyptians hated it. Sweeping government powers were established. Anyone considered dangerous could be indefinitely detained without charge.
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