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A Final Comment
Institutionalized police state power runs Egypt. Generals are in charge. Parliamentary and presidential elections won't change things. Egyptians are stuck with systemic injustice they abhor.
Their liberating struggle just began. So have others across the region. They face repressive regimes unwillingly to yield power. They'll crack down hard to keep it. Washington supports the worst of them.
Democracy's nowhere in sight. Expecting it is a foolish leap of faith. Military rule remains solid.
Only sustained activism can change things, but never easily, quickly, or without thousands of casualties on Egyptian and other regional streets.
And it can get just as nasty in America and across Europe if social justice protests reach critical mass. Hopefully it won't deter committed activism for long denied change.
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