unrest in Egypt; revolution sounds exhausting…
Friday, 28. January 2011
Sometimes I think we in The United States have a pretty boring existence, and sometimes I think that it would be more interesting to have to deal with an oppressive government, one that you may have to revolt against. But then I think about what’s on TV tonight and I try to decide between cooking at home or picking up something on the way, and it’s Friday so who am I trying to fool, of course I’m going to pick something up along the way – I really wish there was a Taco Bell on the way because I’m feeling really lazy and don’t want to go out of the way to get Taco Bell even though that’s what I’m really craving, probably because of all the media attention it’s been getting about their delicious ‘beef.’ So, having to be a part of a revolution - gathering good throwin’ rocks, throwing the rocks, dodging rubber bullets – doesn’t really fit into my schedule right now. And how tiring would that be… it doesn’t seem like something you can do for a bit and then go get a couple beers. It’s quite the commitment.
The Egyptian government has also turned off the Internet, from this story:
To combat social media, another important weapon for the demonstrators, outside experts and people living in the country say the government has coordinated a blockage of certain communications websites and unplugged internet access entirely to parts of the country.
On Thursday, protesters active on Twitter and Facebook, publicly documenting demonstrations on the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and other cities, went quiet. Around the same time, many websites centralized on servers in Egypt disappeared.
And the US government wants to give the President the power to do the same (link)?



