CGI's Lady_Liberty: The Will of the People
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As I listened to the talking heads on a Sunday political program this morning, I was amused at the different views on the Egyptian change in government. While not allowing themselves to actually call it a military coup, since that would block "any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by a military coup de'tat or decree", never the less, it was a coup by the people enforced by the military. Apparently if our own alphabet agencies train opposition forces, help them topple even a democratically elected leader (as happened in more than one South and Central American country) and set up a leader more favorable to American business/financial interests, that doesn't count as a coup, since we then shoveled in all kinds of aid. As far as I can see, the situation in Egypt should send a clear message to ALL world leaders. The people of Egypt, by majority, put Morsi into office expecting him to do what he said, "Be more inclusive of all political factions, be more transparent (hmm) than the previous president. Yet, no sooner did he take office than he began promoting the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, only one faction, politically speaking, in the country. As he became more and more repressive the people began to see that they had made a mistake in trusting and electing this man. People began to gather in the streets protesting his more or less re-writing of their constitution (sound familiar?) then twenty million petitions are signed asking that he step down. In response he becomes even more polarized in his political views and his punitive actions toward the people of Egypt Finally, the military takes charge in response to the people, and puts Morsi under house arrest, placing an interim president in power until new elections can be held. The Muslim Brotherhood is of course in a rage since their 'democratically elected' leader was toppled by General Sisi's forces. But when a political leader makes a power grab in the manner that he did, the military did the right thing in response to the voice of the majority of the people. Time will tell if the military will now take a step back and allow the democratic process of majority rule to take place while simply maintaining peace. Or will they try to restore the old Mubarak order? Even more interesting will be seeing how fast the carrion fowl at the Federal Reserve/International Monetary Fund/World Bank rush in with promises of financial aid." The Wall Street Journal had some comments on that last Friday.Here's the link to that from Newsmax. http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Obama-aid-continue-WSJ/2013/07/05/id/513514?s=al&promo_code=14129-1 Look out world leaders. People are waking up all over this planet. They are realizing that there is strength in numbers. Witness the Icelandic response to central banks. As the military in various countries realize they can be a force for good, as they enforce the will of the majority of people in their countries, things could get very interesting. I believe it is past time for the elite to be very afraid. That may be why the United States has seen an unprecedented number of generals and admirals relieved of duty in the past year and a half. "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of the inalienable rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness- it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government" Declaration of Independence. http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/white=house=egypt=obama/2013/07/04/id513415?s=al&promo_code14118-1 |
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