Same thing will happen in Turkey and Syria..
Once people have had a taste of the good life...and freedom...you take that away and there will be rebellion.
I disagree. I think Egyptians were willing and are still willing to trade away freedom for economic prosperity, and that is part of the problem. There is a complete disconnect from the reality that freedom brings prosperity, and few have ever suffered from 'too much freedom.'
What they got was 8 million people who drifted into utter poverty, to join the other existing 32 million, putting half the population in economic chains. Just think of what a shock it is to the overall economy to within a year have ten percent of all business lost, and the carry on effects on the middle class.
Quite a few in this country are more than willing to trade away their freedom as well for the possibility of prosperity. To the point where in the last presidential election, BOTH candidates advocated for strong federal control of any and all aspects of life.
I guess I’m equating freedom with a taste of the good life. Young people all over the world want what our young people have. You take that away from them...and there’s rebellion.
So I agree with you that they have lost economic prosperity. Iran was I think the third or forth richest country in the world during the Shah. Now look at it.