Revolution Not a Coup 2013 Iman Bibars

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Revolution not a Coup

The Second, people-led Revolution

2013

I took the picture


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Estimates by Google Earth 32 million

people

The people who went down where FOUR times those

who went against Mubarak and his regime in 2011


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Egypts independence day

On the eve ofIndependence Day in theU.S., the skies over Cairo

evoke images of 4th Julycelebrations.

Fireworks are eruptingand crowds are roaringin jubilation in TahrirSquare, as the military

has announced theouster of EgyptianPresident MohamedMorsi, a year after hetook office.


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What the Western World said about

us

12 million people elected Morsi, so he is thefirst elected civilian President in Egypt, anyattempt to overthrow him is not democratic.

In the western more advanced countries andin democracies there are many moredemocratic and civilized ways of getting rid ofan ineffective leader

This is a coup d'tat by the military against anelected president.


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Important questions

Is it a coup or is it a revolution?

Could not Egyptians change the MB rulers viathe known democratic means of

representative democracies ie through

elections?

Is this the Mubarak regime and its thugs tryingto regain power through the military?


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My answers

Part I : it is a revolutionnot a coup and why?

Part II : Morsis one year

rule and how he lead us toseek the Armys support

Part III: The reaction ofpro- Morsis supporters

versus the reaction of pro-Mubarak supporters

Part IV : The future


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Part I : Revolution and Not a coup


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The Story Outline

When andhow itstarted

Whoparticipated

The reaction

of theregime


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When and how it started


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PART II

ONE YEAR IN POWER

WHAT HAVE MORSI AND THE MB DONE INEGYPT AND TO THE EGYPTIANS

WHAT LEAD US; THE PEOPLE TO SEEK THEARMYS SUPPORT


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In Tahrir square, at the

beginning of his term,showing he is not wearing

a bullet proof vest

December 2012 Morsi

surrounded his palace

with barbed wires andconcrete walls and issued

his discriminatory

Constitution


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December demonstrations

So In response to Morsi and hisleaders insistence on drafting and

issuing a constitution that was notrepresentative , the people went

down to the streets.

Peaceful demonstrators


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Democracy is a form ofgovernment in which all

eligible citizens participate

equallyeither directly or

through elected

representativesin the

proposal, development, andcreation oflaws. It

encompasses social, economic

and cultural conditions that

enable the free and equal

practice ofpolitical self-

determination.

Morsis and MB Leaders: a Terrorist pardoned and

released by Morsi a man who was actively involved

in the 1997 massacre in Luxor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_of_governmenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_of_governmenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_freedomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_freedomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_freedomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_freedomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_freedomhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_of_governmenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_of_government


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Morsis steamroller approach to

governing, including his

leadership on drafting a

constitution last November.

The leader urged an Islamist

parliament to draft and pass the

countrys foundational document

in a matter of days. Minority

groups, including the countrys

Coptic and evangelical Christians,

warned that the rushed

constitution represented a major

threat to minorities by potentially

enshrining Islamic law into public

life.


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Peaceful demonstrations against the

Constitution


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Morsis and MB Leaders: He and his group siege the

Constitutional court December 2012 to prevent and

terrorize judges from passing an order dismantling

Shura Council


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MB party members arrested after attacking

demonstrators ; December 2012


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Attacks by MB

members on

women and

demonstrators


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The 2nd wave of revolt comes two-and-a-half years after similar demonstrations led

to the ouster of former President HosniMubarak


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If the people and military in Germany or

Italy of the 1930s had similarly understood

the need to aim for the head, ELECTED

LEADERS like HITLER and MUSSOLINI might

never have remained in power as long as

they did.

M El Beltagy who

threatened the

revolutionaries and the

army to turn Egypt and

Sinai into hell if we do not

return Morsi to Power

Morsis and MB

Leaders


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:

Morsis and

MB Leaders:the second

man under

the Morshid

and the realruler of Egypt

Those protestors are all Christians and are serving the Foreign

interests : therefore they are against Islam


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MB main preacher called for the killing of anti-Morsi

demonstrators


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The famous MB TV anchor calling from his show for Jihad against

the demonstrators , who are all christians, around palace and

Tahrir who were rejecting the biased constitution


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Attacks by MB

members on

women anddemonstrators


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The people's understanding of democracy in the past was limited toelections, thinking that democracy is practiced just by having an electedgovernment through elections.

However, the formation of government might be the start of problems.Particularly in emerging liberal countries, from Eastern Europe, to Africa,Central Asia and the Arab world, instead of bringing positive changes, the

elected governments might make the situation worse. What happens in Egypt is a good example. After overthrowing Hosni

Mubarak, they elected for Mohammed Morsi. Unexpectedly, Morsipursued authoritarian rule, promoted Islamisation and rejected socialpluralism. He did not care about the people's feelings and intended toreconstruct ideology and social order, leading the country towards

differentiation and messing up economy. Such a government lacks humanity considerations, empathy andcompassion, having no difference with zombies.


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The Egyptians could no longer stand for a zombiegovernment and thus, they launched a second revolution tooverthrow it.

The experience of Egypt could be taken as a lesson foremerging democratic countries. Elected governmentsshould not think that they could do whatever they want

after winning the election and prioritise their own willswhile constructing a new dynasty.

A true democracy should emerge during elections and growafter elections. Elected governments should respect thepeople and in addition to paying back the people, they

should also fight for more supporters. With tolerance andgenerosity, the governments should patch up the cracksformed during elections and restore national unity.


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The Economist magazine recently described Mr. Morsis vision of anelectoral dictatorship a zombie democracy.

Such a democracy kind of looks like the real thing because it haselections, but in truth is no more than a hollow shell going throughthe motions. Without democratic governance, power sharing and

checks and balances on executive authority, the whole exerciseamounts to little more than a sham.

Like anyone who has watched any zombie film knows, the onlyreally effective way to get rid of such a travesty of humanityinvolves a blow to the head. If the people and military in Germany

or Italy of the 1930s had similarly understood the need to aim forthe head, elected leaders like Hitler and Mussolini might never haveremained in power as long as they did.


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What is democracy

The term originates from the Greek (dmokrata) "rule of the people", which was

coined from (dmos) "people" and (kratos) "power" or "rule" in the 5th century BCE

to denote the political systems then existing in

Greek city-states, notably Athens;


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The origin : direct democracy

Several variants ofdemocracy exist, but thereare two basic forms, both ofwhich concern how thewhole body of all eligiblecitizens executes its will.

One form of democracy isdirect democracy, in whichall eligible citizens have

direct and activeparticipation in the decisionmaking of the government.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy


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Features of democracy

It has also been suggested that a basic feature ofdemocracy is the capacity of all voters to

participate freely and fully in the life of their

society.[15]

With its emphasis on notions ofsocial contract andthe collective will of the all voters, democracy can

also be characterized as a form of political

collectivism because it is defined as a form ofgovernment in which all eligible citizens have an

equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.[16]
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The origin : direct democracy

Athenian democracytook the form of adirect democracywhere a legislative

assembly consistingof all Atheniancitizens. All eligiblecitizens were all tospeak and vote in theassembly, which setthe laws of the citystate.
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Athenian democracy was not only directin the sensethat decisions were made by the assembled people,

but also the most directin the sense that the people

through the assembly, and courts of law controlled the

entire political process and a large proportion of

citizens were involved constantly in the public business.


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Morsi used his followers to terrorize

his critics

Demonstrating by MBand Morsi supporters

against the freedom of

Media and EL WatanNewspaper months

before the revolution

Notice al Qaeda Flag

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Demonstrations of Pro Morsi raising Al

Qaida flag


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Since then, opposition groupsand swellingnumbers of Egyptianshave opposed Morsis

steamroller approach to governing, including his

leadership on drafting a constitution last November.

The leader urged an Islamist parliament to draft and

pass the countrys foundational document in a

matter of days. Minority groups, including the

countrys Coptic and evangelical Christians, warned

that the rushed constitution represented a major

threat to minorities by potentially enshrining Islamiclaw into public life.


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Morsi had also drawn widespread criticismfor stacking the government with Muslim

Brotherhood members, and refusing to work

with members of other parties since his

election. The countrys economic woes have

deepened under his leadership, with

unemployment rates soaring, food prices

doubling, power outages rolling, and gas

shortages driving many Egyptians to despair.


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By Tuesday afternoon,Coptic Pope Tawadros II had

joined a meeting of militaryleaders, a top Islamic cleric,and secularist opposition

groups to discuss a politicalroad map after Morsispotential departure. TheCoptic popes presence atthe high-level gatheringmarked an unprecedented

level of influence for theCoptic populationanoften-persecuted minority.

The new popesinvolvement represented amarked difference from thelast Coptic leader, whospoke little about politics in

public life. Tawadros hasbeen far more vocal ininsisting religious minoritiesreceive fair treatment fromgoverning authorities and afuller place in public life.

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