Protests in Egypt
People in Egypt are holding protests against the leader that they want to overthrow. This leader has been in power for almost 30 years now and the people can't take his control any longer. People in Egypt believe that the leader is abusing his powers with no concerns of the people. The people of Egypt want to vote for the right leader to lead the country which will make the people happier. How can someone hold office for that long? In Egypt, it must be really different because in the United States you can only run for two terms, and two terms each is only 4 years so the max that any leader can run is 8 years. People believe that it is a time for change, to become a new country in which the right leader is in power. We will never know what might happen, but should America be taking actions in any of what is going on?
"As of 29 January, at least 105 protester deaths had been reported, and those injured number 750 policemen and 1,500 protesters." Many of these protesters are being killed for no reason, due to the fact that they are just protesting in what they believe in. Is this right? I believe that America should take actions to prevent more protesters from getting killed or any other injuries as well. If America do get involved we might start another war and we don't want that to occur. " The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights has documented 567 causes of torture, including 167 deaths, by police that occurred between 1993 and 2007." Was there a reason for why all these people were killed? Does the police have no heart at all? How were these people being tortured. The people in the prisons were also killed as well as they were trying to escape. These people need to have their own freedom. Feb 3, 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests
In "Fresh protests erupt in Egypt" it said that " The army is a respected establishment in Egypt". The army is respected in Egypt and I believe that the army should be doing something about these protests that are going on. The army can take down the policemens that are beating these poor innnocent human beings who are just trying to show what they believe in. Maybe the army can stop all this that is going on? "Protestors reportedly threw stones and dirt at the police after security forces confronted them". Protestors dont get arrested for this? The police shouldnt be doing anything about this anyways. People have the freedom of what they want to do or what not to do. These people wont stop unless they overthrow the president. January 28, 2011. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/201112810059478272....
Comments
Dear Andrew: I enjoyed
Dear Andrew:
One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: "The people of Egypt want to vote for the right leader to lead the country which will make the people happier." I think this is very true because if that was not the case, then people would not be protesting. Egyptians are revolting for the beliefs of natural rights, which were restricted by the government, and the lack of attention paid to public interest. People from Egypt hold every right to deal with their government as they wish because in a democracy, the power is of the people for the people.
Another sentence that I liked was: We will never know what might happen, but should America be taking actions in any of what is going on?" This stood out for me because a question of this sort is not easy to answer. Some people might agree that America should deal with Egyptian affairs and others don’t. However, it is hard to understand whether or not America will support Egyptians.
I don't really agree with you that America should not deal with Egyptian affairs. One reason I say this is the fact that the U.S. is Egypt’s allies and our colonists fought for America just like Egyptian citizens are for a worthy government. Another reason I disagree with you is because Americans want to maintain the peace with Egypt and Israel. While Egypt is having its own internal problems, Israel interest can be declined and war can break out.
Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next, because you propose an interesting point of view on what Egyptians might do. I want to understand your side and how U.S. intervention might cause further turmoil; enough to cause war between Egypt and the U.S. or involve other countries.
Dear CFlores, I like your
Dear CFlores,
I like your post "Dear Andrew, I enjoyed" because you showed me your opinions and what you really thought about my writing about Egypt protests. Right now that is a big issue in the economy and we are wondering if we should do anything to stop it. The country might change forever if no actions are being taken because everyone wants to overthrow the leader in Egypt. Did he really do something that bad for everyone to go against him?
One sentence that you wrote that stands out for me is: "People from Egypt hold every right to deal with their government as they wish because in a democracy, the power is of the people for the people." I think this is important because the people want to be in a democracy and the people want to be free, they do not want to be controlled by a leader who tells them what to do all the time. People want to run for the people, for themselves in what they believe in and what they think is right for the country and becomming a democracy would benefit the country.
Another sentence that I enjoyed was: "Some people might agree that America should deal with Egyptian affairs and others don’t. However, it is hard to understand whether or not America will support Egyptians." This is very true because some people dont like the Egyptians and don't want to help them as well. People believe that Egypt should solve their own problems and if we get involved we might start another war. Right now things are going chaotic in Egypt and if we dont do anything, who might knows what happens next.
Your post reminds me of something that happened to me. One time there was a fight that I saw and I went to stop it because that fight was really stupid and it didnt need to happen. Just because one person told the other person to shut up doesnt mean you have to fight. Fighting doesn't solve problems and like the violence in Egypt, it doesnt solve any problems at all, it actually creates more problems for the people to fear.
Thanks for writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next because you have really good points and thanks for commenting on my posts. I really appreciate it and you kind of changed my mind a little bit about if America should get involved because if America doesn't more stuff might happen as well. It is like pros and cons. Anything can happen, either good or bad.
Dear Andrew, I read your
Dear Andrew,
I read your post about the protest. I agree with you that Egypt is very different than the United States. But something that I dont understand is, why did the people of Egypt vote for Mubarak when they never wanted him as president? That is something that has been my question ever since I started reading about this protest.
It is so surpirsing that there where alot of people killed and injured. I think that it is very sad that this happend.
Something else that I dont understand is that if Egypt is a democratic country, then why are they having so much trouble chooing their "leader". Also why do they call their president their leader and not their president?
I was nice reading your post. I look forward to reading what you have to write next. :)