When a worker, somewhere in the world, approaches a tank with his bare fists and cries out that he’s not a slave, what are we if we remain indifferent?
— Mairowitz, p. 141
Why are Egyptians unhappy? They have basically no more freedom than Tunisians. Egypt is ranked 138th of 167 countries on The Economist’s Democracy index, a widely accepted measure of political freedom. That ranking puts Egypt just seven spots ahead of Tunisia. And Egyptians are significantly poorer than their cousins to the west.
I think whats happening in Egypt is a watershed event and I’m proud to have lived in a time when one of the defining moments in History is being played out. All we can do is provide moral support and hope this spark in the middle east is the catalyst to people around the world living in oppression to rise up and feel what it is to stand up for what is right - TOGETHER.
I hope the spirit of this uprising fuels some minds back home in Gorkhaland too. We have so much to learn from this.
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