In their rush to bring about collapse of not just ecological
but political systems as well, the USA and its puppets quickly endorsed a
military coupe in Egypt. Keeping true to the moral double standard that makes
profit and loss capitalism the center - if a slowly crumbling one – of the
global economy, what’s good for business, banks, the military, the jews, other
identity groups (pick one or add your own), is okay no matter how bad it may be
for everyone else.
A class of Egyptians seen as unthreatening is supported
because another class which wasn’t really that much of a threat seemed to
possibly represent less of a profit margin. So what passed for a democratic
election in Egypt – at least as democratic and probably more so than any
American vote, in that a party founded and led by former social outcasts and
imprisoned rebels actually won – is dumped in a military takeover resulting in
more protester deaths than in the original uprising against the Mubarak regime.
Like the army, that regime was a corporate client of the
ruling western powers, with Egypt comprising a very large mall in the massive
market that passes for civilization, which is how we refer to those who can
afford the food, clothing, shelter, toys, pets and countless other purchasable
commodities that pass for civil (?) society. Meanwhile, several billion
inhabitants of planet earth live in poverty, are endlessly hungry, wear
unstylish clothing at best and live, if they have homes at all, in crowded ghettos
and both relative and all too real squalor.
A near majority
of Egyptians are among these poor, but rest assured the supporters of the
military are nice democracy seekers and hypocrisy acceptors more among those
who can afford personal relations with pet animals, while the followers of and
dependents on the Muslim Brotherhood are more likely to desire eating animals, if
only they could afford the prices.
Of course that
group's ruling powers and leadership were doing quite well, thank you, in the
first place or they’d never have been able to run for office let alone win an
election. And their collusion with the capital class of Egyptians and
membership in that group or at least its fringes were also necessary in order to
be allowed to sit at the table of power. Americans should remember, if they
ever knew, that during slavery and for generations after, “house negroes”
exercised power over those in the field on behalf of their owners, and often did
– and do - so in a benign, helpful and sometimes nearly radical way. But if
they get too far out of line the master cracks the whip, and obviously, the brotherhood
got out of line, even if unintentionally.
Lack of experience in running a country played a role but it
should be understood that they were not given any help from those who knew how
to run things and in fact were set obstacles to make it nearly impossible.
Their mistakes were numerous but look at the mental health crisis center of an
american government, consider its wealthy owners and a history of at least
feigned democracy, and be ashamed at yourself if you feel superior to the Egyptians
who undertook a herculean task with none of the material if not intellectual
and moral privileges available here.
The watchwords for Americans regarding Egypt should be: humility, respect, and to clean up the
sordid mess in our own house before interfering in matters we play a role in
screwing up in the first place.
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