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Hosni Mubarak finally steps down

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Re: Hosni Mubarak finally steps down

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Post by buro9 »

Qz wrote: post #8
buro9 wrote: post #3

There's great live coverage on the BBC at the moment: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698 It looks like a carnival erupted at Tahrir Square when word got out. It was pretty vibrant before, but euphoria is clearly evident.

The carnival has actually been there for days now...

Not like this, there's a reporter from the BBC tweeting how the streets going to the square are all packed, and palpable joy is everywhere.

Watch the video stream if you can, it's uplifting to see. It's more than just the anticipation of celebration, it's the pure and unadulterated celebration and the carnival atmosphere associated with that.

Just put it into perspective, a dictator that most have lived under all their lives, the fear that goes with it... it's all being released in one go.

It's really hard to watch these pictures and not feel that rub off, but down on the ground this is probably the highest concentration of pure happiness and elation on this planet.

Look, awesome is an over-used word and we're an extremely cynical bunch... but this really is awesome.

Re: Hosni Mubarak finally steps down

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Post by csomar »

russnewcomer wrote: post #7

Mubarak handing power to the army probably means that the regime lives on, Mubarak's just not in charge of it anymore. Egypt's issues aren't settled now, this is only a step and it remains to be seen if real, true, democratic change is going to happen.

True. But there is an election coming up next. Now they have just began, Tunisia has just began too. There is an opportunity here since media will be opened (it already opened in Tunisia) and also the doors for true opponents. It's time to guard the election and ensure that the right one is elected.

We have just began, and I hope everything will be fine.

Re: Hosni Mubarak finally steps down

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Post by bvi »

goatforce5 wrote: post #6

Watching Al Jazeera's live stream and they had one of their journalists on the phone from the square. She expressed excitement and delight that Mubarak was gone. The host guy back in the studio pointed out the journalist on the phone had been impartial up until now, and basically apologised for her expressing her opinion. I thought that was pretty classy.

He actually said something along the lines of "...do forgive her for her reaction. She was 1 week old when Mubarak came into office."

Very cool.

Re: Hosni Mubarak finally steps down

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Post by elvirs »

I'm very happy for Egyptian people. People of Egypt deserve a better leader, a better government. The guy who said 'I am ready to die' yesterday on CNN almost made me cry. Thats the spirit, and that spirit deserved a victory which they finally achieved. I hope the same happens for other nations that have been held under dictatorship for decades.

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Post by Qz »

buro9 wrote: post #11
Qz wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The carnival has actually been there for days now...

Not like this, there's a reporter from the BBC tweeting how the streets going to the square are all packed, and palpable joy is everywhere. Watch the video stream if you can, it's uplifting to see. It's more than just the anticipation of celebration, it's the pure and unadulterated celebration and the carnival atmosphere associated with that. Just put it into perspective, a dictator that most have lived under all the…

Oh I've been watching it. I'm mainly referring to the tent city in the middle of the square being there, but yes it's quite amazing overall. As happy as I am, I'm still feeling a little unsettled. It's a victory yes, but what comes next?

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Post by sigzero »

elvirs wrote: post #14

I'm very happy for Egyptian people. People of Egypt deserve a better leader, a better government. The guy who said 'I am ready to die' yesterday on CNN almost made me cry. Thats the spirit, and that spirit deserved a victory which they finally achieved. I hope the same happens for other nations that have been held under dictatorship for decades.

Let's hope that is what they get.

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Post by [deleted] »

goatforce5 wrote: post #6

Watching Al Jazeera's live stream and they had one of their journalists on the phone from the square. She expressed excitement and delight that Mubarak was gone. The host guy back in the studio pointed out the journalist on the phone had been impartial up until now, and basically apologised for her expressing her opinion. I thought that was pretty classy.

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Re: Hosni Mubarak finally steps down

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Post by ugh »

alain94040 wrote: post #4

Flagged per the guidelines: if it's on TV, it doesn't belong here :-)

This is what the guidelines actually say:

"Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic."

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