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Egypt Lives!
Feb. 11th, 2011 08:41 pmBy the People, Of the People, For the People.
And here's to praying the military, come September, quietly steps down and makes sure that elections are fair and wide-spread.
And here's to the collapse of dictators and despots everywhere.
And here's to the people of Egypt, and here's to revolution, and here's to the downfall of tyranny.
ETA: President Obama's Remarks.
Egypt has played a pivotal role in human history for over 6,000 years. But over the last few weeks, the wheel of history turned at a blinding pace as the Egyptian people demanded their universal rights.
We saw protesters chant “Selmiyya, selmiyya” -- “We are peaceful” -- again and again.
We saw a military that would not fire bullets at the people they were sworn to protect.
We saw people of faith praying together and chanting – “Muslims, Christians, We are one.” And though we know that the strains between faiths still divide too many in this world and no single event will close that chasm immediately, these scenes remind us that we need not be defined by our differences. We can be defined by the common humanity that we share.
And here's to praying the military, come September, quietly steps down and makes sure that elections are fair and wide-spread.
And here's to the collapse of dictators and despots everywhere.
And here's to the people of Egypt, and here's to revolution, and here's to the downfall of tyranny.
ETA: President Obama's Remarks.
Egypt has played a pivotal role in human history for over 6,000 years. But over the last few weeks, the wheel of history turned at a blinding pace as the Egyptian people demanded their universal rights.
We saw protesters chant “Selmiyya, selmiyya” -- “We are peaceful” -- again and again.
We saw a military that would not fire bullets at the people they were sworn to protect.
We saw people of faith praying together and chanting – “Muslims, Christians, We are one.” And though we know that the strains between faiths still divide too many in this world and no single event will close that chasm immediately, these scenes remind us that we need not be defined by our differences. We can be defined by the common humanity that we share.
