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All Praise the Immortals!
All Praise the Warriors who have fallen Fighting for a Just World!
Egypt. Africa. The Middle East....?
Firstly, All Strength to The Egyptian Peoples!
Congratulations to The Egyptian People!
May Your Wise Men be Supported Without Fear!
Interesting Days!
Perhaps as an escape from my own personal malaise, I tune into world media for info on 'bigcrisis', then open my channels to download whatever seems Reasonable.
But watching from afar, tuning into just one issue or event means missing the details and intricacies of each locale etc.
So, really, I have no idea of how parochial people are in their thoughts, and how much they can be bothered, or are able, to dedicate their time to the essential 'Reform Talk', and resultant actions following any key political decision.
Seems the word 'reform' is popular these days, from Rio de Janeiro across developed and undeveloped nations to Sydney Astrayliar.
Egypt's events of the last 20 days, and the deposition of their 30 year dictator, Hosni Mubarak, has sparked excitement as said, from the upper echelons down through impoverished quarters around Cairo, Tunis, Damascus, and further afield through central and eastern Eurape.
The first question is 'How long will Egypt be in limbo?'
There are a few good reasons for Egyptians to 'kick-back' for a few days, since the cause of their recent celebrations.
One is the pure joy they are feeling.
Two, there has to be a 'recovery period', for everyone in Egypt, to, in relaxed and more formal, ceremonial ways, 'expunge' all the toxins, the cultural toxins which have belaboured their minds after decades (7,000 years!) of oppression.
As if a sort of post trauma, psycho-therapeutic session, for each and all to let-out and thus let-go of their own built-up apprehensions, anxieties, anticipations they were forced to take-on in daily life under the Mubarak regime.
In this sort of national case, it's fundamental to recognise the effects on our personal character and the behaviour it adopts when under such prolonged political pressure.
Because 'politics' is the surface dialogue which goes on over the more deeply and viciously divided debate of 'economics'.
So a majority of Egyptians, and no doubt Peoples of Egypt's neighbour-nations, who have been less-than-wealthy, will be weighing-up events and prospects for the future, to see what is in each proposed reform, for them.
Wherever, people are forced to focus on attainable immediate concerns such as food and a roof, and as population increases, the focus becomes a war, from minute to minute in-and-against one's own neighbourhood, to in-and-against the city business districts, offices, warehouses, factories highways, shipping ports and off to foreign warzones etc., the priorities are 1st, 'find food!' etc. 2nd, once attained, 'why bother with national politics?'
Depending upon where one stands on the economic ladder, they will lean to more striking issues when more than their own welfare stares them in the face daily. So if the reported 40% of Egyptians live in poverty is close to fact, then the effect of 'sympathy' from their own People will boost their 'presence' by some 20 or 30% more, to around 60%-to-70% in favor of national political reforms.
But exactly how much political reforms are 'carried' by whatever transpires as the new Egyptian Parliament, depends upon by how much the People can Organise themselves from here forward. And not just to see themselves through the promised elections in the next six months.
If anyone in Egypt is thinking that short-term way, then they will, come 5, 6, 10 years, look back to this month with deep disappointment.
It's probably close to the mark to say that Egyptians have yet to fully grasp the depth and potential breadth of what they have done over the last 20 days.
They do have the option of going with the military, who seem quietly brilliant in how they have handled the last three weeks, which will mean that over a few months, Egyptian politics will simmer-down, and, before too long, if nothing else happens in the region politically, the Military will proceed to implement conditions for the future.
But how close to, or how REAL the Administration decides meritorious, certain reforms are, is the fundamental question.
Egypt's Military has been a long ally of the USA Military, it is known. Other major players from East and west have big enough bearings on Egypt and the region, including the whole of Africa. So, no matter how influential the younger, more 'pro-reform' members of the military are, even if the Heads of the Military were also pro-reform, they cannot change a thing without the consent of the bigger players.
However, the 21st century is undoubtedly a time of change, hopefully of 'correction', and most all major nation players are aware of it, secure or not in that knowledge.
So everywhere today governments are giving time to this latest crisis, where the People have actually succeeded initially and against brutal and powerful odds, to unseat the leader of a large, yet socially and economically unequal nation.
And perhaps what also needs global Recognition and celebration, is the low amount of violence and casualty of the whole affair?
Tunisia, the same!
Well done, all of you! Even the deposed leaders and administrations really deserve compliment, for allowing these corrections to be instrumented with minimal loss of life, etc.
But the Revolution is not over yet, in Egypt, Tunisia, or in Sydney Australia!
No matter which side of the political debate one is on, after attaining to a certain level of involvement, influence and power, less-parochial politics seems always to intercede and assume quiet control of events, reforms and the future for any new party or government.
Always, the powers-that-be, will make every effort to either retain some semblance of control, or if dwelling in 'opposition', take advantage of wider events, or media events, to increase their own reach and thus grip on the levers of power.
And this cannot help but involve ignoring some demands, for the preservation of their own little club, party or ideological global force.
And, it seems, that once a political person climbs out of the party mail-room and into a party meeting room, they are told in no uncertain terms, where they must place their allegiance, which is to the preservation and growth of their own elites' club.
Once politics grows beyond any local group to being economically powerful or sought-after, they will be leaned upon by the bigger mob up the street, and as the day's political wars are principally funded by any-and-all-economic, wealth accrual, certain 'policy aspirations' have to be denied, so-as to keep an important money-stream flowing.
The 'legalisation of Marijuana, Cocaine and Opium/heroin', perhaps at the top of everyone's list?
Therefore, while illegal drugs have been major sources of funding for most all sides of the last 300 years of (British) political debates, and both sides of the legalisation argument have sound points for changing the laws, all, quietly agree that legalisation makes 'fund-raising' descend to a lower level again.
Not that most insist on Ethical restraints - most people will do anything if reason or force convinces them it's necessary, as long as they are not forced onto the frontline and certain death or serious injury.
For a whole nation to foresee benefits from reform 10, 20, 200 years from now, is near-as impossible, as most of us, after a few decades, cannot keep up their Resistance, and have a right to retire somewhat.
But this doesn't mean they stop thinking and talking about necessary reforms, near and far.
Always, the question looms - 'By how far must we, and can we, Reform our nation's economic base?'
Pondering such issues as 'how United can Egyptians be, on fundamental Egalitarian ECONOMIC Reforms?' when reports say that they are forming small local groups to discuss the issues?
Again, from down-here-down-under, no idea!
Always watching for how the enemy is acting, and planning their own survival, I ask, 'is the administration letting things be peaceful, hoping the ferment will evaporate?'
Once the joy wanes, and people have no option but to get back to the mill, how effective will any calls for PROTEST be from here forward?
It's easy to imagine Egyptians 'blowing' in exasperation when another call comes in to march to the Square again, and everyone knows the fanatics with the most to lose, the merchants, the tourrorism operators, the land speculators/developers, pro-foreign bankers and politicians and their sycophantic do-anythings will be going hard at subverting the Revolution to secure their greedy futures, by keeping the current wholly corrupt and pro-offshore economic structures afloat.
All the while that Egyptians fail to move soundly toward forming a Strong and Meritorious political party of Reform, whether Military, Social, or Economic, the anti-reformists will be manipulating as much as they can to return Egypt to that, for them profitable, status quo.
So Egyptians, civil and military, have to keep the Reform Ball rolling, by setting down definitive 'aspirations' for economic reforms beginning as soon as possible, and, while the momentum and populace are yet to become exhausted, make realistic political options available for popular open public discussion on the local levels.
Hippies and stoners float through life because they can, saying that everything works out in the end.
Not so.
For 80 million Egyptians to get it right from 2011 forward, requires concerted dedication to their nation.
It would seem appropriate that each local 'council' of thinkers on their real and present issues, would have by now organised their own 'liaison officers' who cross between local groups to keep as many as possible aware of meeting resolutions, progress, sticking-points and of where the Collective shall meet from here, and grow into.
Most all such meetings and growing movements are plagued by differing opinions, and on by how much we should pursue one reform or another. Etc.
When the rubber hits the road, party and national funding are paramount, so it is imperative that these are secured early, and so that they are never in need of question, debate or dissent again.
But this field, economics and accountancy, are full of divisive arguments, and the higher up the social and political ladder one goes, the more forceful, brutal and persuasive the arguments become.
In Egypt, it appears that the Military has a secure grip for the moment, which may mean they are not averse to open political debates, nor to the potential of such, growing to become a national forum.
Prior to these few weeks, open political debate would surely have been out-of-the-question to most Egyptians?
So now, if the Military are condoning discourse, then it is probably proper that the Military ensure that the debates are not swayed too far to either side, or that they degenerate onto violence.
This infers that perhaps the Egyptian Military partake of the organisation of public political debates?
Local. Council. Multi-council. Rural. Regional, and it may well be the Military are best fitted to impartially organise meetings to elect local representatives who express the will of the Locals best from each group, so they receive local popular and official accreditation to step one level of Community Meetings higher, upto the broader forum, as Local Representatives of the People's Will, and as Wise and Intelligent Voices for, and Listeners to, the larger pan-north-African-and-Middle-Eastern Debate.
But the Military will have to be REALPolitik about it, which may require that they consider what amount of 'political'-slash-ECONOMIC 'Wisdom' the People have, and need, to be able to make informed and intelligent contributions and decisions, and consider how much the People know about the bottomline reforms, if they are serious about their Revolution and about where they want Egypt to travel from 2011 into the future??
Should therefore, the Military be running the Education system?
As at the moment, no 'leading light' or group has formed across Egypt to consolidate the Momentum, which leaves the Movement open, to some extent, to be fought-for, won and claimed by any ambitious personality or party, once more the call would seem to be to the Military to at least monitor states of decision-making progress across the nation, and, using I suggest, the state media, broadcast the events and results of and from these local popular meetings, broadcasts, discussions and votes.
But maybe Twitter, Facebook, etc are as much as a movement needs today?
As the People seem to have embraced the Soldiers, it's not too hard an ask to have the military be represented in public meetings, both from effecting their professional disciplines into the People, so that the People, where they lack the training, can organise and facilitate their own Councils, but also calling the military to be the overt, fearless face of Justice, by recognising the bottomline economic issues, and their irrefutable Laws, and by ensuring that these Laws underpinning ALL Land Laws, or Laws of Land Distribution, can be discussed out-in-the-open without one fearing the bighouse thugs bearing down on you or your family.
However, as said, Egypt's military does not act alone. It has to respect the official wishes of all nations in the immediate regions, and across the Mediterranean, in the Levant and over in the USA and China.
But, perhaps most regrettably, Egypt has to respect Israel, which brings in another huge and complex set of factors.
Israel, you can be sure, is well into 'damage control and mediate' mode, probably not anywhere near sure of what they should or could do in the weeks ahead.
There can be no doubt that a war forum has been called by Israel's cabinet, discussing 'worst case scenarios'.
I bet 'Armageddon' was not far from a few lips?
For a leader such as Mubarak to have stayed in power for 30 years in a region as hostile and delicate as that area is, surely has to mean that he, or his global overlords in the Pentagon and in Germany, et al, have made a pact with agreements which he was to have never challenged?
As the neighbourhood is pretty-much the global centre of 'testy' political issues, economic issues, and the results of 1000 of years of religious corruption, all floating around the central issue of Equitable Land Distribution, a tinderbox it is, and for the region to have kept a few lids on a few Pandora's Boxes, means that someone is acquiescing power along very political/economic and national border lines.
But it's difficult to integrate today's techno-revolution into the key political traumas, events and records of that north African, Arabian, Islamist, Jewish region because it basically means 'ALL CHANGE!' to how we see the world, from here forward.
The time-honored, typical responses by rulers, of trotting-out the soldiers to massacre a few hundred or more to silence the objections to absolute power are almost impossible now.
Even 'aggressive compulsive' Israel looks and thinks about Egypt's events with some dismay. Not only do they shake a little from thinking about the ramifications if the whole Arab and/or Islamic worlds were to join the Egyptians' Reforms, but there is another side to their nerves......
1stly, the credibility of the foundations of Israel, while in terms of their right and inheritance, reasonable, but as to how rightly they perform their regional, national and commercial finances, is an issue, metaphorically, the card, which Egypt and all of Arabia and Islam really has up their sleeve in the ever-on war between the ideologies of Israel, it's Christian benefactors of the west, and non-Judeo-Christian nations.
Land Reform!
This is the line over which many will not step, because it requires, a highly-attuned mind, capable of discerning fact from fiction, strong support all around, the Dedication of the People to never surrender to the opposition, and Recognition that there is no Justice without That Justice.
Are Egyptians Wise enough, desperate enough, Sincere enough, Collectively Strong enough, and with Allies enough, from within even Israel, but within Egypt's Military and her allies, and from their neighbour-nations all the way south to the Soweto Et Al, to have the Strongest United Africa and Middle East, to knock-off the dwindling powers-that-be regionally and globally, so that Egypt can implement those most basic and Primary Laws of Proper Land Distribution?
Alone..., surely impossible!?
But, if time permits, why should not they be enabled to reach out beyond their borders, beyond their region, to Strengthen their Cause?
Leaders like President Gaddafi next door in Libya, need only worry about a violent popular Revolution there if he cannot see the opportunity for a Greater Africa to be ignited from the events in Egypt, and that he and other regional leaders have now an enormous opportunity to make the greatest progressive leaps for all of the non-white, non-Roman worlds.
Events like the Public Strength across Egypt of the last 21 days, has to be (argh!?!?) capitalised upon by every one around them before the energy is dispelled.
Without widespread activism across Africa, the Middle East and further through Eurape, Britain and east nations, to compliment the Righteous actions of the Egyptians, the intensity will fizzle-out, and the necessary global reforms will fall further into the background.
But a worse effect from Humanity's failure to grasp the Momentum of today's Egypt will be the local and global oligarchies' reactions, of increased oppression, less opportunity to speak openly on crucial political matters, and further dumbing-down of the education systems, of media, and of acceptance into a secure job, house, social life etc.
So, in order to maximise the opportunity, talks across north Africa, the Middle East, Arabia and beyond, have also to be able to expand back to where these terrible 'economic exclusion zones', commonly known as 'national borders' have no effect on the issues.
'Where and what is the Military, therefore?'
Indeed?
Finally, another point the Egyptians may have on their side, basically against the ideological oppressor, Israel, is by voting-in land reform laws which align with and compliment the Ancient Hebrew Land Laws as put in 'Leviticus 25' of the Old Testament.
As most of the Islamic world already respects the Ancients determinations about 'usury' or of 'charging interest on borrowed money', then surely that is well toward a fulfilment of Abrahamic Law, which determines ultimately, that Land Rent is the Proper source of Government Revenue.
So if Egypt and Her neighbours are enabled to recognise these points and thus introduce the Proper Land Laws, Proper Taxation Evaluation, Land Rent and Government Revenue, Israel would be weakened at her knees, from a blatant sense of 'guilt' - HYPOCRITS!!! Saducees! Pharisees!!! for being the centre of the Abrahamic Faith, yet for failing to adhere to the most important Scriptural Law!
OH SHAME! Israel!!
What then, were such a dream to break through into the 3D holodeck called 'Earth 2011'? Without doubt, it would have to succeed across the holodeck 'Eurape 2011' first!
And what does the Brass of the Pentagon have to say?
What possible advantage to them, them right at the top of the pile, could there be in supporting any such full-blown modernisation and reform in the Egyptian corner?
Is the debate actually between 'Honor' and 'purpose'?
It cannot be denied, that, in times of uncertainty and foreboding, it is far far more Intelligent, sane and secure, to side with the People, and to deploy one's advantage for the People, than for wealth or power.
As the plenitude of slaves forced into brainlessness turn their minds back to the mill, and to keeping a roof over their heads, the igniting thrill of the change dims in their minds and hearts, and is absorbed up the power tree back into the hands of the civil servants.
Another media-ticket wins our attention, as does the grog and drugs on Friday night, and soon enough, all things are as expected - on the hypnotically-slow fast-track to total annihilation.
Egypt's Revolution is not Egypt's, unless Egyptians can muster the Dedication to a larger Revolution, reaching across immediate and distant borders, not alone to fellow Islamists, Arabs or another sect, skin-type, Outlaw or Freedom Fighter, but to the Wisdom within all of us, so a Global Momentum can begin to roll, stopping for no-one, no monarch, Pharaoh, or President, until the world has been rolled-clean of the tyranny of inequitable Land Distribution.
Surely, if Egyptians can, in future, say they took THE First Steps, and that they led us all to that hazy, smoky, distant Dream of Freedom, of REAL, Economic and Religious Freedom, then Egypt 2011 will be a Marker in History never forgotten!
All Praise the Mighty Egypt!!!
May all of us Celebrate and Support Egypt's First Step!!
All Praise the Immortals!
All Praise the Warriors who have fallen Fighting for a Just World!
From the Traveling 4x4 Tent of
King Commo
aka Countryzen bin Eartha
Outlaw, for
GLOBAL
Land,
Tax,
Housing,
Agricultural,
Cult,
Drug,
Work,
Education and
Environmental
LAW REFORM
ULURUBA
