,EGYPT ,TODAY1 ,TOMORR[ ! ,WORLD 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,NOR? ,AFRICA IS 9 REVOLT4 ,AS USUAL1 ! MO/ /RIK+ ?+ IS H[ FAMILI> EV]Y?+ IS3 ! Y\NG MAN ) ! PRE/IGI\S DEGREE WORK+ AT A C(FEE %OP1 ! UNEMPLOYM5T & BITT]NESS1 ! PROTE/S SET (F BY POLICE BRUTALITY--= POLICE >E TO ! UNEMPLOY$ :AT BOSSES >E TO WORK]S4 ,!SE DETAILS CUE US 9 ?AT :AT IS HAPP5+ 9 ,EGYPT IS NOT P>T ( ANO!R WORLD1 BUT V]Y MU* P>T ( \R [N4 ,!RE >E NO EXOTIC OV]SEAS REVOLUTIONS 9 ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 ,MAKE NO MI/AKE--?\< !SE EV5TS DW>F ! RIOTS 9 ,GREECE & ! /UD5T MOVEM5T 9 ,5GL&1 !Y SPR+ FROM ! SAME S\RCE4 

,TO KEEP UP ) EV5TS1 WE URGE Y\ TO READ \R COMRADES' DISPAT*ES FROM ,EGYPT & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN P]SPECTIVES FROM ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ 9 G5]AL4 ,BUT = !SE UPRIS+S TO (F] ANY HOPE1 WE HAVE TO UND]/& \RSELVES AS P>T ( !M1 & ?9K & ACT ACCORD+LY4 ,TO ?AT 5D1 WE'VE SOLICIT$ ?IS ANALYSIS FROM A COMRADE 9 ,NOR? ,AFRICA4 

,! ,REVOLUTION 9 ,EGYPT3 ,! ,5D ( ! ,NEW ,PH>AOHS8 

,:AT IS HAPP5+--FIR/ 9 ,TUNISIA & N[ 9 ,EGYPT--IS ! BEG9N+ ( ! WAVE ( FULL-SCALE REVOLUTIONS ?AT WILL 9EVITABLY FOLL[ ! GLOBAL F9ANCIAL CRISIS ( #b#h4 ,TAK+ PLACE 9 ! WAKE ( ! FAIL$ 0,W> ON ,T]ROR10 !SE REVOLUTIONS COMB9E ! LAT5T =CE ( MASSIVE NUMB]S ( UNEMPLOY$ Y\? ) ! DYNAMISM ( MOD]N COMMUNICATION NETWORKS4 ,!Y SIGNAL ! CONCLUSION ( ! DECADE ( C\NT]-REVOLUTION ?AT FOLL[$ ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 #b#a4 ,AL?\< !Y CONT9UE ! EXPLORATION ( NEW TE*NOLOGIES & DEC5TRALIZ$ =MS ( ORGANIZATION 9ITIAT$ BY ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 ! =M & SCALE ( !SE NEW REVOLUTIONS IS UNPREC$5T$4 ,L>GELY ANONYM\S GR\PS >E US+ ! UBIQUIT\S ,WORLD ,WIDE ,WEB TO SP>K LEAD]LESS REBELLIONS AGA9/ ! PH>AOHS ( ! GLOBAL EMPIRE ( CAPITAL4 

,! SELF-/YL$ RUL]S ( ! WORLD >E TRULY AT A LOSS AS TO H[ TO UND]/& ! NEW SOCIAL & TE*NOLOGICAL =CES AT PLAY2 ! AG+ DICTATOR ,MUB>AK IS A P]FECT EXAMPLE ( ?IS1 BUT HE IS H>DLY ! ONLY ONE ( HIS K9D4 ,ONE CAN ALMO/ SMELL ! FE>1 NOT ONLY AMONG ! DESPOTS ( ,*9A & ,SAUDI ,>ABIA BUT ALSO ! SUPPOS$ LEAD]S ( REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACIES4 ,! CONTORTIONS ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T HAS BE5 GO+ ?R\< >E ! MO/ GROTESQUE ( ALL2 IT ISN'T LO/ ON ! ,EGYPTIAN PEOPLE ?AT ! BULLETS /RIK+ D[N !IR COMRADES CAME FROM ! ,U,S,A4 ,EGYPT RECEIVES @s#a4#c BILLION DOLL>S ( MILIT>Y AID FROM ! ,U,S EV]Y YE>4 ,! SUPPRESSION ( 0DEMOCRACY0 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ HAS BE5 A DELIB]ATE POLICY ( ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T3 !Y KN[ POPUL> S5TIM5T W\LD NEV] SUPPORT !IR AG5DA AS ! MILIT>Y 5=CEM5T ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM4 

,! BE/ EF=TS ( ,MUB>AK'S DY+ REGIME TO PUT ITS F+]S 9 ! E>S ( ! WORLD HAVE NOT SIL5C$ ! PEOPLE ON ! /REETS ( ,CAIRO4 ,EV5 BLOCK+ CELL PHONES & TRY+ TO TURN (F ! 5TIRE ,9T]NET HAVE PROV$ FUTILE4 ,= G5]ATIONS1 ,>ABS & ,AFRICANS HAVE BE5 SIL5C$1 REPRES5T$ BY V>I\S COLONIAL GOV]NM5TS & PORTRAY$ AS 0PRIMITIVE0 & 0T]RORI/0 9 ,EUROPE & ! ,U,S4 ,N[ ! PEOPLE ( ,EGYPT >E SPEAK+ 9 ?UND]\S UNISON = FRE$OM--NOT = POLITICAL ,ISLAM1 AS DEMAGOGUES FROM ,IRAN TO ,ISRAEL W\LD HAVE ! WORLD BELIEVE4 ,9 DO+ SO1 !Y >E REALIZ+ ! IDEALS TO :I* ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T PAYS ONLY HYPOCRITICAL LIP S]VICE4 

,TODAY1 ! COMMON CONDITION FROM ,EGYPT TO ,TUNISIA IS APPROA*+ UNIV]SAL UNEMPLOYM5T--ESPECIALLY AMONG ! Y\NG] G5]ATIONS1 :I* COMPRISE ! VA/ MAJORITY ( POPULATION4 ,?IS IS 9CREAS+LY ! CASE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,EUROPE AS WELL4 ,UNEMPLOYM5T IS NO ACCID5T1 BUT ! 9EVITABLE RESULT ( ! LA/ ?IRTY YE>S ( CAPITALISM4 ,CAPITALISM REA*$ ITS 9T]NAL LIMITS AT ! 5D ( ! #a#i#gS2 N[ ! FACTORIES ( EV]Y 9DU/RY PRODUCE EV] MORE COMMODITIES1 :ILE 9CREAS+ AUTOMATION R5D]S WORK]S LESS & LESS NECESS>Y4 ,! ONLY WAY TO MAKE PR(ITS (F !SE COMMODITIES IS TO ELIM9ATE WORK]S OR PAY !M NEXT TO NO?+4 ,TO DISCIPL9E ! SKYROCKET+ UNEMPLOY$ POPULATION & PREV5T REVOLT1 ! POLICE WAGE A NEV]-5D+ W> ON ! POPULATION4 ,WE LIVE 9 A WORLD OV]FL[+ ) *EAP %IT1 9 :I* HUMAN LIFE IS ! *EAPE/ ( ALL4 

,9 !SE CONDITIONS1 PEOPLE HAVE NO?+ TO LEFT TO LOSE4 ,NO?+1 ?AT IS1 BUT !IR DIGNITY--& IT TURNS \T !Y WILL NOT SURR5D] ?AT4 ,IT WAS PRECISELY ?IS 9N]MO/ CORE ( DIGNITY ?AT L$ ,MOHAMM$ ,B\AZIZI TO LI<T HIMSELF ON FIRE RA!R ?AN FACE HUMILIATION AT ! H&S ( ! POLICE1 :O 9 SEIZ+ HIS FRUIT-SELL+ C>T TOOK AWAY ! ONLY WAY HE C\LD FE$ HIS FAMILY4 ,! BLAZE LIT BY ,MOHAMM$ ,B\AZIZI HAS SPREAD1 C>RI$ BY O!R UNEMPLOY$ PEOPLE :O !REBY TRANS=M !MSELVES FROM ABJECT BEGG>S 9TO WORLD-HI/ORICAL H]OES4 ,! PEOPLE ( ,EGYPT >E NOT ONLY BURN+ POLICE C>S1 !Y >E ORGANIZ+ POPUL> COMMITTEES TO CLEAN ! POLICE & O!R TRA% (F ! /REET1 & ! /REETS ( ,CAIRO HAVE NEV] FELT SAF]4 

,IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT A WAVE ( REVOLUTIONS %\LD BEG9 N[4 ,NOT S9CE ! DAYS ( PH>AOHS & MON>*S HAS ! WORLD BE5 CONTROLL$ BY AS S5SELESS A =CE AS ! GLOBAL F9ANCIAL M>KET4 ,AS CAPITALI/S BECAME LESS & LESS ABLE TO PRODUCE PR(IT FROM 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION OV] ! PA/ DECADES1 !Y HAD TO 9V5T MEANS ( PR(IT+ BAS$ ON EXPECT$ FUTURE RETURNS4 ,BUT 9 A WORLD ( 9CREAS+LY *EAP COMMODITIES & POOR CONSUM]S1 H[ C\LD CAPITALI/S KEEP PEOPLE BUY+ /UFF & /ILL MAKE A PR(IT8 ,!Y HAD TO 9V5T A WAY = CONSUM]S TO CONT9UE BUY+ EV5 :5 !Y W]5'T PAID LIV+ WAGES3 ?US ! 9V5TION ( MASS DEBT4 ,:5 ! SALE ( REAL GOODS CAN NO LONG] PRODUCE PR(IT1 PR(ITS MU/ BE MADE ON 9CREAS+LY FANTA/IC EXPECT$ FUTURE RETURNS--9 O!R WORDS1 ON F9ANCE4 

,YET LIKE ANY H\SE ( C>DS1 DEBT CANNOT BE BUILT UP =EV]4 ,EV5TUALLY1 SOMEONE WANTS TO BE PAID BACK--& SO ! 5TIRE H\SE ( C>DS COLLAPS$ UND] ITS [N WEI<T 9 #b#h4 ,! F9ANCIAL CRISIS SIGNALS A DEEP] METAPHYSICAL CRISIS ( \R PRES5T ORD]3 CAPITALISM IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE = ! REAL MAT]IAL NE$S ( ! GLOBAL POPULATION4 ,! HI< POV]TY RATES 9 ,EGYPT >E NOT SIMPLY ! RESULT ( MISMANAGEM5T BY ,MUB>AK1 BUT ! 9EVITABLE CONSEQU5CE ( ! CONTRADICTIONS ( \R ]A4 

,!IR EYES HOPELESSLY CL\D$ BY !IR [N IDEOLOGY & LACK ( VISION1 HEADS ( /ATE CAN ONLY /& DUMB & SURPRIS$ AS ! CRISIS GOES ON & ON4 ,!Y LAMELY HOPE TO RE-/>T ! F9ANCIAL M>KETS ?R\< 0AU/]ITY0 OR 0GRE50 CAPITALISM1 REFUS+ TO CONSID] SY/EMIC *ANGE DESPITE ! FACT ?AT ! SY/EM CANNOT EV5 DELIV] JOBS & AF=DABLE COMMODITIES TO PEOPLE--MU* LESS A GOOD LIFE4 ,JU/ AS IT TOOK AN ]A ( REVOLUTION TO OV]?R[ ! DIV9E RI<T ( K+S1 IT WILL TAKE NEW REVOLUTIONS TO OV]?R[ ! DIV9E RI<T ( ?+S3 ! P[] ( F9ANCIAL CAPITAL & ITS PUPPET DICTATORS4 

,REVOLUTIONS >E NEV] BR\<T AB\T BY TE*NOLOGY1 BUT RA!R BY ! COLLECTIVE ACTION ( HUMAN BE+S :O RADICALLY TRANS=M !IR RELATION%IPS ) EA* O!R & ! WORLD !Y %>E4 ,H[EV]1 ONE CANNOT D5Y :AT AN IMPORTANT ROLE ! ,WORLD ,WIDE ,WEB HAS PLAY$ 9 ,EGYPT & ,TUNISIA4 ,ESPECIALLY AMONG CYB]NETICALLY SKILL$ & PR$OM9ANTLY UNEMPLOY$ Y\?1 IT 5ABL$ PEOPLE TO CALL = & P>TICIPATE 9 MASS MOBILIZATIONS )\T ANY NE$ ( LEAD]S4 ,! DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,EGYPT ON ,JANU>Y #be W]E CALL$ = BY A ,FACEBOOK PAGE CALL$ 0,WE ,>E ,ALL ,KHAL$ ,SAID10 NAM$ = A VICTIM ( POLICE BRUTALITY MU* LIKE ,ALEXIS ,GRIGOROP\LOS 9 ,GREECE4 ,! PAGE ITSELF WAS SET UP BY ! ANONYM\S 0,EL-,%AHE$0--?AT IS1 0M>TYR0 9 ,>ABIC4 ,MEAN:ILE1 Y\? ?R\<\T ! WORLD >E MOBILIZ+ AS ,ANONYM\S2 9 ! BATTLE OV] ,WIKILEAKS & MORE REC5TLY 9 ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ,TUNISIAN GOV]NM5T1 ,ANONYM\S HAS %[$ ITSELF TO BE A POT5T NEW 9T]NATIONAL ) AN AWAK5+ POLITICAL MATURITY BEYOND ! MESSAGE BO>DS ( #d*AN4 ,DEMON/RATORS' ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ) L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE & REACT IMM$IATELY TO EV5TS VIA MOBILE PHONES1 ,TWITT]1 & ,FACEBOOK IS SWIFTLY MAK+ PREVI\S =MS ( ,LEFTI/ & 9DU/RIAL-BAS$ POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OBSOLETE1 ALONG ) O!R HI]>*ICAL =MATIONS SU* AS POLITICAL ,ISLAM4 

,?IS REVOLUTION>Y USE ( SOCIAL M$IA %\LD COME AS NO SURPRISE4 ,9 ! H&S ( AN ELITE FEW1 EXP5SIVE COMMUNICATIONS TE*NOLOGY WILL NATURALLY BE US$ = SELF-AGGR&IZEM5T & CONSUM]ISM4 ,9 ! H&S ( UNEMPLOY$ Y\? & O!R EXCLUD$ CLASSES1 ?IS TE*NOLOGY CAN BE RE-PURPOS$ TO ORGANIZE REVOLUTION4 ,! ,9T]NET IS ! NEW GLOBAL FACTORY FLOOR1 & WE >E SEE+ ITS FIR/ WORK]S' C\NCILS =M--A NEW K9D ( COLLECTIVE 9TELLIG5CE ?AT 5ABLES PEOPLE TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES DIRECTLY )\T REPRES5TATION4 

,! BLANK CONFUSION ( GLOBAL CAPITALI/S AS TO :O IS 0REALLY BEH9D0 ! MY/]I\S RESI/ANCE 9 ,EGYPT & ,TUNISIA IS REVEAL+4 ,IT'S OBVI\S H[ DESP]ATELY ,U,S POLITICIANS WI% !Y HAD ANYONE1 SU* AS ,MOHAMAD ,EL,B>ADEI1 ) :OM TO NEGOTIATE4 ,!SE REVOLTS >E AN>*I/ 9 =M IF NOT CONT5T--& EV5 ! CONT5T IS BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY RADICAL4 ,! ABS5CE ( ANY ORGANIZ$ GR\P OR LEAD] 9 ! E>LY DAYS ( ! PROTE/S SPEAKS VOLUMES3 9CREAS$ 9=MATION TE*NOLOGY HAS NOT ONLY DE/ABILIZ$ ! OLD ,LEFTI/ =MS ( ORGANIZ+1 BUT ALSO ! JU/IFICATIONS = HAV+ HI]>*ICAL GOV]NM5T 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,:5 PEOPLE CAN COMMUNICATE1 !Y CAN ORGANIZE !IR [N LIVES4 ,EXP&+ SU* HORIZONTAL /RUCTURES TO A GLOBAL SCALE NO LONG] SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE1 EV5 IF IT IS NOT YET WELL ?\<T \T4 

,TO MAKE ?+S EV5 WORSE = CAPITALI/S & NATION-/ATES1 ! MASSIVE SECRET APP>ATUS ( ! /ATE HAS BE5 REVEAL$ 9 ALL ITS 9COMPET5CE BY SITES SU* AS ,WIKILEAKS4 ,:ILE ,WIKILEAKS HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ! ,EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION1 ! CABLES DESCRIB+ ,B5 ,ALI'S PET TIG] BE+ F$ A LUXURI\S DIET :ILE ,TUNISIANS />V$ FUR!R /OK$ ! FLAMES 9 ?AT C\NTRY4 ,WIKILEAKS HAS PRODUC$ P>ANOIA 9 ! GLOBAL /ATE APP>ATUS ITSELF1 AS ! /ATE CANNOT FUNCTION )\T ! SUBJUGAT$ POPULATION BELIEV+ ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y & ACCORD+ IT ! RI<T TO EX]CISE VIOL5T =CE4 ,N[ ! EMPIRE HAS NO CLO!S--& ITS NAK$ CORRUPT P[] IS DISGU/+ TO BEHOLD4 ,!RE IS A GR[+ CONS5SUS ?AT ! /ATE APP>ATUS IS AN >*AIC HOLDOV] NO LONG] WOR?Y ( RESPECT4 

,! ,MUB>AK REGIME MADE ! CLASSIC MI/AKE ( CONFLAT+ TE*NOLOGICAL /RUCTURES ) ! PEOPLE US+ !M1 AN ]ROR TYPICAL ( ,SILICON ,VALLEY & C]TA9 !ORI/S AS WELL4 ,9 A POORLY ?\<T-\T MOVE1 ! REGIME %UT D[N ALL F\R ,I,S,PS 9 ! C\NTRY1 EFFECTIVELY TURN+ (F ! ,9T]NET4 ,9 ADDITION1 CELL PHONES HAVE BE5 9T]MITT5TLY BLOCK$ BE=E MAJOR DEMON/RATIONS4 ,IF ANY?+ ?IS ONLY 5RAG$ ! ,EGYPTIAN PEOPLE MORE4 ,IT MAY EV5 HAVE 9T]RUPT$ !IR SPECTATOR%IP--IT IS EASI] TO WAT* A DEMON/RATION OV] ! ,NET ?AN TO P>TICIPATE--& DRIV5 MORE & MORE PEOPLE 9TO ! /REET4 

,! LESSON H]E IS CLE>3 ! SUPPOS$LY DEC5TRALIZ$ ,9T]NET IS QUITE C5TRALIZ$1 & :ILE IT MAY BE USEFUL1 IT IS A MI/AKE TO DEP5D ON IT AS LONG AS IT REMA9S 9 CAPITALI/ H&S4 ,YET RUL]S SU* AS ,MUB>AK FACE A NO-W9 SITUATION4 ,IF !Y KEEP COMMUNICATIONS TE*NOLOGIES UP & RUNN+1 !SE WILL BE US$ TO ORGANIZE AGA9/ !M--BUT IF !Y TAKE !M D[N1 IT WILL PROVOKE WORLDWIDE \TRAGE4 

,H[ DO Y\ ORGANIZE )\T ! ,NET8 ,Y\ MI<T />T ) EXI/+ SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS2 9 ,EGYPT1 ?IS MEANT ! MOSQUES4 ,! 0,DAYS ( ,WRA?10 *>ACT]IZ$ BY /REET-FI<T+ ) ! POLICE F> MORE 9T5SE ?AN ! ,GREEK 9SURRECTION ( #b#h1 CULM9AT$ 9 ! TOR*+ ( ! HEADQU>T]S ( ,MUB>AK'S P>TY4 ,AFT]W>DS1 9 A BRILLIANT MOVE1 ! PROTE/]S CALL$ = PEOPLE TO GA!R AFT] PRAY] AT MOSQUES--:]E MO/ ,EGYPTIANS W\LD BE GA!R$ ANYWAY4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 ! MOSQUES S]V$ ! SAME PURPOSE ?AT SOCIAL C5T]S & SQUATS DID DUR+ ! ,GREEK 9SURRECTION1 ONLY = A MU* GREAT] P>T ( ! POPULATION4 

,SO :ILE COMMUNICATIONS TE*NOLOGY MAY BE ADVANTAGE\S 9 ! E>LY /AGES ( ORGANIZ+1 A MOVEM5T MU/ BECOME P[]FUL 5\< NOT TO NE$ ! ,9T]NET ONCE IT TAKES TO ! /REETS4 ,9 ,EGYPT1 ! REVOLT ACTUALLY GREW 9 9T5SITY AFT] ! ,9T]NET WAS %UT (F4 

,IF !RE IS ONE REG>D 9 :I* ! ,9T]NET IS 9DISP5SABLE1 IT IS 9 SPREAD+ ! NEWS ( DISORD] ELSE:]E4 ,AS ! ,EMPIRE'S P[] HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY SPECTACUL>1 IT HAS BECOME MORE VULN]ABLE TO BE+ DAMAG$ ON ! T]RA9 ( ! SPECTACUL>4 ,OBAMA'S FIR/ RESPONSE TO ! UPRIS+ WAS TO CALL = ! 0VIOL5CE0 TO CEASE--EV5 ?\< HIS GOV]NM5T R\T9ELY ADM9I/]S VIOL5CE 9 ,PAKI/AN & ,AF<ANI/AN & 9FLICTS IT ON ,U,S CITIZ5S ?R\< ! WORLD'S L>GE/ PRISON SY/EM4 ,HE & ,MUB>AK >E NOT AGA9/ VIOL5CE1 BUT !Y APPE> TO BE AFRAID ( IMAGES ( VIOL5CE4 ,IF !SE IMAGES ESCAPE1 !Y UND]M9E ! /ATE'S COV] /ORY AB\T MA9TA9+ ORD]4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! /ATE DESP]ATELY NE$S PEOPLE TO DI/RU/ & FE> EA* O!R4 ,?IS EXPLA9S :Y ,MUB>AK RELEAS$ UND]COV] POLICE 9 CIVILIAN UNI=MS TO POSE AS LOOT]S 9 ORD] TO JU/IFY HIS CRACKD[N4 ,:5 ?AT FAIL$1 HE TURN$ (F ! ,9T]NET & D5I$ M$IA ACCESS 9 ORD] TO PREP>E ! CONDITIONS = ! K9D ( MASSACRE IT W\LD TAKE TO RE/ORE HIS CONTROL4 ,YET N[ IT SEEMS D\BTFUL ?AT ! >MY IS WILL+ TO C>RY \T SU* A MASSACRE4 

,! 9SURRECTION ?AT BEGAN BY BURN+ D[N POLICE /ATIONS !N %IFT$ TO MASSIVE PEACEFUL DEMON/RATIONS 9T5D$ TO W9 OV] ! >MY4 ,PAMPHLETS ?AT HAVE CIRCULAT$ 9DICATE ?AT ,EGYPTIAN ORGANIZ]S PLANN$ FROM ! BEG9N+ TO PIT ! >MY AGA9/ ! POLICE4 ,9SURRECTIONI/S 9 ,EUROPE & ! ,U,S,A %\LD TAKE NOTE ( ?IS CLEV] /RATEGIC MOVE4 ,AFT] ! FRONT L9E ( ! P>TY ( ORD] WAS EFFECTIVELY DEFEAT$1 ! ,EGYPTIANS CLE>LY UND]/OOD ?AT ! ONLY =CE CAPABLE ( /OPP+ !M WAS ! >MY4 ,9/EAD ( ATTACK+ IT DIRECTLY1 :I* W\LD SURELY HAVE RESULT$ 9 A MASSACRE1 !Y UND]TOOK TO W9 OV] ! HE>TS & M9DS ( ! SOLDI]S4 ,?US F> !Y HAVE BE5 SUCCESSFUL 9 ?IS1 DEMON/RAT+ ?AT !Y CAN SELF-ORGANIZE & MA9TA9 A LEAD]LESS YET DISCIPL9$ REBELLION ?AT MAKES ! /REETS ( ,CAIRO SAFE & CLEAN = ! FIR/ TIME 9 YE>S4 

,?IS LEAVES ! >MY )\T A REASON = EXI/5CE1 LET ALONE ANY EXCUSE = A MASSACRE4 ,ONCE AN 9SURRECTION HAS REA*$ A C]TA9 PHASE1 AS A FRI5D HAS SAID1 WEAPONS >E UNNECESS>Y4 ,= A REVOLUTION TO SUCCE$ 9 OV]?R[+ ! /ATE1 ! >MY MU/ REFUSE TO %OOT ITS [N PEOPLE & 9/EAD JO9 !M 9 REVOLT4 ,9 ,EGYPT1 ! >MY IS AT LEA/ P>ALYZ$ 5\< RI<T N[ NOT TO />T %OOT+2 IT MAY YET JO9 ! PEOPLE1 OR MORE LIKELY ATTEMPT TO BROK] A TRANSITION TO REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY4 

,ALL ?IS %[S ?AT BILLIONS ( DOLL>S ( MILIT>Y EQUIPM5T CAN'T /OP A REVOLUTION4 ,ONCE ?+S REA* A C]TA9 PO9T1 MILIT>Y =CE IS NO LONG] ! DET]M9ANT FACTOR4 ,IF ! ,EGYPTIAN PEOPLE P]SI/ 9 REVOLT1 ! MILIT>Y CAN H>DLY BOMB ITS [N CITIES4 

,YET EV5 IF A MILIT>Y DEFEAT IS AVOID$1 ! 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS BEGUN ON ! 0,DAYS ( ,WRA?0 IS MORE LIKELY TO BE SIDE-TRACK$ 9TO REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY ?AN TO 5D 9 A G5U9E COMMUNIZATION ( SOCIETY--?AT IS1 9 ! IMM$IATE %>+ ( ALL PRODUCTION = ! SURVIVAL ( ! PEOPLE4 ,?IS IS NOT TO BE PESSIMI/IC--ALREADY ! NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES & DEF5SE COMMITTEES RESEMBLE NO?+ MORE ?AN ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE4 ,BUT ,MUB>AK IS A DICTATOR1 & ! Y\? ( ,EGYPT HAVE NOT YET TA/$ ! BITT] FRUITS ( REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY4 ,!Y MAY HAVE TO LE>N AB\T !M ! H>D WAY4 ,EV5 IF A REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY IS E/ABLI%$1 IT WILL NOT BE ! 5D ( ! /ORY--WITNESS ! CONT9U+ PROTE/S 9 ,TUNISIA4 ,!RE W\LD 9EVITABLY BE ANO!R 9SURRECTION SOON] OR LAT]1 AL?\< ?AT C\LD TAKE YE>S OR DECADES4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT IS PROMIS+ ?AT MANY Y\NG ,EGYPTIANS SEEM AW>E ?AT REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY WILL ONLY LIMIT !IR MOVEM5T & R$IRECT 9TO YET ANO!R =M ( 5SLAVEM5T4 ,?IS IS VISIBLE 9 MANY WAYS--= EXAMPLE1 9 ! MESSAGE S5T TO SELF-APPO9T$ LEAD]S LIKE ,EL,B>ADEI1 0,%ALL WE JU/ CALL Y\R MOBILE :5 WE HAVE F9I%$ ! REVOLUTION = Y\80 ,! 9SURRECTION HAS ALSO SE5 UNP>ALLEL$ ACTION & P[] ( ! ,EGYPTIAN WOM51 :O WILL NOT GO BACK TO BE+ SUBS]VI5T UND] ! ,MUSLIM ,BRO!RHOOD AFT] !SE UPHEAVALS4 

,YET ! POPUL> OCCUPATION ( ,TAHIR ,SQU>E CANNOT LA/ =EV]2 !RE MU/ COME A MOM5T :5 FOOD WILL BE PRODUC$1 TRA9 L9ES REACTIVAT$1 & ! ,9T]NET TURN$ BACK ON4 ,!SE >E ! REAL KEYS TO ! SUCCESS ( ! 9SURRECTION & TO PREV5T+ ! RETURN TO CAPITALISM1 EV5 UND] ! MANTLE ( REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ! /EPS 9 ?IS DIRECTION HAVE NOT YET BEGUN4 

,LET'S /EP BACK N[ & ASK L>G] QUE/IONS4 ,IF ,EGYPT IS NOT FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T FROM ,EUROPE & ! ,U,S1 :Y HAV5'T SU* 9SURRECTIONS HAPP5$ !RE AS WELL8 ,FIR/1 LET US NOT BE TOO HA/Y--! DOM9OS >E ALREADY FALL+1 ) MASSIVE PROTE/S 9 ! /REETS ( ,JORDAN1 ,ALG]IA1 ,YEM51 & ,MAURITANIA4 ,ONE REASON ! 9SURRECTION HAS SU* POPUL> P[] 9 ,EGYPT IS ?AT1 AS MANY ,>ABIC-SPEAK+ C\NTRIES1 ! ,EGYPTIAN =M ( LIFE HAS NOT YET BE5 FULLY SUBSUM$ 9TO CAPITALISM4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 MANY CASES ONE ONLY PAYS AS MU* AS 0ONE FEELS0 ONE %\LD PAY = GOODS4 ,HAGGL+ IS NOT SO MU* A WAY TO MAXIMIZE MICRO-PR(ITS AS TO ASC]TA9 AN AF=DABLE & E?ICAL PRICE = AN EX*ANGE4 ,! COMMODITY EX*ANGE ITSELF IS (T5 LESS IMPORTANT ?AN ! SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT ! COMMODITY SYMBOLIZES4 ,! COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY & P[] ( ! FAMILY KNITS PEOPLE TOGE!R OV] G5]ATIONS1 9 CONTRA/ TO ! ALI5AT$ 9DIVIDUALS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & MO/ ( ,EUROPE4 ,! VIBRANT & PUBLIC /REET LIFE ( ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ IS A NATURAL FOM5T+ GR\ND = 9SURRECTION4 

,YET >E !RE NOT D>K =CES WAIT+ 9 ! W+S8 ,?IS SEEMS UNLIKELY1 AS ! PROTE/ IS CLE>LY FOCUS$ ON 0FRE$OM0 RA!R ?AN ,ISLAM1 ) ?OSE WANT+ TO LEAD RELIGI\S *ANTS BE+ %\T$ D[N ON OCCASION4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ,EGYPTIANS >E NOT ,ISLAMIC--9DE$ !Y >E--YET !RE >E SUBTLE DI/9CTIONS4 ,POLITICAL ,ISLAM IS EFFECTIVELY ! ,TEA ,P>TY ( ,EGYPT1 A HI]>*ICAL RELIGI\S MOVEM5T MO/LY ( ! OLD] & CONS]VATIVE G5]ATION2 BUT ,ISLAM EXI/S 9 O!R V>IANTS1 B9D+ SOCIAL RELATION%IPS & PROMOT+ A COLLECTIVE E?ICS4 ,ONE CAN EV5 9T]PRET ! GIV+ ( ALMS 9 ,ISLAM AS A RITUAL TO AVOID EXCESSIVE C5TRALIZATION ( WEAL?4 0,ALLAH0 DOES NOT NECESS>ILY D5OTE A COMM&+ DEITY2 ! NOTION MAY ALSO PO9T TO ! 9EFFABLE1 ! 9VISIBLE EXCESS ( LIFE ?AT D5IES R$UCTION & RESI/S ! CATA/ROPHIC H>NESS+ ( ALL TO ! IMP]ATIVES ( PR(IT4 

,( C\RSE1 CURR5TS F> OLD] ?AN ,ISLAM HOLD SWAY 9 ,EGYPT AS WELL4 ,UNLIKE MANY 9 ,EUROPE & ,AM]ICA1 MANY ,EGYPTIANS >E PR(\NDLY AW>E ( !IR HI/ORY FROM ANTIQUITY ONW>DS1 & FEEL DEEP %AME AT !IR PRES5T /ATE ( IMPOV]I%M5T4 ,! DIGNITY & RESPECT !Y %[ EA* O!R 9 ! /REETS 9 MID/ ( ! 9SURRECTION ATTE/S ?AT ?IS REVOLUTION IS NOT AB/RACT1 BUT ROOT$ 9 EV]YDAY LIVES2 IT IS ! DEEP METAPHYSICS ( !SE =MS ( LIFE ?AT PROVIDE ! SUBJECTIVE CONDITIONS = TRANS=MATION4 

,COMMUNISM IS OLD] ?AN ,M>X1 JU/ AS AN>*Y IS OLD] ?AN ,PR\DHON4 ,! AGE ( REVOLUTIONS DID NOT BEG9 ) ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 NOR DID IT 5D ) ! FALL ( ! ,B]L9 ,WALL4 ,AS CAPITALISM N[ 5CIRCLES ! E>?1 ! ONE ?+ ?AT C\LD UNITE ! WORLD W\LD BE A COMMON REJECTION ( IT & ! POLICE ?AT DEF5D IT4 ,! COMMUNISM ( ,M>X WAS TRAPP$ 9 ! AB/RACT METAPHYSICS ( ECONOMICS & POISON$ BY A MISUND]/&+ ( ! DANG] POS$ BY ! /ATE2 ?IS SABOTAG$ ! REVOLUTIONS ( ! E>LY #b? C5TURY1 BR++ AB\T ! CATA/ROPHE ( ,SOVIET-]A /ATE CAPITALISM4 

,BUT ! AGE ( REVOLUTIONS IS NOT OV]2 ON ! CONTR>Y4 ,9 A SONG ( ! ,TU>EG--0! DES]T IS \R MO!R1 & WE WILL NOT SELL H]0--WE CAN GLIMPSE A =M ( COMMUNISM F> MORE ALI5 & HO/ILE TO CAPITAL ?AN ANY?+ IMAG9$ BY ,L594 ,MANY ( ! CALLS = 0FRE$OM0 9 ,EGYPT HAVE LITTLE TO DO ) ! FRE$OM TO ELECT A PRESID5T OR *OOSE AMONG COMMODITIES ON ! M>KET1 BUT RESONATE ) A COMMON DESIRE TO LIVE ) !IR HEADS HI< & NOT C[$ TO ANY RUL]4 ,= ?IS !Y >E READY TO DIE1 :E!R BY SELF-IMMOLATION OR 9 ! /REETS TOGE!R4 

,YET ONE CAN S5SE A PR(\ND NE$ AT ?IS TIME = A COMMON 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION>Y PURPOSE ?AT RESONATES \TSIDE ( ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 = SOME?+ TRULY UNIV]SAL TO FILL ! VOID LEFT BY CAPITALISM4 ,! NATIONALI/ FLAGS ( ! PROTE/]S W]E TACTICALLY EFFECTIVE AT CONFUS+ ! >MY1 BUT !Y ALSO REFLECT A LACK ( CRITIQUE ( ! CONCEPTUAL APP>ATUS ( CAPITAL & ! /ATE4 ,:ILE ! CONDITIONS >E RI<T = REVOLUTION1 OV] ! LA/ ?IRTY YE>S REVOLUTION>IES HAVE L>GELY FAIL$ TO CREATE & SPREAD ! ORGANIZATION & ANALYSIS NECESS>Y = 9SURRECTIONS TO BECOME G5U9E ANTI-CAPITALI/ REVOLUTIONS4 ,:AT DOES IT TAKE = PEOPLE TO REALIZE ?AT ! TRUE POT5TIAL ( !IR NEI<BORHOOD DEF5SE COMMITTEES IS NOT AS A MEANS ( TEMPOR>ILY REPLAC+ ! POLICE1 BUT ( PREFIGUR+ ! ABOLITION ( ALL POLICE1 9 EV]Y C\NTRY8 

,NO EV5T OCCURS 9 A VACUUM2 EV5TS ORIG9ATE 9 CONCRETE CONDITIONS1 & CONSEQU5TLY !Y T5D TO COME 9 WAVES4 ,! EV5TS 9 ,EGYPT %[ ?AT ! C5T] ( REVOLUTION>Y IMPETUS IS NO LONG] 0! ,WE/02 ?IS NEW AGE ( REVOLUTION WILL CULM9ATE FIR/ 9 >EAS :]E ! LIV+ CONDITIONS >E BECOM+ UNBE>ABLE & ! WAYS ( LIFE >E NOT YET COMPLETELY COLONIZ$ BY CAPITAL4 ,H[EV]1 IT W\LD BE A MI/AKE TO SEE ?IS AS M]ELY ! CONCLUSION ( AN UNF9I%$ ANTI-COLONIAL REVOLT4 ,IT IS SOME?+ MU* BIGG] & DEEP]4 ,! F9ANCIAL CRISIS IS A SIGN ?AT CAPITALISM IS ON A DECL9+ TRAJECTORY4 ,! CONDITIONS ?AT PRECIPITAT$ ! EV5TS 9 ,EGYPT >E RAPIDLY BECOM+ UNIV]SAL ACROSS ! GLOBE1 SPELL+ ANO!R CYCLE ( REVOLUTION & POSSIBLY W>4 ,EV5TUALLY !SE SAME =CES WILL HIT ,SAUDI ,>ABIA1 ,EUROPE1 ,*9A1 & F9ALLY EV5 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ) ! /R5G? ( A TIDAL WAVE4 

,MAKE NO MI/AKE AB\T IT1 WE >E 5T]+ AN ]A ( REVOLT4 ,!SE REVOLTS WILL REJECT & ATTACK CAPITALISM 9 !IR CONCRETE PRACTICE1 EV5 IF ! SY/EMATIC DE/RUCTION ( E>LI] REVOLUTION>Y CURR5TS HAS LEFT A VACUUM4 ,HOPEFULLY ! P>TICIPANTS WILL REALIZE ?AT FRE$OM IS IMPOSSIBLE )\T ! DE/RUCTION ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE1 & A NEW G5]ATION ( REVOLUTION>Y ?\<T WILL UPDATE ! CONCEPT ( REVOLUTION = ! DAWN+ ]A4 ,WE >E AT A PO9T N[ :]E IT %\LD BECOME CLE> TO ALL ?AT WE CAN DIRECT \R [N LIVES--?AT ! /ATE IS A HI/ORICAL FOSSIL HOLD+ US BACK4 ,AS %[N 9 ,EGYPT1 ! /RANGLEHOLD ( ! /ATE & CAPITALISM MU/ BE BROK5 9 ! /REETS2 OV] ! COM+ DECADES ! RESULTS ( ?IS ULTIMATE /RUGGLE WILL LIKELY DECIDE ! FATE ( HUMANITY ITSELF4 

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