Class warfare and riotous revolt is happening and World leaders are at a loss! Sec. Clinton went from arrogantly supporting the Egyptian regime on friday of last week and claiming that the government was "stable" to stating there needs to be a smooth and peaceful transition which mets the Egyptian people's needs.I am no mind reader but I am willing to wager that Sec. Clinton thinks that smooth, peaceful, and democratic transition means a democratic spectacular election which reaffirms the democratic neoliberal class relations which continuously produce these ruptures in the first place. These "masters of the universe" are unable to look upon Egypt as anything but an opportunity.
In the US leaders, pundits, and wacky hockey moms from Alaska are basically calling for the same thing, law and order. Rachel Maddow recently pointed out that John Bolton, former UN ambassador under Bush Jr. thought that the ruptures in Egypt was a great reason to bomb Iran. Some Fox News idiot somehow thought it was actually possible for Sarah Palin to gather up the US military forces and invade Egypt.
But the best for last, Glenn Beck and his chalkboard (crystal ball) declared that The Coming Insurrection is upon us! Is Glenn Beck actually part of the Invisible Committee because for the past year and half he constantly holds the book up, talks about it, and shows us riot porn from all over the world. Conspiracy is everywhere!
It is always strategic to read, listen, and watch what the liberals, conservatives, and the paranoid right have to say regarding events and moments because their reactions will usually point you in the right direction, as far away from them and closer to "the people", the multitude, and the action.
The New York Times recently produced a decent article regarding the breakout of class war in Cairo and quoted Ayman Adbel Al, 43, a civil engineer inspecting the damage with his two teenage sons, blamed Mr. Mubarak, arguing that he had allowed the growing class divisions in Egyptian society to build up for years until they exploded last week.
“I can say that I am well off, but I hate it, too. It is not humanitarian,” he said, showing a picture of himself with his family at the protests Saturday. The only people who wanted Mr. Mubarak to stay in power, he argued, were rich people “afraid for their money.”
What is happening all over North Africa today feels historically similar to the early the 1950/60s anti-colonial struggles as well as to the overthrow of the Shah of Iran in the 70s. The similarities are both inspiring and cautionary if compared to the Iranian situation where students, workers, and clerics united to oust the western backed dictator of Iran which then resulted in the jailing and violent suppression of workers and students, as the Ayatollah rose to power on the backs of popular revolt (dont take my word for it though, I am only vaguely familiar with the Iranian revolt, plus an Iranian exile told me all about it on the bus once). The events in Egypt and North Africa will unfold and I am assuming that the people's will willcontinue no matter what concessions are offered by the Spectacle.
Libcom.org has offered up some good articles:
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