Please read this article regarding Egypt. Why are the protester's unsatisified with Mubarak's action? Are they justified? What is the irony of Mubarak saying "the demands of protesters for democracy are just and legitimate". What the pros or cons of his action?
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Nadia Harvey
2/10/2011 09:13:12 am
I think that Mubarak's action is ridiculous. If almost 1/4 of a million people gather in hopes of hearing his resignation, to hear that he will not, and simply hand over his power to the v.p. is crazy. It must have been a major let down, especially considering the reaction of the people, who had evidence to suggest a coup was about to take place. His adjustments to the constitution and other actions "for the benefit of the people" are somewhat benificial to the citizens of egypt, but that action is ironic because all the people want is for him to step down. Which he is clearly not going to do anytime soon.
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AJ Hansen
2/10/2011 11:55:08 am
Mubarak's actions are completely absurd. The protester's are fed up with having Mubarak as their leader and are doing anything to get him to step down from power. After over 30 years of rule in Egypt, the people are finally fighting for their freedom from Mubarak's rule. By saying that the protestors arguements are "just and legitamate", is very ironic because is he not listening and doing what they are asking for, him to simply quit as president after 30 years of power. Relinquishing the power to his vice president is not what the people wanted. The only pro about this is that he did give the v.p. more power. The cons are that even though he gave his power to the v.p., he is still president and things will most likely stay the way they are, and the people are attempting a coup due to Mubarak's stubborn actions.
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Madelyn Densbeger
2/11/2011 02:52:04 am
Mubarak should have been a little smarter and not be suprised at the excitment of the country after he stepped down. It is crazy how he stayed in power for as long as he did and a protest this big was created by a young, small group of protesters who were unhappy with his efforts in power. The poverty rate was extremely high under his power and the people finally all joined together and made what they wanted actually happen. It truly shows the world that even under a dictatorship, the people have the power if they all join together.It's going to be interesting seeing how the country progresses now that the military has the power.It makes me wonder though, if the people have been shown that they have this much power over the government, if chaos will overcome Egypt because everyone will want power and if they dont get it, they will want to rebel again and again.
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Marat
2/11/2011 05:01:28 am
I do not like Mubarak's actions. After 30 years of rule, the Eygptian people deserve freedom. It is going to be very interesting to see what happens in the next few weeks. However changing the constitution to help the eygptian's grievences is a pro, but that is ironic because the egyptian people dont want him to rule still.
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Gustavo
2/11/2011 08:02:21 am
I believe that Mubaraks action are dumb. HT Egyptian people have been under his power for thirty years now and they deserve to be free people. But he has stepped down only to let the vicepresident be in charge Egypt is still going to have the same problem and they are going to keep on rebeling.
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Pam de Santiago
2/11/2011 03:10:43 pm
The protesters are unsatisfied with Mubarak's actions simply because they are radical protesters who expect radical changes. Mubarak has only denounced power over the military, which is a lot, but not to say he has denounced power over Egypt. THe protesters will not back down anytime soon unless they get the actions they want. And even then, who is to say any one action will satisfy all of them. Mubarak saying "the demands of protesters for democracy are just and legitimate" is ironic to say the least and a slap in the face to the protesters. Mubarak is out of his mind if he thinks this remark in any way will provide any kind of sympathy from the protesters. Even with some transfer of power to his VP, Mubarak is far from done with his business in Egypt. This country has a long ways to go.
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Sarah Brink
2/13/2011 05:29:30 am
I think that Mubarak was very unjust. The Egyptian people deserved their freedom. The protesters had a reason to protest. He was limiting their rights and freedom. One key thing that i thought was stupid that Mubarak did was shut down the internet. Big whoop. I'm glad he stepped down and hopefully in the coming years, Egypt can improve their freedom without Mubarak reigning over them.
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Gabriela Fernandez
2/13/2011 12:57:14 pm
Mubarak's actions were downright ridiculous and unjust. People expected expected freedom, and they're obviously not going to gain it sometime soon. Mubarak may have stepped down but he turned his power over to the VP, something the people of Egypt definately didn't want, and didn't ask for. What can be expected to come next is that the protestors will continue to stop at nothing to achieve their freedoms and get Mubarak completely out of the picture. Also, who is he to begin to talk about legitimacy and being just? He does not contain either quality, hence why so many protestors wanted him out of power. Though things are always tougher done than said, hopefully Mubarak's resignation will allow for new doors to open towards freedom for the people of Egypt; they deserve it.
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Kayla Horne
2/15/2011 11:00:56 am
I don't think that Mubarak's actions are fair to the people in Egypt. All the people want is freedom and rights, but instead of resigning he is just going to hand over his presidency to his vice president. If I was a protestor, then I would be upset too. He is saying that the people are right and they deserve to have a real democracy, however, he is just handing it over to his v.p. which makes it seem more like a king dying, and his son is taking his place, who has learned everything he knows from his father. At least the people can move on from here and keep protesting to get what they want. In a democracy there, it isn't like here where you can overthrow the government if they don't protect your rights, but hopefully they can later on in Egypt with change.
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Alora Horne
2/15/2011 11:54:31 am
Mubarak is very unjust. He is obviously unwanted and the people just want him to step down. Instead he tries to compromise and make tiny adjustments in hopes that the people will stop protests. The people are just fighting for what they want. Freedom. I hope Egypt can move on to greater things and that they will not dishonor their peace agreement with Israel. I think it is very ironic for Mubarak to say what he said because he is acting like he is all for the protestors but in reality he had his police try and stop the protests. The people wanted freedom and now that Mubarak has resigned, the people have a future instead of a future of poverty.
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Corey Barrett
2/16/2011 01:41:39 am
i didnt like the actions of Mubarak, and now because of him stepping out Egypt is going to make changes and hopefully be free because they deserve it. overall i think Egypt is not out of the woods yet and i want to see what happens with them in a couple of weeks because only time will tell.
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Kiera Louttit
2/16/2011 09:27:33 am
The article I read was about how Egypt is now free and it is about time! Before the revolution in Egypt I was not very familiar with their government and how it was run. Now after learning about the revolution I find it interesting that the U.S. were such close allies regardless of the fact they have been living under a dictatorship. I am fascinated to see how the relationship develops between the U.S. and Egypt now that they are a free country.
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Charlie Boden III
2/17/2011 06:26:31 am
By Mubarak leaving his thirty year long "rule" i think it was a great thing for the Egyptian citizens, because he was a cruel and unjust ruler. One major issue that i see with him abruptly leaving, which is what his people wanted, was that the government is now souly ran by the army and all of the "congress" members and mubarak had to resign. There is now only a promise remaining that holds word that the next election in september will happen the way it was proposed. Mubarak was mentioning "the demands of protesters for democracy are just and legitimate", because i believe he knows that the people think it was time for him to go and resign.
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Jaime Echeverria
3/2/2011 03:31:52 am
In my view, it is good that Mubarak had been forced to be released from power, Mubarak had shown that he was incompetent to make his people's lives any better while they lived in poverty and restricted freedoms.the power now rests in the Egyptian military, But I wonder how the new goverment will be established and who the next leader will be. It will be interesting how these events will unfold.
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Tino Corro
3/3/2011 02:31:49 pm
The people of Egypt had the right to protest, to make Mubarak step down. The fact that Mubarak rigged many elections, a constitution written by his regime, and a torturing police gives evidence how he stayed for so long in power, and people were getting tired. No country wants to have a man in power for so long, including the USA, which is why we have the 22nd Amendment. Mubarak actions were unjust because he treated the people bad and gave them no freedom. Now that he has stepped down, it is a start. But the fact that he handed some power to the V.P. and the military is still not enough. Egypt should begin with an election with nominated candidates, following the steps of democracy. The people have all the right to protest if that’s what it’s going to take to gain freedom. It is ironic about Mubarak’s quote because he doesn’t do what the people ask to do, such as reforms. The pro about him stepping down is that it gives the people an opportunity to create a better country for themselves. The con is that we don’t know how it will turn out; will they be able to create such country? But at least it gives them the opportunity.
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