A non-violent revolution of amazing speed has toppled the 30 year dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. First stories after his departure suggest that a council of the army is reconstituting the government completely, responding to the demands of the protestors. While the role of the v.p., the Mubarak apparatus, and even the army are all unclear, there is no doubt about the role of the Eyptian people, primarily young, but protestors reportedly cut across all lines of class and religion. While elements of our Rabid Right has been muttering darkly about them, they have succeeded so far with inclusiveness and without second amendment solutions. The road ahead is still perilous and will be contentious, now that the single object they all agree must go is gone. But what has happened so far must be celebrated. It's a sudden infusion of hope in so many ways.
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