when the people rise up, no one man can stand against them. the people of egypt proved that over the last few weeks as they pushed the long standing "president" Hosni Mubarak out of office. viva la revolucion, yes? well, we here at DIUU have a saying: it ain't always wise to trade yhe devil you know for the devil you don't.i know what you're thinking, "oh DARK avenger, do not tell us that you are against the new found freedom of the egyptian people. how can that be?" now before you snap the mask of my head, i'm only acting as the word of warning for my egyptian brethren. i only act to remind them of the potential pitfalls of this new dawn. as many examples as there are of uprisings leading to representative government (the czech republic, france, south africa, and the USA to name a few) there are more examples of the overthrow of a despot leading to the control of the government by yet another despot. when the tsars were overthrown during russia's revolution they were replaced by the bolsheviks and eventually lenin, two autocrats. the national socialsts (nazis) rose to power in germany promising the greatest freedom and power... to a segment of society with a very particular recessive trait, bringing only repression and death to all who didn't fit they're idea of perfecton. but what should trouble you, my egyptian brothers and sisters, is the history of revolution in the middle east, where you have been such a leveling force historically. when the shah was overthrown in iran, for instance, he was replaced by a committee of clerics who would use figure heads to give the appearance of freedom, while controling the government from the shadow. when iraq revolted in the 60s and 70s, saddam hussein seized power.
i am not the omen of things to come. i am but a messenger, a light in this DARK world. as such, i must now say that i personally commend you, my brothers. i commend you for your decorum and your grace. i commend you for your unity and your singularity of focus. i commend you for refraining from most of the bloodshed that tends to mar so many of these reformative moments in history. your jubilation and drive has touched the world and i wish you the best. i would also like to commend the military for refusing to fire on their own people. here's hoping you keep your word and end emergency rule, giving, finally, the power to the people of the motherland!
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