Following up on this post. Fireworks burst over Tahrir Square after Army Statement See the show, it’s a dynamo. See the show, it’s rock and roll....See the shooowwwwwww.........ht freethinker!Wow, fireworks. laser lights and as freethinker notes an 'iconic' imagePerfect material for perception management of the masses Dramatic flourish courtesy of Egyptian military the real and consistent power in Egypt.If not the government, who pulls the strings of the military?Feeling cryptic today my answer is "He who pays the piper, call the tune"When I put up the post yesterday, I left the comment "Cue the civil war"PennyJuly 3, 2013 at 3:37 PMCue the civil warI mean no disrespect to the Egyptian people.I absolutely believe the people should be the masters of their destinies.That said, I have very real concerns that the situation is going to go from bad to worse in Egypt. Intentionally. By design. These concerns led me to make the comment I did yesterday.Briefly: Muslim brotherhood is not really known for it’s cuddly ways. Morsi has been encouraging the fight between Sunni and Shiite. Morsi has been encouraging the divide.Morsi and the MB will take it to the streets. They have the guns, the mercenaries, the indoctrination and the numbers. They also have the western NATO/ Israeli backing.I am not alone in this thinking: In Egypt, get ready for extremist backlash
“Morsy's gravest mistakes have resulted from a deliberate policy of accommodation and not, as is commonly believed, confrontation. He has allowed the military to retain its corporate autonomy and remain beyond civilian control.”
So the linked piece begins. Morsi had no choice regarding the autonomy of the military. He never had a say. Nor did Mubarak. It’s nice spin, but, it just isn't relevant. The part of the linked opinion piece I am most interested in is quoted below:
“This is likely to push a substantial portion of mainstream Islamists into the arms of the extremists who reject democracy and ideological compromise.
A segment of this rejectionist camp is also not averse to taking up arms against the "system" that suppresses them as well as against its foreign supporters. It is almost certain that some elements among the disillusioned mainstream Islamists will decide to join this militant trend and resort to arms -- thus increasing the odds of this volatile region descending into greater anarchy and turmoil.”
Order out of chaos... Divide to conquer Speaking of inciting violence, militants and mercenaries....... You have been warned!Quoting a key adviser to Morsi: Essam Haddad
"There are still people in Egypt who believe in their right to make a democratic choice. Hundreds of thousands of them have gathered in support of democracy and the presidency. And they will not leave in the face of this attack."To move them, there will have to be violence. It will either come from the army, the police, or the hired mercenaries. Either way there will be considerable bloodshed. And the message will resonate throughout the Muslim world loud and clear: democracy is not for Muslims."
You see, here in the West, we are supposed to believe that these poor people just can’t work it out. This psyop/ maneuver wreaks of ‘white mans burden’ reinforcement.They (Egyptians) just couldn’t give ‘democracy’ the time it needed. Bull biscuits. The army clearly pushed Morsi out knowing the brainwashed dupes/ the militants/ the mercenaries in the MB would take up the cause.It is what they have been programmed to do. It is the expected outcome.Cue the civil war