Revolution not a Coup

The Second, people-led Revolution 2013

I took the picture

The people who went down where FOUR times those who went against Mubarak and his regime in 2011

Estimates by Google Earth 32 million people

Egypts independence day

On the eve of Independence Day in the U.S., the skies over Cairo evoke images of 4th July celebrations. Fireworks are erupting and crowds are roaring in jubilation in Tahrir Square, as the military has announced the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, a year after he took office.

What the Western World said about us

12 million people elected Morsi, so he is the first elected civilian President in Egypt, any attempt to overthrow him is not democratic. In the western advanced countries and in democracies there are other democratic and civilized ways of getting rid of an ineffective leader This is a coup d'tat by the military against an elected president.

Important questions
Is it a coup or is it a revolution? Could Egyptians have changed the MB rulers via the known democratic means of representative democracies ie through elections?

Is this the Mubarak regime and its thugs trying to regain power through the military?

My answers
Part I : A Revolution not a coup and why. Part II : Morsis One year harvest Part III: what did we do? Our rationale ? Part IV : The future

Part I : Revolution and Not a coup

When and how it started

Demonstrations against the constitution : December 2012 The writers and inteligencia demonstrations : May-June 2013 The appointed MB minister of culture fired all progressive employees, called for banning ballet, stopped Opera performance Actors, Media , Writers etc staged a sit in in front of the Ministry Thousands joined them worreid about the MB efforts to erase the Egyptian identity.

So In response to Morsi and his leaders insistence on drafting and issuing a constitution that was not representative , the people went down to the streets. Peaceful demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of demonstrators

Peaceful demonstrations against the Constitution: December 2012

El Shatter: the second man under the Morshid and the real ruler of Egypt

: Those protestors are all Christians and are serving the Foreign interests : therefore they are against Islam

MB main preacher called for the killing of anti-Morsi demonstrators

 : The famous MB TV anchor calling from his show for Jihad against the demonstrators , who are all christians, around palace and Tahrir who were rejecting the biased constitution

MB party members arrested after attacking demonstrators ; December 2012

December 2012

Attacks by MB members on women and demonstrators

December 2012

Attacks by MB members on women and demonstrators

Morsis and MB Leaders: He and his group sieged the Constitutional court December 2012 to prevent and terrorize judges from passing an order dismantling Shura Council

When and how it started

The Rebel movement: April 2013 April 2013 a young man and his team called for a popular signing of a petition for early presidential elections. The movement was called Rebel and its symbol was a red card similar to the card used in football matches to outset a troublesome player The 30th June ; the first year anniversary for Morsi in power was chosen to organize a massive demonstration of at least 15 million people to call for early Presidential elections The logic was 12 million voted for him; then 15 million will ask for his resignation

When and how it started

The Rebel movement

Morsis reaction
MB leaders and Morsi refused the request for early presidential elections MB leaders, their MB preachers and Morsi went on TV calling for Jihad against the infidels and the Christians who were demonstrating all over the country

22 million people signed the rebel authorization document asking withdrawal of their trust from Morsi and early presidential elections. Between 32 and 34 million Egyptians all across the country went down, starting the 28 June through the 4th July

M El Beltagy who threatened the revolutionaries and the army to turn Egypt and Sinai into hell if we do not return Morsi to Power
If the people and military in Germany or Italy of the 1930s had similarly understood the need to aim for the head, ELECTED LEADERS like HITLER and MUSSOLINI might never have remained in power as long as they did.

Morsis and MB Leaders

Demonstrations of Pro Morsi raising Al Qaida flag

My answers
Part I : A Revolution not a coup and why. Part II : Morsis One year harvest Part III: what did we do? Our rationale ? Part IV : The future

One year Harvest

After overthrowing Hosni Mubarak, 12 million Egyptians elected Mohammed Morsi. Unexpectedly, Morsi pursued authoritarian rule, promoted Islamisation and rejected social pluralism.

Morsis Journey with the people In Tahrir square, at the beginning of his term, showing he is not wearing a bullet proof vest

December 2012 Morsi surrounded his palace with barbed wires and concrete walls and issued his discriminatory Constitution

According to the constitution Morsi had to take an oath to protect the constitution and the rule of law By failing to do so and by producing his constitutional decree in November 2012 he had betrayed his oath

Undermining the rule of law and weakening the constitutional court

He undermined and weakened the constitutional court and brought his own MB Prosecutor

Pardoning and protecting Terrorists

More than 500 confessed Terrorists pardoned and released by Morsi; 32 Terrorist organization and their leaders allowed to return from Afghanistan and Albania (el zawahry) Hamas protected from prosecution for kidnapping and killing Egyptian soldiers Sinai turning into a hotbed for Jihadists
A man who was actively involved in the 1997 massacre in Luxor

Not an inclusive Government or Regime

Morsi stacked the government with Muslim Brotherhood members, and refused to work with members of other parties since his election. The countrys economic woes have deepened under his leadership, with unemployment rates soaring, food prices doubling, power outages rolling, and fuel shortages driving many Egyptians to despair.

Morsis urged an Islamist parliament to draft and pass the countrys foundational document in a matter of days. Minority groups, including the countrys Coptic and evangelical Christians, warned that the rushed constitution represented a major threat to minorities by potentially enfourcing Islamic law into public life.

Threatening independent Media

45 media public figures accused legally by the President himself of insulting the president Four main indpendent TV channels and their owners harrassed by authorities Allowing 17 religious and MB supported TV channels to use hate language and inciting followers against christians, women and shiites with no prosecution

Rigging of elections and referendums

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Another preacher announcing on TV that rigging any elections or voting is a religious duty . Many Egyptians witnessed and reported major rigging during the referendum on the Constitution in December 2012. People lost their faith in elections and in the voting system

Morsi used his followers to terrorize his critics

Demonstrating by MB and Morsi supporters against the freedom of Media and EL Watan. Notice al Qaeda Flag

My answers
Part I : A Revolution not a coup and why. Part II : Morsis One year harvest Part III: what did we do? Our rationale ? Part IV : The future

So how do we justify what happened

The Economist magazine recently described Mr. Morsis electoral dictatorship as zombie democracy. Such a democracy looks like the real thing because it has elections, but in truth is no more than a hollow shell going through the motions. Without democratic governance, power sharing and checks and balances on executive authority, the whole exercise amounts to little more than a sham.

What is democracy?
A true democracy should emerge during elections and grow after elections. Elected governments should respect the people and in addition to paying back the people, they should also fight for more supporters. With tolerance and generosity, the governments should patch up the cracks formed during elections and restore national unity.

What is democracy?
Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equallyeither directly or through elected representativesin the proposal, development, and creation of laws. It encompasses social, economic and cultural conditions that enable the free and equal practice of political self-determination.

The origin : direct democracy

Several variants of democracy exist, but there are two basic forms, both of which concern how the whole body of all eligible citizens executes its will. One form of democracy is direct democracy, in which all eligible citizens have direct and active participation in the decision making of the government.

The rule of the people

Athenian democracy meant also : people through the assembly, and courts of law controlled the entire political process and a large proportion of citizens were involved constantly in the public business.

 And that is what we did

32 million people went to the streets and chanted and called for the army to come to our rescue Given the experience of attacks and violence by the MB and its supporters against peaceful demonstrations and given also the vocal threats by the MB leaders and their preachers in a conference held by Morsi two weeks before the D-day, the people of Egypt sought out the army and hundreds of thousands went to the ministry of defense and asked them to protect our revolution .

Egypts direct democracy

The experience of Egypt could be taken as a lesson for emerging democratic countries. Elected governments should not think that they could do whatever they want after winning the election and prioritize their own wills while constructing a new dynasty.

My answers
Part I : A Revolution not a coup and why. Part II : Morsis One year harvest Part III: what did we do? Our rationale ? Part IV : The future

How are we ruled now : the After math

By Tuesday afternoon, Coptic Pope Tawadros II had joined a meeting of military leaders, a top Islamic cleric, and secularist opposition groups to discuss a political road map after Morsis potential departure. The Coptic popes presence at the high-level gathering marked an unprecedented level of influence for the Coptic populationan oftenpersecuted minority. The temporary President is a Constitutional judge, the Deputy is a Nobel Prize winner: El Baradai We have a technocratic cabinet with 3 women and one Christian man as Ministers The constitutional declaration annulled all Morsis discriminatory laws and decrees A committee to form a more representative constitution is being formed