Could Egypt Collapse Again?

 

Egypt is a nation that was suppressed by what I would call a Power/Fear regime on top of a traditionally Honor/Shame culture. The reason the people revolted was that the pressure cooker effect of a strong power/fear environment eventually blew the lid off. Each power/fear rulership (no matter if it is at home, a neighborhood, city, religious institution, company, nation) will eventually reach the point where the pressure cooker will blow the lid.

In the Egypt the power/fear system was very sophisticated with different roles for the government, police, secret service and the military. As a result people were never sure who was going to inform on who. This resulted in people not discussing the future beyond. People are scared to think about a future where the power/fear rulers would not be there. Or they can’t even envision a life that would be different. A shrewd Power/Fear ruler will make sure that there is only a little bit of hope but that it always remains contained. Just enough hope to make sure people obey and stay within the boundaries set by the rulers.

What happened in Egypt is that hope was kindled and the government could not contain it. Once the flame was fanned it grew into a big fire.

The main challenge was and is still today: Nobody had a plan to change the nation from a power/fear rulership and culture to a culture where rulers empower the nation and where fear is replaced by a gradually and appropriately distributed hope.

When Morsi came to power we predicated that he would take less than 10 months to start behaving the same way as Mubarak; it only took him 4 months!!

So in essence the revolution is long from over. The only way the revolution will finish is if the new rulers rule with an iron fist; but it is unlikely the average Egyptian will allow this to happen again. OR: the ruler will have to focus on national change, empowering the nation and gradually bringing hope and trust alive after decades of fear, distrust and despair.

General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is probably right in saying that a collapse of the current regime is likely.

This article was written by using the “Three Colors of Worldviewc” cultural analysis methodology developed by KnowledgeWorkx

What is the difference between England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

 

Again I have to confess: this video gave me more insight than any other video I have ever seen related to this topic. An excellent job by CGPGrey, thank you for educating the world.

I am from The Netherlands but NOT from Holland…

 

Ever since moving overseas 22 years ago I have been explaining the difference between Holland and The Netherlands. It is a bit of a broken record, but finally there is an explanation that settles it once and for all.

From now on I will refer you to following video for a high-paced explanation of this age-old dilemma that faces everybody who was born in The Netherlands: ENJOY!

Thank you CGPGrey, you are doing an amazing job!