Egypt: A Tale Of Two Philosophies

By: jordanrickards (Diary)  |  February 7th at 07:44 PM  | 

Egypt, one of the world’s oldest civilizations and arguably its first great empire, today finds itself in the throes of birthing pains attendant to progress. As the world watches waves of protestors crowding the streets, it is important to recognize that this uprising is not simply a popular revolt pitting the people against their government. It is clash of ideological movements whose respective beliefs and differences are personified in the form of two very distinct leaders. One leader represents the old world, dark, repressive, and backwards, while the other represents change, democracy, and an opportunity for renewed foreign relations. And no, the two men are not current President Hosni Mubarak and de facto opposition leader Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei. Rather, the two ideologically polarized figures of whom we speak are President Obama 2011, and President Obama 2009.

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