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Building a free America took time: 1776-1789
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by YankeeJim | February 12, 2011 at 05:44 am
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Calibrating expectations
The last shots fired in the American Revolutionary War were in 1782, some say August 27: Battle at Combahee River marks the last fighting between British and American forces. Others might argue that it was November 10, 1782: The final battle of the Revolutionary War occurs as Americans retaliate against Loyalist and Indian forces by attacking a Shawnee Indian village in the Ohio territory.
The point is the fight lasted a long time and the process between declaring independence in 1776 and ratifying the Constitution in 1789 spanned 13 years.
So, what can be expected in Egypt? How long will it take for Egyptians that are more modern than Americans in 1776 to stand up a presumably Democratic republic, transitioning from military rule to something else?
Just writing a meaningful Constitution will take some time.
“Hopeful Egyptians Unsure of Next Step
Published February 12, 2011
Associated Press
CAIRO -- Egyptian protesters jubilant over their success in ousting President Hosni Mubarak vowed Saturday to stay camped in a central Cairo square until they are confident the military will meet their demands for democracy.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces banned ex-regime officials from traveling abroad and relaxed a nighttime curfew, according to officials and state TV, but it had yet to release a much anticipated statement on its next steps.
Mubarak surrendered power to the military Friday after an 18-day uprising by millions of protesters demanding his ouster and the introduction of sweeping democratic reforms, leading to euphoric celebrations throughout the North African nation of 80 million people.
Cleanup efforts began Saturday on Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, although it was still packed with thousands of people.
Burnt-out vehicles were towed away while people, including young activists wearing surgical masks, swept the streets and hauled away mounds of trash. Soldiers removed barricades to open at least a road leading to the square.
Many wore placards saying "Sorry for the inconvenience, but we're building Egypt."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/...ure-step/#ixzz1DkesXNkE”
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Guinevere (not verified)at 07:03 on February 12th, 2011
Americans in 1776 were more modern than today's Egyptian fellaheen. You clearly have never been to Cairo, or you wouldn't forecast a decades long evolution of democracy for Egypt. Egypt is not a country but a city -- Cairo. And Cairo looks like two nuclear bombs went off in 1946 and the debris was never cleaned up. Don't take a tour of the pyramids; instead, visit the "garbage quarter" -- the area assigned to Christians to live in; it consists, literally, of five-storey high mounds of garbage turned into "living quarters" for Christians. One percent of the 20 million population in Cairo is educated; they own everything and like Mubarak, they are bribed by the US Government to ride herd on the peasants. (Same as what is happening to US citizens ever since the US Oil-Military-Banking Oligarchs took over.)
at 07:58 on February 12th, 2011
First, I recommended your comment because it its thought provoking. Second, because you are Guinevere (not verified), we have no idea about who you are or what you may know. So, that makes context more difficult.
at 08:03 on February 12th, 2011
I know nothing about Egypt today.