Image by Getty Images via @daylifeEgyptians rejoiced, they had won, they had defeated the evil dictator and now they were free, free to form a democracy where they would be the rulers of their own country.
This morning, CNN was reporting that thousands of workers were striking, demanding higher pay and better working conditions and I am talking about every worker from the garbage collectors to university professors; even unemployed archaeologists were demanding immediate jobs.
Since Mubarak just abdicated and the government (parliament) was just dissolved and the military just took official power; who in the hell do the people think has the authority to raise their wages, give them better benefits or find them jobs?
Yes, it’s all about pent up emotions that have been pent up for thirty years but it is exactly this type of mass hysteria that leads to anarchy which invites another dictatorship.
The military’s first job is to stabilize the country and put the country back to work so all aspects of the society are once again open and operational. Banks have to open, schools have to open, trains and buses need to run…and none of this can happen if everyone is on strike.
During the riots, the police basically left their posts and the jails emptied with thousands of criminals now on the streets. The police have to go back to work, round up the criminals and restore order and safety but they are on strike.
It will be interesting to watch as things develop in Egypt; I love history in the making but Egypt will serve as an example for other nations in the area that long for freedom also so it is especially important for Egypt and Egyptians to comport themselves in a sober and rationale manner or it was all for naught.
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