Monday, May 23, 2011

Today, I say #NoSCAF

I used to love the army and feel proud and touched whenever I saw a soldier or army officer on the street. Until the bitter truth hit me. The whole facade of them protecting and saving the revolution was fake and fading. Tantawi is nothing but one of the many figures that ran after Mubarak, kissing his feet like he was some God, and getting everything he wanted out of that. Besides being part of the corrupted system, he also used the system in his own favor. Other than that, one can trust neither the highest-rank army officer, nor the small soldier standing in the street. And here is why: officers do what Tanatwi wants them to do, and soldiers need to obey the orders of their officer. So if one day Tantawi says "Shoot!", the little soldier will have to shoot. And where will the little soldier let out his frustration about having to blindly obey orders? Of course, on the detainees in prison.

I was never caught by the army or the state security, but I have a picture of what is going on. And today, I will say NO to the Supreme Council of Armed Forces. They want to replace a dictator, but not his ways. And that needs to change. I do not have any other options in mind, but something has to change. And change starts with being aware of a problem. #NoSCAF

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