Politically speaking

[andrewducker]

So, if Egypt stops being a dictarorship, what are the chances of it continuing to blockade Gaza?

Because that's going to be all sorts of interesting...

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Egypt won't stop being a dictatorship though. The people seem to be protesting against the civilian government, and the president-for-life. But the real power in the country lies with the military.

Seems to me the most likely outcome is the military will get rid of the president, place a new puppet in office, and things will carry on as before... much like what seems to have happened in Tunisia.

[i_kender]

Hey, excuse me... but Egypt is not a dictatorship. Not the way you mean. It's a Republic - check Wikipedia for more info.

And actually, compared to a lot of countries in the Middle East, it's fairly democratic and fairly secular too.

In fact, one of the more worrying things for me about the current unrest is if the major opposition party The Muslim Brotherhood take power... they have made claims for maintaining an Egyptian democracy and ending poverty, but on the other hard they are fairly hardcore religious... for example, they would want to re-establish Sharia (Islamic) law.

[i_kender]

Oh, and the blockade on Gaza on the Egyptian end? That has more to do with fear of reprisals from Israel than any ideological bias.

[phillipalden.livejournal.com]

I didn't think about it from that standpoint. You're right when you say it could "get interesting."