Can Egyptians do it?

[mrstickball]

makingmusic476 said:

mrstickball said:

I'm starting to wonder if Egypt can actually complete the revolution without firearm ownership by the general populace.

I'm begining to fear they may have waited too long.  They had nearly 2 million people in Tahrir Square on Tuesday.  They should've stormed Mubarak's palace then isntead of setting a date of Friday.

At least what protesters are left have become more determined to see this through to the end.  They know that either Mubarak will be overthrown or they will die and the country will be worse than it was when they started.  I've seen quotes from people saying they must see this through to the end, as otherwise the lives of those already dead will have been wasted, and they'll essentially be accepting death themselves.

They have no choice but to fight now.

You may be right. They've let the revolution linger too long, and allowed Mubarak's forces to become more organized and better-armed. If your trying to overthrow a despot, I don't think the best way to do it is to merely stand in a courtyard and demand changes - not when they have massive amounts of firearms and increasingly better logistics.

However, they have enacted some change at least, if Mubarak goes through with his promises of open elections without him being involved in them as a candidate.