http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/opinion/04kristof.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=homepage
-People, most significantly academics&docs/generally prominent Egyptian citizens, are completely sick of 30 years of terribly unjust rule from their dictator, Mubarak.. especially the way he has responded to pro-democratic demonstrations with pure violence (i.e. recruiting thugs to beat people with clubs w/nails stuck in them).. these demonstrators keep jumping back into the front lines and are pretty much in it until it literally kills them.
-How has America supported this for 30 years? Has it gone relatively well up until recently because of the economic crisis?
-It seems like for the citizens, "democracy" may be synonymous with "jobs+food".. if the quickest way to get there is still with a dictator (albeit, a different "better" one), that is probably best because a new democracy may be too unstable to deliver.
-That said, I still believe a democracy is much preferred, so at some point it should be implemented.. why not now...
-But the short-term probs are important too! >50% of Egyptians living on $2 a day
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