Egypt's chaos: No end in sight
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People's Daily, November 29, 2011
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The pot and the kettle[By Jiao Haiyang/China.org.cn] |
With the increasingly intense competition between the military and various forces, the state of Egyptian politics is becoming complicated. The current landscape is rife with uncertainty, and the situation in the Middle East will also be negatively affected.
Apparently, the cause behind the clash is public dissatisfaction with the constitution, which some claim has given the military too much power. The proposed constitutional amendments were the last straw that triggered the bloody clash, but ultimately it was the culmination of a variety of social and political contradictions that have been escalating since the unrest broke out in Egypt earlier this year.
This has reflected the reality of Egypt's particularly vulnerable political ecology after the overthrow of the Mubarak regime. Egyptian people had high expectations in the wake of Mubarak's resignation that they would secure the fruits of the "revolution," but their lives have remained unchanged 10 months later and have yet to see fruits and pragmatic results of the "revolution."
Politically, the military has been late in fulfilling its promise of returning the power to the people, which has not only caused public dissatisfaction but has also offered various political forces and factions the opportunities to stir up trouble.
As a country with a large population and complicated national context, Egypt cannot afford the costs of clashes. A media agency in the Middle East said that Egypt's disorder is due to the impact of the large-scale unrest in early 2011.
In fact, Egypt has become increasingly fragmented in terms of politics and more and more socially disordered in the aftermath of the dramatic changes, with the collapse of the former relative balance in politics, social ecological framework and the structure of interests.
Egypt has neither a powerful government nor a strong leader, so people are at sea amid the exuberance after the "revolution." It is a matter of concern whether or not Egypt's parliamentary elections and next year's presidential election can be held as scheduled.
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