Egypt, Morsi, and Dealing With Change

It looks like at least 100,000 folks in Egypt don't like their new president's recent actions. That's how many showed up at a demonstration in Cairo today.¹

One official says that President Morsi left when the crowds outside "grew bigger;" another official, speaking for Mr. Morsi, said that the President's departure was routine.

Whatever Morsi's motives, I'd say that Egypt isn't the 'stable' country it was under Mubarak.

As I've said before, "stability" isn't necessarily a good thing: not when it means that a small group makes decisions for a nation; tells the general public what the leaders think is 'proper;' and criticizing the leaders is punished.

Folks whose position or influence make them part of that small group don't, understandably, like criticism; sometimes don't distinguish between reasonable complaints and treason; and aren't necessarily 'those people over there.'

Related posts, about dealing with:

• Change
  • "Egypt, America: Change, Freedom, and Other Threats to the Status Quo"
    (November 23, 2012)
  • "Egypt: NGO Raids, Police, and Office Equipment"
    (December 30, 2011)
  • "Incinerated Church, Dead Christians: But it Could be Worse"
    (May 10, 2011)
  • "Information Technology, People, and a Changing World"
    (February 23, 2011)
  • "Divisiveness, Cultural Chaos, and the Monkey's Paw"
    (January 30, 2011)
• Disagreement
  • " 'The Jesus-Eating Cult of Rick Santorum' and
    'America - Love It or Leave It' "
    A Catholic Citizen in America (February 29, 2012)
  • "What's With 'the Establishment' in this Blog?"
    A Catholic Citizen in America (September 15, 2011)
  • "Libya, Syria, Bahrain: Journalists Uncooperative; 'the Masses' Worse"
    (March 29, 2011)
  • "Jared Loughner, Sarah Palin, James Eric Fuller, and Getting a Grip"
    (January 18, 2011)
    Particularly
    • Disagreement isn't Treason
  • "Venzuela's Chavez, America, and Freedom: It Could be Worse"
    (August 1, 2009)

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¹ Excerpt from the news:

"Egyptian President Morsi leaves presidential palace as protests turn violent"
Foxnews.com (December 4, 2012)

"Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi left the presidential palace Tuesday as violence erupted between police and at least 100,000 protesters gathered in Cairo.

"In a brief outburst, police fired tear gas to stop protesters approaching the palace in the capital's Heliopolis district. Morsi was in the palace conducting business as usual while the protesters gathered outside. But he left for home through a back door when the crowds 'grew bigger,' according to a presidential official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

"The official said Morsi left on the advice of security officials at the palace and to head off 'possible dangers' and to calm protesters. Morsi's spokesman, however, said the president left the palace at the end of his work schedule through the door he routinely uses...."