About Egypt Response to Danny. Part 1

You know Danny, just yesterday evening before you responded back, I told Jessica I had not heard from you, but was sure something I said would get me a response soon. Thanks for not letting me down. O.K. lets get to it. In Egypt, just like in so many countries in our current world and in history, there are uprisings and they are not caused primarily by oppressive governments. The one thread that you seem to miss is the hopelessness that people feel. We all want to see our families have an opportunity to improve their social status. That is accomplished through, number one, education. Number two, an equal and level playing field of life. The importance of education is apparent. The level playing field is where the frustration can boil over. You make the assumption that everyone starts out at the same level. That is the fallacy in your theory. We all do not start at the same level. If you are wealthy, doors are automatically opened. Whether we are looking at education, health, nutrition or the starting of a job, if you have the money you are well ahead of everyone else. The middle class and the poor have a much smaller chance to advance then the wealthy, only because greed corrupts and the power that the wealthy derive from that wealth keeps the lower classes in their place. The role of government is to help level that playing field. The problem is that the wealthiest people in any culture are able to control the government and become repressive. To be continued.