It's not news to anyone that Egypt is fighting for freedom and democracy. It's all over the news, in newspapers, and on the internet. Americans seem outraged that such a thing is happening as they believe that democracy should be granted to the Egyptian people.
While I agree, I think it's difficult for Americans to truly understand what is happening. Even after being there or speaking to Egyptians, the feelings that they have can never truly be conveyed because it's something they feel inside and are experiencing daily.
And it's dangerous for us as Americans to try and force anything on any country. It's an ongoing thing that always happens, as we are a superpower, we try to help other countries, but the "helping" turns more into "fixing". We need to remember that our own pursuit for true democracy took hundreds of years and was a delicate process.
Hopefully (and prayerfully) Egypt will soon be at peace. But it may not look like the freedom we have in the United States which is still to this day transforming and changing with every new battle whether it's abortion, gay rights, or the gun laws. Democracy has a say in all of these situations.
Let us continue to send our prayers and good thoughts to countries like Egypt and embrace what they have in the way of democracy when change finally takes hold and happens for them and their future generations.
0 comments:
Post a Comment