PrintFebruary 3, 2011
Egypt's Real Problem: Decades of Authoritarian Socialist Rule
There has been a huge volume of "expert" commentary on origins of the revolution in Egypt. Much of this commentary has centered on the repressive and undemocratic nature of the Mubarak regime as a root cause for discontent and as the primary instigator of the rise of radical Islam as an opposition force. And as usual, much of this supposedly expert commentary coming from our government officials and our media outlets is superficial and misleading.The fact of the matter is this: Mubarak is a socialist dictator, and his ruling party espouses socialist ideology. The revolution in Egypt is a direct result of the failure of authoritarian socialist ideology and policy. For over fifty years, the ruling political clique in Egypt has espoused a home-grown form of Arab nationalist socialism. The policies, goals, political rhetoric, and governing philosophy of Mubarak mirror that of our home-grown political progressives and related Euro-based socialist parties...(Read Full Article)
