The Egptian Masses Opposes the SCAF Government; The Diplomats Sit on the Fence (2/3)
Channel: JessicaMarks1968
Date: 2011-12-12

The problems that caused the February Revolution are still there. Real wages have not risen nearly enough to make life better for the masses of Egyptians. And still, months after elections were supposed to happen, they haven't. And political repression against Leftwing parties has continued the same as ever it did under Mubarak. In the media, military spokesperson often speak of striking workers using condescending terms, often claiming that these strikes are ruining the revolution, and asserting that selfishness is what lies behind these industrial activities.
This frustration then caused the November uprising, as the Egyptian masses took to the streets in demanding this military provisional government be put to an end. It was time for a full democratic government to be installed, not one partially elected by the people and partially by the military. And it was time for workers to be given the right to go on strike, to be free to form trade unions, and to be given wages about the poverty line.