Friday, February 11, 2011

Mubarek Steps Down

A pattern is emerging.  Shutting off the internet is a precursor to the end.  The end of a oppressive regime in Egypt, and perhaps a shot across the bow of American Politics.

The powers that be need to understand the people truly do have the power, and that nothing can stand in the way of a popular revolt, once the populace decide to do it.  Obviously the playbooks on things like flipping the switch on the intertubes are still being written.  But this is a lesson most governments should be learning:  Nothing can be a more catalytic force than attempting to cut off our internet.