[P2P-F] local community development in Egypt

Sun Feb 20 20:12:17 CET 2011

I think so!  But this time the protestors are heartened by the Tunisia example.  Which is to say: don't EVER give up until ever last demand is met.  It's not that the Argentines gave up, but they had a government solidly in place that still demanded acquiessence... in Egypt, the people are firm in their commitment of a government literally for the people.  

My greatest hope is a weak central government that encourages alternative economic and governance systems at the local level.  I think that is quite possible depending on the long term tenacity of these amazing revolutionaries.

One other comment... I am extremely inspired to see that the folks in Wisconsin are identifying their struggle with Egypt and Tunisia.  Perhaps this is the beginning of the global movement we have been waiting for?  Instead of being exported from the West in an elitist manner, this is authentically a populist movement incorporating diverse views (and being exported for the so-called "near-East").  When Westerners can start identifying with peoples of all of the other cardinal-regions (the Global South, the Middle East), then I think true solidarity has begun to form.  

Just my two cents!

Keith Taylor
Doctoral Student 
Human and Community Development 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	
ph: (217) 689-4021

On Feb 20, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Kevin Carson wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Keith Taylor <taylorkeith at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> It would be great if folks from P2P want to be in touch with Omar as things develop.  What he and others are doing reminds me very much of Hayek's concept of spontaneous action... they want to create ad hoc neighborhood groups that each take on unique characteristics for their neighborhood.  From there, they hope to be connected in a loosely confederated system that trickles upward into a larger social order of some kind.  As they do so, the hope is the ea. council will learn from the successes and failures of other councils.
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>> This is all very initial, but they are doing it!  And they have space to do so!  I mean, it MIGHT not happen, but what's most important is that the current military government is on its heels and letting folks attempt innovative governing solutions.
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> It's a bit like what happened in Argentina a few years ago.
> Kevin
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