It is possible, and indeed probable, that the blackouts are merely a lead-in to the privatization of electricity in Egypt. It’s a tactic used many times elsewhere, from Nigeria to California. If this utility is privatized there will be no improvement in the service, but your electricity bill will likely double.
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Truly confronting power does not happen in isolated dramatic act…
Truly confronting power does not happen in isolated dramatic acts of heroism; rather it takes sustained effort, organizing, and cooperation. It may be tedious and frustrating and even boring. But this is how you build real revolutionary change, person by person, house by house, neighborhood by neighborhood. Yes. The work of real system-changing revolution may…