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[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 975 points976 points ago*

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The sign says "Leave, leave, Mubarak."
edit: Wow, thanks for the massive support. Submitted to BBC. If you have emails of other news organizations to which I could submit this (Al-Jazeera, Reuters), please help out a fellow redditor.
edit 2, 3:30 PM Cairo time: Facebook is now blocked in Egypt, after Twitter was blocked yesterday morning.
edit 3:
Facebook working again for everyone. Twitter still down. Called my ISP and gave them a piece of my mind.
BBC just contacted me for permission to use this picture on their website.
edit 4: Al Jazeera English contacted me. I gave them permission to use the photo on their website.
edit 5:
Just gave two phone interviews to BBC.
edit 6:
Gave BBC the photo for free as well, however I want to license the photo for other news organizations, but I haven't done this before. Anyone can help me with that?
edit 7:
January 27th, thousands of people are using this image as their profile picture on Facebook. People I don't know and have never met. It's spreading like fire. Al-Jazeera English "will use it today or tomorrow."

[–]blizzil 246 points247 points ago

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He who is brave, is free.

  • Seneca

[–]Xhafzotaj 218 points219 points ago

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...a man forced to commit suicide by a corrupt dictator. Just wanted to point that out.

[–]Kneeyul 96 points97 points ago

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... Damn. TIL.

[–]floatablepie 29 points30 points ago

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Well he had the balls to commit the forced suicide. I guess that would make him free now.

[–]TheFrankTrain 82 points83 points ago

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I think that makes him dead now.

[–]Cagnazzo82 32 points33 points ago

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He'd be dead now anyway. :)

[–]tbman1996 22 points23 points ago

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Downvoted for smiley face :/

[–]Random_Interjector 29 points30 points ago

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Upvoted for stroke face.

[–]igivekarma 36 points37 points ago

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I'll stroke your face.

[–]nmmh 2 points3 points ago

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...who also helped his employer (the emperor Nero) murder his (Nero's) mother.

[–]moeriscus 98 points99 points ago

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That platitudinous quote doesn't do Seneca justice. He said:

"Rehearse death... The man who has learned how to die has unlearned how to be a slave."

Also (quoting Hecato): "Cease to hope, and you will cease to fear."

[–]EncasedMeats 24 points25 points ago

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Sounds like a Buddhist. What witchcraft is this?

[–]moeriscus 25 points26 points ago

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See: Seneca, Letters From a Stoic [Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium], trans. Robin Campbell (New York: Penguin, 1969), p. 72 and 38. Note that Seneca himself is quoting Hecato.

Unlike some other Redditors, I don't falsify quotes :-p

[–]Wordwench 10 points11 points ago

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We need more of you.

[–]EncasedMeats 6 points7 points ago

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Letters From a Stoic

Ah, well that explains the Buddhism. Thanks!

[–]lachiemx 3 points4 points ago

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Stoicism and Buddhism are fairly similar, aren't they?

[–]lkbm 2 points3 points ago

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Stoicism did have some striking similarities to Buddhism. It's good reading.

[–][deleted] 57 points58 points ago

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I agreed with you even before I read this post, and I made a motivational out of the picture that was submitted:

http://i.imgur.com/bLGot.png

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 12 points13 points ago

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Love it. Shared it on my facebook. Thank you.

[–]cleantoe 34 points35 points ago

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Gah. I sent you a message about this image before I read the comments.

I work for Al Jazeera English. Consider yourself contacted. ;)

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points ago

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Ah. Al Jazeera has infiltrated reddit. No wonder I love that organization so much :)

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Just so you know, even those of us in BBC Land go to Al Jazeera for coverage of what is happening in depth in Pakistan, Egypt, Yemen etc.

It's an excellent service - congrats

[–]amishoverlord 16 points17 points ago

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No site is ever blocked on today's Internet. https://www.torproject.org/ Be safe.

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[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 133 points134 points ago

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ارحل ارحل يا مبارك Erhal erhal ya Mubarak. It was a popular chant yesterday.

[–]Kache 11 points12 points ago

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I've always thought Arabic looks so calligraphic that it's pretty difficult to make out the details of the characters on computer screens. Same thing with Chinese characters. Must not be a problem for truly fluent readers.

[–]Aviator 7 points8 points ago

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Took me a moment to realize the writings in the picture are actually mirrored (supposed to be read from the other side). Try flipping it back in Photoshop and see if you can recognize the letters.

[–]Beriadan 7 points8 points ago

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The characters also convey more meaning than a single Latin letter. The monitors with those regional settings usually use much larger fonts, but it doesn't matter since you can convey as much content on the same screen space.

[–]ejlilley 5 points6 points ago

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The characters in no way "convey more meaning" than Latin letters—the Arabic language uses an alphabet in much the same way as Latin alphabet-using languages. I'd say that the average Arabic word has the same number of letters as the average English word (granted the vowels are generally omitted in normal writing, but that doesn't make a vast difference). What makes the script hard to read is that the shape of each letter changes slightly (sometimes a lot) depending on whether it comes in the beginning, middle or end of a word.

[–]glengyron 4 points5 points ago

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Actually, in studies on people learning Arabic as a second language the flowing nature of the script does make it very hard to learn.

It's not just a matter of simple letters, because they're all joined they can be modified a bit depending on what they're linked to.

There was a post about this in /r/science a few months ago if you're interested.

[–]darkgatherer 8 points9 points ago

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As someone who's studied Arabic, I would completely disagree...the writing came a lot more easily than when I learned English as a child.

[–]sparr 2 points3 points ago

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"data" is not the plural of "anecdote"

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[–]jaavaaguru 66 points67 points ago

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Aljazeera have been covering the protests in Cairo here. According to their twitter feed their camera man was shot 11 times and is now recovering in hospital. As far as I can tell the Egyptian government has been trying to stop information about this getting out (blocking twitter, trying to stop people filming), and Aljazeera has been doing their best to let the rest of the world know what's going on.

I have no idea why you were downvoted. Maybe I'm missing something about the Tunisian protests.

[–]CressCrowbits 24 points25 points ago

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He's being downvoted because he's French and good looking.

[–]SpinningHead 10 points11 points ago

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Hmmm That sounds like actual journalism. Can I get some of that in my country?

[–]minamhere 16 points17 points ago

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No. The US has strict regulations against actual journalism. We only tolerate fear mongering, shock journalism, and celebrity news updates. Anything else gets automatically stripped out when it gets printed.

[–]SpinningHead 7 points8 points ago

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That explains why Congress is so threatened by NPR.

[–]irishdevil80 2 points3 points ago

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democracynow.org

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[–]day_sweetener 30 points31 points ago

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Could you share your impressions as to who, if any, the protesters want to see replace Mubarak?

[–]newthrowaccount 77 points78 points ago

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I said this before, and I'll say it again.

I grew up in Egypt and I go there regularly and the first thing that comes to mind is that the second largest political party in the country, and the one which has the support of the lower income groups (ie. the majority of the people) is the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt, like a lot of other Arab countries, has a strong and growing Islamist movement that targets the needy. In a lot of low income areas, people have turned to them as the only ones that actually get things done. They provide a lot of charitable work, help out regularly with legal issues, community troubles and mediation.

As positive as all that sounds, one still has to remember that they are an orthodox religious political party, and you have to wonder what would the result be if they did come to power? I am not pro the current regime, but you have to think about the consequences of so called democracy in certain parts of the world.
My personal belief is that politicians are ALL corrupt, but marry that with religion and you are asking for trouble.

Yes, this is a throwaway account, I do like my anonymity, take it as you will.

[–]eyal0 15 points16 points ago

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you have to wonder what would the result be if [an orthodox religious political party] did come to power

Just look to Iran and other countries in which it did happen. Expect oppression.

[–]Casting_Aspersions 14 points15 points ago

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Sure that is possible, but the much more likely scenario is that if the MB came to power they would end up more like the AK party in Turkey. Far from perfect, but would still be the best Arab government around (yeah I know, low bar to hurdle and all...).

[–]sprucenoose 5 points6 points ago

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Egypt is very, very different from Turkey, whose government was founded on secularism. There's no such notion in the North African countries.

[–]Casting_Aspersions 4 points5 points ago

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The current (corrupt) gov't of Egypt is secular. Even family law is up to those in court (you can choose muslim, christian, or secular). The gov't does oversee the waqf system and some aspects of Islamic practice (e.g., regulating the call to prayer), but it is officially secular.

Egypt is also very different to Saudi Arabia, Iran, or the Taliban, but people seem to fear that the MB would inevitably choose to establish a fundamentalist theocracy. Of all those options I think the MB would (potentially) end up most similar to the AK party in Turkey.

[–]sprucenoose 8 points9 points ago

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The current government in Egypt is secular, but I can't imagine the MB's version would be as well. The Brotherhood's stated goal is to instill the Qur'an and Sunnah as the "sole reference point for ... ordering the life of the Muslim family, individual, community ... and state". Also Egypt doesn't have an Atatürk defining its character, or the same constitutional prohibitions as Turkey. There's nothing to stop it from from going the way of Iran.

[–]newthrowaccount 4 points5 points ago

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Thats only at a national level, think about the concequences on an international level. Also, a large chunk of Egyptian economy relies on tourism. With an Islamic party in power such places as Sharm el Sheikh, which has a huge draw for sun seekers and (even though its illegal) has topless sunbathing, casinos (only open to foreign nationals) and lots of booze would be hurt.
Shipping companies and foreign governments would worry about the effect on the travel through the Suez.
And we have no idea what thier policies would be towards neighbouring countries.

[–]rogueman999 34 points35 points ago

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I'm a Romanian. 21 years after a revolution, I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt: it matters who takes control. It matters a lot.

[–]Chyndonax 11 points12 points ago

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I have no problem with whoever the Egyptian people choose. As long as they get to choose and don't have a solution forced upon them by internal factions or external parties. I think redditors who are worried about the outcome are concerned that the Egyptian people wont be the ones who choose.

[–]dalore 11 points12 points ago*

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Indeed, I'm worried about who America will choose to control America. If I express my opinion I get told by a bunch of Americans to stay out.

[–]Azog 6 points7 points ago

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I am an American and I welcome opinions of anyone, regardless of where they are from, who is interested in reasonable exchange of opinions.

[–]FANGO 5 points6 points ago

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It's still valid for people to be worried about who's going to take control of the country. First of all, you assume that the Egyptians will be able to choose, and that there won't be some sort of dictator. Second of all, people in the rest of the world were quite interested and worried about who the U.S. would choose as their leader in the last election (and previous ones as well), and it was as valid for them to be worried about our affairs as we are about their affairs.

[–]krewekomedi 4 points5 points ago

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You have hit the worry exactly on the head. In many revolutions, the revolution is hijacked by a "strongman", devolves into warring factions, or the new government is a puppet to an external player (send in the special forces). It is very realistic and I'd say smart for the Egyptians to worry about this happening to them.

[–]Official_CIA_Account 10 points11 points ago

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Hi, big fan here. Could you send me an autographed copy of your photo? As well as the names and addresses of all the other wonderful people in your photos?

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 236 points237 points ago

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[–]Footix 75 points76 points ago

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One of the chants was:

يا مبارك, يا مبارك. السعوديّة بإتنظارك

O Mubarak. O Mubarak. Saudi Arabia is waiting for you.

[–]Hunky_Dory 26 points27 points ago

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I read this to the tune of "Oh Christmas Tree."

[–]Freecom 2 points3 points ago

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squints People called Romanes they go the house?

[–][deleted] 65 points66 points ago

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All of them are good shots but that last one is great with the woman's smile in the midst of all that.

[–]Kalysta 40 points41 points ago

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Not only is the woman smiling, but a couple of the riot police seem to be enjoying the conversation as well.

[–]guisar 28 points29 points ago

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That was the most interesting aspect of this and the original (fantastic) photo; I noticed the police showing remarkable restraint despite the evidence that others in the Government are not so reasonable.

[–]MongoAbides 17 points18 points ago

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I imagine that all of them have been at it for hours and I also reckon a decent number of them support the protest. A job is a job, and a job with the government is kind of a safe bet. Ya know, the things people do to not be on the very bottom.

[–]ricktencity 9 points10 points ago

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This is something people often seem to forget. Lots of police officers are just doing their jobs. A protest may happen after they're been with the force for 20/30 years, they may agree with the ideas of the protest but they can't just give up their job, possibly the only career they know.

[–]thriceraven 2 points3 points ago

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Absolutely true. I've been to my share of protests, and I always go out of my way to be polite to the police, and when they are doing their job responsibly and are respectful to us in return (as they most often are) I am always careful to thank them for their work.

In these days of shameful examples of police overstepping their bounds and running amok, it bears remembering and acknowledging that not all interactions with police go that way, and their personal opinions, independent of the force or government they represent may not be entirely different than my own.

[–]BornInTheCCCP 2 points3 points ago

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Like in any oppressive/semi-oppressive country, most of the police are human. They do what have to to survive. Most of them have kids and do not want to go to jail for desertion or treason. They also want the country to be a better place.

[–]zmjjmz 2 points3 points ago

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That's what I find most striking about that last photo -- it portrays the riot police as humans. It doesn't portray them as soulless, inhuman oppressors like the Combine or the Crimson Lance (chock full of video game references here), but as people who are just as human as the protesters.

[–][deleted] 24 points25 points ago

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Is that a sword?

[–]hoodedthis 28 points29 points ago

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This is a police stick. http://i.imgur.com/CBc5s.jpg

[–]AussieTemplar 2 points3 points ago

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she's attractive

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 66 points67 points ago

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That's a police stick. Probably a protester at the frontlines took it and brought it back.

[–][deleted] 19 points20 points ago

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Ah. It's bigger than any police baton I've seen before.

[–]sam480 52 points53 points ago

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They don't fuck around in Egypt.

Fortunately, it seems like the protesters don't fuck around either.

[–][deleted] 43 points44 points ago

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These are really good photos. It's very orange in Egypt.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points ago

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like new vegas

[–]Trent_Alkaline 3 points4 points ago

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Honestly, the view from the Nile river of the night skyline of Cairo/Giza is some of the most breathtaking views in the world I've seen, and that's out of roughly 30 countries and 100+ cities I've traveled through.

Spain has a similar orange/yellow glow to it. It's largely from the color of the bulbs they use in street lighting paired with the materials used for a lot of the buildings architecture in the area.

[–]rhavage 29 points30 points ago

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Wow these pictures really have a V for vendetta vibe

[–]FiTH 5 points6 points ago

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You took some great pictures. Its a shame they weren't taken under better circumstances.

[–]Trent_Alkaline 2 points3 points ago

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Do you have larger resolutions of these available? Your photography is fantastic and shows amazing contrast.

I especially like http://i.imgur.com/CBc5s.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/vY1Ch.jpg

Am I correct in that she's holding a police baton of sorts? Is that a civilian?

edit: noticed below that you did in fact confirm that it is a police baton. An interesting power balance / power reversal is conveyed by that photo.

[–]jak0bk 2 points3 points ago

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Is anyone else scared that the woman pictured with the police baton will disappear off the face of the earth?

[–]threewolfmtn 154 points155 points ago

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That's a front page worthy photo if I've ever seen one. Good luck with everything over there!

[–]32koala 45 points46 points ago

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To the front page, to the blogs, to the cable news networks, to the newspapers. Get this picture in people's collective subconscious.

[–]redditis4queers 13 points14 points ago

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I think you mean collective unconscious.

[–]BoonTobias 2 points3 points ago

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Ignorance is iblis

[–]monjorob 2 points3 points ago

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[–]AshCairo 56 points57 points ago

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[–]rhavage 13 points14 points ago

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how many protesters are there its hard to get a feel for it from these pictures

[–]AshCairo 2 points3 points ago

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Not many. Around 50. Better than nothing. There should be a bigger one on Saturday. You're more than welcome to come.

[–]thesatsui 9 points10 points ago

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I don't want to come across rude, by why are you protesting in London? I mean what makes you Mubarak would see your signs?

[–]El_Fajitas1 74 points75 points ago

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Mubarak's family fled to London.

[–]h_roark 5 points6 points ago

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CNN said that Mubarak's son and daughter-in-law went to London, but that it was an unconfirmed report. Has it been confirmed yet?

[–]AshCairo 15 points16 points ago

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It's outside the Egyptian Embassy, but it's manly to show support to the Egyptians over in Egypt, so they know they're not alone.

[–]ventdivin 47 points48 points ago

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By the way, Tahrir Square means "Liberation Square". Just wanted to point that out

[–]TastyAnimal 28 points29 points ago

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Quick question - was it mostly younger people protesting, or was it a mixture of ages? Just interested.

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 47 points48 points ago

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It was mostly young people, but there were some old people as well. A woman that looked 60 was marching beside me from Gamet El Dowal street to Tahrir Square, almost two hours of walking and shouting.

[–]Anosognosia 57 points58 points ago

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Mostly young people=lots of beaten up young people.
Lawyers, judges, doctors, mothers, grandmothers=revolution.

Let's hope more people take to the streets.

[–]TastyAnimal 19 points20 points ago

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Good observation. This is exactly why I asked.

[–]Wonder-Girl 5 points6 points ago

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I think I read somewhere that 90% of the unemployed in Egypt are under 30.

That says something about the situation and the likely demographics of the crowds.

[–]IfOneThenHappy 82 points83 points ago

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Showing that the audacity of Tank Man has not gone in vain.

[–]rhavage 29 points30 points ago

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Tank man is a true hero of the ideal of freedom.

Freedom or die.

[–][deleted] 36 points37 points ago

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It is doubted that he was even part of the protest, because it looks like he was carrying grocery bags. He appeared to just be a normal citizen who told the tanks "Leave my city."

[–]richmomz 20 points21 points ago

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It is doubted that he was even part of the protest... He appeared to just be a normal citizen who told the tanks "Leave my city."

That sounds like a clear example of "protest" to me. You don't have to be part of a group or organization to speak out. If anything the image illustrate how even the will of a single individual can be a powerful thing...

[–]youngmonk 6 points7 points ago*

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Thanks for the perfect citation. Came here for just for this.

On another note, Reddit seems to be more aware of the Tank man than people know in China.

Grammar.

[–]corbrizzle 72 points73 points ago

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Courage and conviction right there.

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 149 points150 points ago

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The scene was absolutely wonderful last night in that square. The support of the people around you gives you so much strength and courage to do stuff like what this guy is doing. Morale was so high. People were constantly coming in with supplies of water, food, and blankets. I felt very proud of my fellow Egyptians.

[–]autocorrector 33 points34 points ago

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Win their bellies, and their hearts and minds will follow.

[–]Casting_Aspersions 2 points3 points ago

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I know you are referencing P-Funnk, but it made me think of Bob Marley:

Them belly full, but we hungry

[–]hoodedthis 5 points6 points ago

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And a bit of solitude. However, this will encourage many to protest. For if few could do it, then everyone can.

[–]Buck-Nasty 48 points49 points ago

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Lets hope Egypt is as successful as Tunisia. Anyone know what the sign says?

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 57 points58 points ago

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"Leave, leave, Mubarak."

[–]Buck-Nasty 18 points19 points ago

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Ah, thank you.

[–]Nukleon 21 points22 points ago

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Well, as long as it doesn't go all Iran on them. Last thing the world needs is another country run by religious extremists.

[–]guisar 37 points38 points ago

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Yeah the US is getting very scary.

[–]NorthernSkeptic 21 points22 points ago

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"Hi Reddit!"

[–]jimmytruelove 40 points41 points ago

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This is a worthy photo for the frontpage of any respectable broadsheet.

Seriously, I'd go so far as to say it's Pullitzer Prize worthy. If you're at all interested in making some money, submit it to various media outlets.

Great shot, are you involved in Journalism?

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 27 points28 points ago

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Thank you. I am not a journalist, just an amateur photographer.

[–]kinematografi 12 points13 points ago

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Seriously, submit that to every media outlet you can. That shot could be the new Tienanmen Square shot in a decade. It should definitely be in Time's best photos of the year.

[–]argv_minus_one 21 points22 points ago

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This is some badass photojournalism for a guy that isn't even trained in photojournalism…

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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This photo is truly amazing. When I opened the tab and saw it, I immediately got shivers and I agree with the parent comment here; this photo could become famous. Submit this everywhere. Get the word out.

It's pictures like this that make it into history books.

[–]TheGreatFuzz 90 points91 points ago

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How did these protests get coordinated?

[–]Captain_Midnight 272 points273 points ago

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Nice try, Egyptian secret police.

[–]TheGreatFuzz 96 points97 points ago

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Curses!

[–][deleted] 65 points66 points ago

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Probably should have gone with a less conspicuous screenname.

[–]TheGreatFuzz 56 points57 points ago

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Blast!!

[–]ladfrombrad 26 points27 points ago

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keyword logged

[–]Official_CIA_Account 27 points28 points ago

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You have much to learn

[–]FrndlyMisanthrpe 7 points8 points ago

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I completely trust you.

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 86 points87 points ago

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Facebook. Yes.
edit: and word of mouth, obviously.

[–]solofirenze 48 points49 points ago

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My opinion of facebook just went up. slightly.

[–]NegativeK 7 points8 points ago

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The only reason books aren't as full of drivel as Facebook is due to the initial cost of publishing. This means that the people spending that initial cost are careful to weed out a lot of the crap, but it also means that a lot of good stuff won't be published.

For Facebook (and Twitter and Geocities and AOL and every other internet tool that was easy,) getting in and saying your piece is really really simple. Unfortunately, that means that you can easily have as much crap as you do gold -- but at least there's more gold.

The greatest thing about the internet is that it lowers the barrier to publishing. The worst thing about the internet is that it lowers the barrier to publishing.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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facebook mostly

[–]Oaden 9 points10 points ago

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/organizedrevolution of course

[–]riverviewcunt 16 points17 points ago

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I don't know if you've seen, but the photo has made The Atlantic Magazine.

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[–]michaelrohansmith 7 points8 points ago

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It could be an advertisement for Avis of course.

[–]oldjoe 5 points6 points ago

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BRB; booking car for forthcoming apocalypse.

[–]guy_of_burning 6 points7 points ago

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Tourism IS like 80% of their economy. Although I don't know why you would want to rent a car in Cairo. They drive like madmen.

[–]cecilpunk 20 points21 points ago

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That gives me hope. On so many levels.

[–]funnymanboy 19 points20 points ago

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Holy crap, it's The Assassin! Hide your popes!

[–]BurmaJones 8 points9 points ago

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Cos' they rapin' everybody out here!

[–]GDFree 12 points13 points ago

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Read this as i was slowly burping. Started laughing and now i've got a gurgling sensation all down my windpipe

[–]iconoclaus 24 points25 points ago

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keep us posted.

[–]Kneeyul 5 points6 points ago

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Is there anything this US redditor can do to help?

[–]goekhans 61 points62 points ago*

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brilliant shot! i felt like retouching it a bit -thought it was a bit too dark. maybe i overdid it a bit, i dunno. but here goes: http://i.imgur.com/hZriI.jpg .

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 41 points42 points ago

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Thank you. I kept it a bit dark to minimize the noise. Had to go up to ISO 1,600 on a D90.

[–]stunt_penguin 19 points20 points ago*

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Great shot, OP - do you shoot RAW? Set your white balance to tungsten, then set your white balance to about 2200 in lightroom/photoshop/whatever... you are able to balance out that tungsten lighting and get good colour out of these shots.... just sayin'

Edit, here's a crude attempt on your JPEG: http://i.imgur.com/Z5FSx.jpg

a RAW file has more colour data embedded in it, you'll be able to get a shot that has good colour that way.

[–]argv_minus_one 59 points60 points ago

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I dunno, the original has a sort of red-orange flamey revolution look to it. Arouses the passions, kinda-sorta. Might be better not to balance out that lighting.

Or maybe I'm just completely full of shit. Carry on. :)

[–][deleted] 24 points25 points ago

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I completely agree. I prefer the original.

[–]stunt_penguin 2 points3 points ago

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My version looks a bit crap, but you can extract a normal-colour image from a RAW version

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 22 points23 points ago

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I do shoot RAW. I didn't get a chance to edit anything properly, since I wanted to get the picture out ASAP. I'll mess with the RAW file once I get some free time.
Nice edit. I will definitely save that one.

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 17 points18 points ago

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If that's of any interest to you, here's the metadata: 18-105mm lens @ 105mm, f/5.6, 1/13 second. I made a mistake earlier thinking it was ISO 1,600 (I am very disoriented from yesterday's events, since I have never participated in such a massive protest, and it was my first time with tear gas). This is actually shot at ISO 800. I shot everything else at 1,600, but for this one I sat down on the ground and gave the camera more support using my knee, which allowed me to lower the ISO a bit.

[–]vammirato 11 points12 points ago

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and it was my first time with tear gas

0_0

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 8 points9 points ago

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Nicely done, sir! :)

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Don't worry, the darker image is better.

[–]holocarst 10 points11 points ago

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Pretty good. Try to submit it to boston.com's 'The Big Picture' (while crediting latenightcabdriving of course).

[–]planetmatt 19 points20 points ago

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I for one am stocking up on 1200 thread Egyptian Cotton sheets.

[–][deleted] 20 points21 points ago

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Fake! Where are the pyramids?

[–]Rystic 10 points11 points ago

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Even more obvious when you see he isn't walking like an Egyptian.

[–]Shadie 12 points13 points ago

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Mubarak should leave on the basis of the shoddy road paint alone

[–]michaelrohansmith 9 points10 points ago

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On the other hand he appears to have the best equipped riot police this side of Israel.

[–]rpaggio 6 points7 points ago

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damn..

[–]richmomz 5 points6 points ago

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Congratulations on taking what will likely become an iconic, historic photograph.

[–]MK_Ultrex 12 points13 points ago

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Good luck to you people. Your revolution is long overdue.

[–]Starks 13 points14 points ago

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Sell it to the media.

[–]iCake 38 points39 points ago

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I think those cops will regret opposing Lord Inglip.

[–]MaxChaplin 4 points5 points ago

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Can anyone understand the CAPTCHA he's displaying?

[–]iCake 2 points3 points ago

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An Arabic weedaula, perhaps? We need a gropaga scribe here.

[–]doctorsound 5 points6 points ago

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HAIL INGLIP!

No, but seriously, good for this guy.

[–]StewartKonigsberg 11 points12 points ago

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Good luck from a fellow tunisian! I hope you'll get that 82 year (!?) tyran out.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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I'm really hoping everything works out for the best. I know that many lives are going to be lost, as it's always been with protests and events like this. I hope that the outcome is what the people desired, and that the deaths that were a result of this were not in vain. Every single one of those deaths did not have to happen, which is what makes them all even sadder.

[–]jjhunny 4 points5 points ago

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Pictionary?

[–]ehazkul 3 points4 points ago

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Out of all the reddit posts i read this one really caught my attention. Please if you can post us more pics. Thank you.

[–]diracspinor 5 points6 points ago

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This is how people make their government afraid of them. :)

[–]Frankeh 6 points7 points ago

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I thought the crowds would be bigger, tbh.

[–]livejamie 4 points5 points ago

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I work for a newspaper and have passed this along to the appropriate people. If you'd like to PM me your email address that would be cool.

[–]shervster 3 points4 points ago

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Iconic. Historic. You just leveled up to Immortality.

[–][deleted] 36 points37 points ago

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A picture I stole from you yesterday in Tahrir Square, Cairo, at 11:01 PM.

http://i.imgur.com/Z4kyO.jpg

[–]TheSkyNet 3 points4 points ago

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Snoo is coming for you.

[–]arnedh 3 points4 points ago

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It looks like a Gropaga.

Hail Inglip!

[–]Babblerabla 2 points3 points ago

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This is my new desktop background. Great job

[–]jamesthecivil 3 points4 points ago

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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.

[–]gotnate 4 points5 points ago

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haha, this picture was used for the cover art of yesterday's no agenda.

[–]Watchitburn 3 points4 points ago

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One of the most stirring photos I've seen in a long time.

[–]shervster 6 points7 points ago

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Amazing picture. This could win Pulitzer Prize. How do we contact you?

[–]latenightcabdriving[S] 3 points4 points ago

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I'd definitely love for news organizations to pick this up. Just PMed you my email.

[–]HonestAbeVigoda 6 points7 points ago

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morning joe, msnbc top stories include: -a glossing over of this -derek jeter rumors -2012 race speculation

<3 american media

[–]balaklavaman067 6 points7 points ago

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This picture alone is worth the Pulitzer. I'm dead serious.

[–]pissysissy 10 points11 points ago

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You're going to win an award for this picture.

[–]hreiedv 2 points3 points ago

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Do you think a new era is beginning in northern africa?

[–]wazoox 2 points3 points ago

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You have all my support, good people of Egypt. Oust the tyrant !

[–]kingofthehill 2 points3 points ago

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Amazing shot, fellow Cairene redditor (and excellent photographer!)

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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That is an amazing photo man.

[–]VoodooPygmy 2 points3 points ago

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Fucking amazing shot.

[–]jvalentine83 2 points3 points ago

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"every generation needs a new revolution" -Thomas Jefferson

[–]basselopegap 2 points3 points ago

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INCREDIBLE picture. Absolutely incredible. Thanks for sharing, and stay safe!!

[–]rockeytop 2 points3 points ago

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HAHA!! You just pulled off the 21st century Tienanmen Square and posted it to reddit, excellent job!!! Stuff of legends my friend!

[–]orgasmicchemist 7 points8 points ago

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Here is a great website by a friend of mine who is translating a lot on what is going on in Cairo.

http://www.beduwiamriki.com/

definitely worth checking out.

[–]Spurk 4 points5 points ago

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Why do protestors always look the same?

Is there a worldwide rioter dress code or something?