Egyptian Revolution: Three Myths - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
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Egyptian Revolution : Three Myths
(...) The first popular misconception was that Mubarak was deposed by the protesters. It wasn’t the demands of protesters in Tahrir Square alone that brought Mubarak down. Cleavages that had already developed between Mubarak and his military command prior to the protests also contributed to his demise. (...) The second misconception was that what occurred in 2011 was a revolution. Although the protest movements in 2011 were building toward becoming a full revolution, that process was stopped in its tracks before it could reach its tipping point. (...) The third major misconception was that the events of 2011 were a win for the protesters. Ironically, the military in 2011 wrested power from Mubarak but also snatched it from the secular groups that had opposed him in the street. The mostly secular protesters, who had a competitive advantage in the tumult of Tahrir Square, were at a disadvantage when competing in the rough-and-tumble post-Mubarak political environment.