Tag: neoliberalism
Neoliberalism is here to stay
The deputy prime minister, Yehia el-Gamal, assured investors that “Egypt will not change its economic direction, will maintain the free market and won’t deviate from the market mechanisms.”
Essam Sharaf’s cabinet has also spoken out several times before against the demand to renationalize privatized factories saying that will scare away investors.
In other words, the same neoliberal policies which contributed directly to the outbreak of this uprising will stay in place.
Army intimidates Ghazl Shebeen workers
As soon as the Ghazl Shebeen el-Kom workers march arrived in front of the Menoufiya Governorate headquarters, an additional armored vehicle belonging to the military police showed up to reinforce the troops already stationed in front of the building.
The army commander present at the scene was called Colonel Mahmoud. He shouted threatening the workers with the use of live ammunition to disperse the protest. The soldier mounting the vehicle started loading the machine gun as you see in the videos, and in response the workers started chanting: “We are not afraid! We are not leaving!”