The author opens by telling of his past experience in Egypt. He recalls the year 2005 in which he was in the presence of then Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as she spoke with Egyptian leaders, calling for free elections. The author then comes around and begins to tell of the Egyptian political situation, describing President Hosni Mubarak, and his tendencies to weaken his opposition by many different means. He goes on to say that the president's opposition are all poor choices, because the president has done everything in his power to make it that way. America has recognized the Egyptian government as being legitimate, because it is profitable to the U.S. to do so. The U.S. has also called the government stable, despite previous signs that it is not. The author repeatedly tells of what is going to happen due to the past until the article ends.
This article is not journalism. The author tells of himself being in a place of importance, which does add to the authority he has on the matter, but as he continues to speak, the things that proceed from his mouth are analysis. He is not informing the reader of new information, but rather, he is venting his criticism to the reader.
In society, TRUTH is NOT relative to the individual, but rather is absolute and its source is solely God. Tolerance understands other’s ideas, but does not require surrender of your worldview(Social Studies). Eventually, God will be heard above all of the fighting over what will happen in Egypt. His truth will show what is to happen, and what the effects of humanity's actions will be. Men will not decide what is going to happen. They can guess all they want, but nothing will be known until God acts.
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