Listen to the people: Mubarak must go

I have no say in the matter, nor should I, but it is clear to me that the Egyptian masses have already decided the fate of their aging autocrat.

Hosni Mubarak is, according to this New York Times piece, increasingly isolated and his presence atop Egypt’s government is an obstacle to ending protests that have shut down the country.

It’s just as obvious from reading the statements of pro-democracy demonstrators that removing Mubarak and replacing him with a Mubarak-lite will not be satisfactory, either.

The only answer is real democracy, and we and the rest of the international community need to help make it happen or get out of the way.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet