What's the story here?

It is necessary for a violent culture to adopt the precept: it is impolite to talk of politics. 

Some of the Mubarak supporters were working class men who arrived in buses. Some headed to the battle with their sticks or their knives stuffed in their pants. One was a doctor who wore spectacles and held a club wrapped in electrical tape and armored with tacks.

Some were men like Mohamed Hassan, an accountant, who had actually attended Tuesday’s antigovernment demonstration. “Of course we needed a change,” said Mr. Hassan, standing on the Corniche not from the Egyptian Museum. Mr. Mubarak’s speech to the nation had changed his mine. “I think all of our demands were filled. We need change, but step by step.” (italics mine, typos theirs)

This is going to be my "warm-up" question in class tomorrow: What the fuck is this supposed to be?

Say it with me now: Rev-OOOOO-loo-shun. In America, you won't receive the label "revolution" until you've already won.

Read or re-read the whole thing, if you like.

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