I’ve been watching some of the protest footage from Egypt, and there sure are a lot of angry men there. It isn’t clear how this will turn out, but Hosni Mubarak’s regime appears to be on the way out.
Governments that consistently neglect or antagonize their male populations never last too long. Female support matters little; women shift allegiance at the drop of a hat, so any government that counts on them to prop them up is making a mistake.
I find it ironic that Egypt has recently taken the lead in the Arab world in empowering women (had to use the cached version as Egypt has shut down the internet). Perhaps the government was aware of how deeply unpopular it was becoming among men, and looking for whatever support it could.
To see what a country full of angry men looks like, watch the following clip:
Doesn’t look good for that government…
