Preliminary KYHOI

I don’t know everything there is to know about what’s going on in Egypt. In fact, that’s one of the reasons that I’m so hesitant on even posting this message. I fear that someone somewhere is going to read it and think “wow, this guy has no idea what he’s talking about.” He’s going to reply to the post, and everyone will read it and agree with him. However, getting past all of that negative thought, I believe that I have finally come up with my Knock-your-head-off idea (KYHOI).
For the past 58 years, Egypt has been a republic (El-Bendary, 2010[pg 10]). Since its first legitimate ruler, Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser (I say this because the first was General Mohamed Naguib, whom Nasser forced out of office), Egypt has faced more problems than a ten-year old lawn mower. Freedom of Speech, public protest, economic turbulence, and even private residency rights have all been ongoing problems, to name a few. I will post another blog explaining a giant well-structured background to try to fill in gaps, but for now I am just trying to introduce my KYHOI and back it up.

[Side note: the funny thing about coming up with a KYHOI, is the fact that I have to drop the voice in the back of my head telling me it’s an assignment for a college class, and rewire myself to think about how to try to enlighten people. It’s an amazing feeling, because it’s become something I care about instead of something I “have to do.” So not only do I feel bad when I post something lame, but I also think about how I might be giving my audience material that is subpar.]

My KYHOI is very simple. I came up with it when I was going through a bunch of reading material in my library. Huge books, filled with valuable information that probably took years to research, and even longer to put on paper. The only problem with the research that I’ve looked at is that none of the books in any way are tied together with a common statement. A thesis if you will. Mind you that they are all written by different authors. My KYHOI is basically the idea of putting the contexts of many texts together as a solid statement that points out a common ground for all of these books. It won’t be just any common ground though. It will be the common ground of how Egypt ultimately became mediated through Facebook, Twitter, the internet, tv, radio, and even the people’s interactions with each other.

I won’t lie: right now, I feel like I’ve hardly scratched the surface of the research that I can cover. By Friday, April 15th, 2011, I will summarize 5 to 8, 200-page books that cover diverse subjects such as war, newspapers, and Egypt’s interactions with other countries. Stay tuned folks.