The means justified the ends in Egypt

[bigbrother05]

It seems that one of the greatest lessons to be learned from the last 18 days is that it really does matter how you act on your convictions. It would have been easy for the protestors to fight back when the government thugs attacked early on and let the events take a violent turn. Instead they stood their ground while sticking with their non-violent tactics. Their tactics and steadfast pressure prevailed over an entrenched dictator and based on that, there is great hope going forward that Egypt will emerge as a real democracy empowered from the ground up.