Inside the Egyptian revolution - Wael Ghonim
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this is Revolution
this is Revolution
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2.0 no one was a hero no one was a hero
2.0 no one was a hero no one was a hero
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because everyone was a
because everyone was a
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hero everyone have done something um we
hero everyone have done something um we
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all use Wikipedia
all use Wikipedia
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if you think of the concept of Wikipedia
if you think of the concept of Wikipedia
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where everyone is collaborating content
where everyone is collaborating content
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and at the end of the day you've built
and at the end of the day you've built
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the largest encyclopedia in the world
the largest encyclopedia in the world
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from just an idea that sounded crazy you
from just an idea that sounded crazy you
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have the largest encyclopedia in the
have the largest encyclopedia in the
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world and in the Egyptian revolution the
world and in the Egyptian revolution the
revolution
revolution
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2.0 everyone have contributed something
2.0 everyone have contributed something
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small or big they contributed something
small or big they contributed something
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to bring us one of the most inspiring
to bring us one of the most inspiring
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stor
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in the history of mankind when it comes
in the history of mankind when it comes
to
to
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Revolutions it was actually really
Revolutions it was actually really
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inspiring to see all these Egyptians
inspiring to see all these Egyptians
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completely changing if you look at the
completely changing if you look at the
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scene Egypt for 30 years have been in a
scene Egypt for 30 years have been in a
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downhill going in into a
downhill going in into a
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downhill everything was going bad
downhill everything was going bad
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everything was going
everything was going
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wrong we only ranked High when it comes
wrong we only ranked High when it comes
to
to
to
Poverty
Poverty
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corruption lack of freedom of speech
corruption lack of freedom of speech
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lack of political action activism those
lack of political action activism those
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regime yet nothing was happening and
regime yet nothing was happening and
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it's not because people were happy or
it's not because people were happy or
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people were you know not frustrated in
people were you know not frustrated in
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fact people were extremely frustrated
fact people were extremely frustrated
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but the reason why everyone was silent
but the reason why everyone was silent
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is what I call the psychological barrier
is what I call the psychological barrier
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of fear everyone was scared a few you
of fear everyone was scared a few you
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know not everyone there were actually
know not everyone there were actually
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few Brave Egyptians that I have to to
few Brave Egyptians that I have to to
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thank for being so brave going into
thank for being so brave going into
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protests as couple of hundred getting
protests as couple of hundred getting
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beaten up and you know arrested but in
beaten up and you know arrested but in
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fact the the majority were scared
fact the the majority were scared
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everyone did not want really to get in
everyone did not want really to get in
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trouble a dictator cannot live without
trouble a dictator cannot live without
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the force they want to make people live
the force they want to make people live
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in fear and that psychological barrier
in fear and that psychological barrier
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of fear have worked so for so many years
of fear have worked so for so many years
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and here comes the internet
and here comes the internet
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technology Blackberry SMS it's helping
technology Blackberry SMS it's helping
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all of us to connect um platforms like
all of us to connect um platforms like
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YouTube Twitter Facebook were helping us
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a lot because it basically gave us the
a lot because it basically gave us the
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impression that wow I'm not alone there
impression that wow I'm not alone there
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are lot of people who are frustrated
are lot of people who are frustrated
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there are lots of people who are
there are lots of people who are
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frustrated there are lots of people who
frustrated there are lots of people who
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actually share the same dream there are
actually share the same dream there are
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lots of people who care about their
lots of people who care about their
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freedom uh they probably have the best
freedom uh they probably have the best
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life in the world they are living in in
life in the world they are living in in
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happiness they're living in their
happiness they're living in their
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Village they're happy they don't have
Village they're happy they don't have
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problems but they are still feeling the
problems but they are still feeling the
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pain of the Egyptian a lot of us were
pain of the Egyptian a lot of us were
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we're not really happy when we see a
we're not really happy when we see a
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video of an Egyptian man who's eating
video of an Egyptian man who's eating
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the trash While others are stealing
the trash While others are stealing
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billions of Egyptian pounds from the
billions of Egyptian pounds from the
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wealth of the country the internet have
wealth of the country the internet have
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played a great role helping these people
played a great role helping these people
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to speak up their minds to collaborate
to speak up their minds to collaborate
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together to you know to start thinking
together to you know to start thinking
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together it was an educational
together it was an educational
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campaigns Khaled s was killed in June
campaigns Khaled s was killed in June
2010
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the photo I still remember the photo I
the photo I still remember the photo I
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still remember every single detail of
still remember every single detail of
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that photo the photo was
that photo the photo was
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horrible he was tortured brutally
horrible he was tortured brutally
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tortured to death but then what was the
tortured to death but then what was the
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answer of the regime you know he chocked
answer of the regime you know he chocked
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uh on a pile of hash that's that's that
uh on a pile of hash that's that's that
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was their answer he's a criminal he's
was their answer he's a criminal he's
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someone who you know were escaped from
someone who you know were escaped from
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all these bad things but people did not
all these bad things but people did not
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relate to this people did not believe
relate to this people did not believe
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this because of the internet the truth
this because of the internet the truth
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prevailed and and everyone knew the
prevailed and and everyone knew the
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truth and everyone started to think that
truth and everyone started to think that
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this guy can be my brother he is a
this guy can be my brother he is a
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middle class guy his photo is was
middle class guy his photo is was
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remembered by all of
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us a page was created an anonymous
us a page was created an anonymous
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administrator was basically inviting
administrator was basically inviting
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people to join the page and there was no
people to join the page and there was no
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plan we didn't know what what are we
plan we didn't know what what are we
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going to do I don't know in few days
going to do I don't know in few days
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tons of thousands of people were there
tons of thousands of people were there
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angry Egyptians who were asking the
angry Egyptians who were asking the
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ministry of interior affairs
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enough get us you know get those who
enough get us you know get those who
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killed this guy to just bring them to
killed this guy to just bring them to
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justice but of course they don't listen
justice but of course they don't listen
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it was an amazing Story how everyone
it was an amazing Story how everyone
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started feeling the ownership everyone
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was an owner in this page people started
was an owner in this page people started
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most ridiculous ideas was hey let's have
most ridiculous ideas was hey let's have
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a silent stand let's get people to go in
a silent stand let's get people to go in
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the street face the sea they're back to
the street face the sea they're back to
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the uh to the street dressed in black
the uh to the street dressed in black
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standing up silently for 1 hour doing
standing up silently for 1 hour doing
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nothing and then just leaving going back
nothing and then just leaving going back
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home for for some people that was like
home for for some people that was like
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Wow silent stand and next time it's
Wow silent stand and next time it's
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going to be vibration you know people
going to be vibration you know people
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were making fun of the idea but when
were making fun of the idea but when
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when actually people went to the street
when actually people went to the street
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the first time it was thousands of
the first time it was thousands of
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Alexandria it felt like it was amazing
Alexandria it felt like it was amazing
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it was great because it connected people
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the real world sharing the same the same
the real world sharing the same the same
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anger the same desire to for freedom and
anger the same desire to for freedom and
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they were doing this thing but did the
they were doing this thing but did the
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regime learn anything not really they
regime learn anything not really they
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were actually attacking them they were
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actually abusing them despite the fact
actually abusing them despite the fact
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on how peaceful these guys were they
on how peaceful these guys were they
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were not even
were not even
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protesting and things have developed
protesting and things have developed
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until the Tunisian
until the Tunisian
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Revolution this whole page was again
Revolution this whole page was again
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done managed by the people in fact the
done managed by the people in fact the
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the the anonymous admin job was to
the the anonymous admin job was to
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collect ideas help people to vote on
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them and actually tell them what they
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are doing people were taking shots and
are doing people were taking shots and
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photos people reporting violations of
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human rights in Egypt people were
human rights in Egypt people were
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suggesting ideas they were actually
suggesting ideas they were actually
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voting on ideas and then they were
voting on ideas and then they were
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excuting the ideas uh people were
excuting the ideas uh people were
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creating videos everything was done by
creating videos everything was done by
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the people to the people and that's the
the people to the people and that's the
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power of the internet there was no
power of the internet there was no
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leader the leader was everyone on that
leader the leader was everyone on that
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page the Tunisian experiment you know as
page the Tunisian experiment you know as
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as am was saying inspired all of us
as am was saying inspired all of us
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showed us that there is a way yes we can
showed us that there is a way yes we can
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we can do it we have the same problems
we can do it we have the same problems
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we can just go in the street and when I
we can just go in the street and when I
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saw the street on the 25th I went back
saw the street on the 25th I went back
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and said Egypt before 25th is never
and said Egypt before 25th is never
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going to be Egypt after 25th the
going to be Egypt after 25th the
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revolution is happening this is not the
revolution is happening this is not the
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end I was detained uh on the 27th night
end I was detained uh on the 27th night
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one day you know thank God I announced
one day you know thank God I announced
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the locations and everything but then
the locations and everything but then
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they detained me um and I'm not going to
they detained me um and I'm not going to
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talk about my experience because this is
talk about my experience because this is
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not about me I was detained for 12 days
not about me I was detained for 12 days
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blindfolded uh uh handcuffed and I did
blindfolded uh uh handcuffed and I did
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not really hear anything I did not know
not really hear anything I did not know
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anything I was not allowed to speak with
anything I was not allowed to speak with
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anyone and I went out next day I was
anyone and I went out next day I was
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in seriously with the amount of change I
in seriously with the amount of change I
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have noticed in this Square I thought it
have noticed in this Square I thought it
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was 12 years I never had in my mind to
was 12 years I never had in my mind to
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see this Egyptian the amazing amazing
see this Egyptian the amazing amazing
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Egyptian the fear is no longer fear it's
Egyptian the fear is no longer fear it's
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actually strength it's power uh people
actually strength it's power uh people
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were so empowered it was amazing how
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everyone is so empowered and now asking
everyone is so empowered and now asking
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for their rights completely opposite
for their rights completely opposite
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extremism became to tolerance you know
extremism became to tolerance you know
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who would imagine before the 25th if I
who would imagine before the 25th if I
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tell you that hundreds of thousands of
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Christians are going to pray and tons of
Christians are going to pray and tons of
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protect them and then hundreds of
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thousands of Muslims are going to pray
thousands of Muslims are going to pray
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and tons of thousands of Christians are
and tons of thousands of Christians are
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going to protect them this is amazing
going to protect them this is amazing
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all the stereotypes that the regime were
all the stereotypes that the regime were
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trying to put on us through their
trying to put on us through their
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so-called propaganda or mainstream media
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are proven
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wrong this whole Revolution showed us
wrong this whole Revolution showed us
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how ugly how ugly such a regime was and
how ugly how ugly such a regime was and
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how great and amazing the Egyptian man
how great and amazing the Egyptian man
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this the Egyptian man the Egyptian woman
this the Egyptian man the Egyptian woman
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how simple and amazing these people are
how simple and amazing these people are
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whenever they have a dream when I saw
whenever they have a dream when I saw
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that I went back and I wrote on Facebook
that I went back and I wrote on Facebook
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and that was a personal belief
and that was a personal belief
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regardless of what's going on regardless
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of the details I said that we are going
of the details I said that we are going
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to win we're going to win because we
to win we're going to win because we
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don't understand politics we're going to
don't understand politics we're going to
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win because we don't play their dirty
win because we don't play their dirty
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games we're going to win because we
games we're going to win because we
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don't have an agenda we're going to win
don't have an agenda we're going to win
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because the tears that comes from our
because the tears that comes from our
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eyes actually come from our hearts we're
eyes actually come from our hearts we're
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going to win because we have dreams
going to win because we have dreams
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we're going to win because we are
we're going to win because we are
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willing to stand up for our dreams
willing to stand up for our dreams
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and that's actually what happened we won
and that's actually what happened we won
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and that's not because of anything but
and that's not because of anything but
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because we believed in our Dream the
because we believed in our Dream the
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winning here is not you know the the
winning here is not you know the the
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whole details of the politic what's
whole details of the politic what's
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going to happen in the political scene
going to happen in the political scene
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the winning is the winning of the
the winning is the winning of the
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Dignity of every single Egyptian I
Dignity of every single Egyptian I
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actually I had I had this Taxi Driver
actually I had I had this Taxi Driver
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telling me listen I am breathing freedom
telling me listen I am breathing freedom
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I feel that I have dignity that I have
I feel that I have dignity that I have
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lost for so many years for me that's
lost for so many years for me that's
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winning regardless of all the detail
winning regardless of all the detail
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dets my last word to you is a statement
dets my last word to you is a statement
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I believe in which is Egyptians have
I believe in which is Egyptians have
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proven to be true that the power of the
proven to be true that the power of the
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people is much stronger than the people
people is much stronger than the people
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