The disruption of business in Egypt and its effect on people

[Nikia]

I don't know if this has been addressed. Banks have closed and port activity has been disrupted. There will probably be shortages of imported goods, including food. People will not have money to buy things anyway. How will this affect lives of people in general and affect protesters. Will they become more angry or will they be eager to return to normalacy?

[arcane1]

1. Or will they become desperate for normalcy?

And willing to exchange anything in return for it? :shrug:

[annabanana]

2. A friend has family in Cairo... He tells us that

one of the relatives is making a trip to Libya to stock up on groceries...

[Inuca]

3. From the Guardian's blog

Reuters has posted a fascinating series of comments from Egyptians in Cairo on the violence that has engulfed the city after days of protests, showing mixed views on the country's future:

Ragab Abdel Hamid Mansour, 48, boat owner on banks of Nile

"The protests have brought my work to a standstill. My work depends on tourists, and there aren't any tourists coming anymore. Everyone is afraid. I want those protests to end now and even not tomorrow. I can't live. I can't even find a loaf of bread."

Amira Hassan, 55, teacher

"I can't carry on with my ordinary life. I can't even go to my dentist because his clinic is downtown. I want this to end so that I can go to work. It makes no difference to me now whether Mubarak stays or leaves. I just want to see security back on the streets so that I can go on with my life."

More here (scroll down a bit) http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/feb/03/egypt-protests-live-updates

[arcane1]

4. The "Free Market Solution" is coming

and I sincerely hope the Egyptian people reject it :(

[Nikia]

5. I think that this is why Americans won't be revolting anytime soon

While revolution could be good for long term change, the short term implications can be kind of scary.