Political Crisis

     So i haven't talked about all the political turmoil that has been going on in Egypt, so lets remedy that. To the casual observer this whole situation should fall under the category of "They are like totally on the other side of the planet, and I care why?". Well, let me tell you my uneducated prank monkey minion, this whole restructuring of the Egyptian government signifies a change in the operation of a country that up until now has always been one of our allies in an area of the world where we don't have many friends. Not to mention the fact that Egypt has control over the Suez canal, which means our oil and cargo ships can pass through the canal as opposed to swerving around the entire continent of Africa, which means our gas prices  are likely to shoot up again.
      As of right now the military has taken control of the country until an election is held and then that elected regime will take over. Or will they? I'm really not some kind of conspiracy nut but I firmly believe that "absolute power corrupts absolutely". What incentive is there for the general who commands the Egyptian army to step down? He controls the fucking army, what are the citizens gonna do? Get into street fights with them? Actually, given the history of other countries going through similar changes to the core infrastructure of their government, (Iran, Ireland, Scotland, Palestine, Israel, the fucking Civil War) the fight is more than likely going to spill over into the streets.
      Now the main point of interest for all of us pork eating crusaders is that the new president of Egypt, when elected, is Muslim. While i have no problem with any ideological beliefs at their core, I firmly have a problem with government officials in any capacity making bedfellows with religious beliefs. The power a religion has over a mass of people is a very effective way to coerce and sway vast majorities into groupthink. Faith is the root of any religion, so using that faith as a tool to make people blindly follow is a simple of matter using their religion to control them. Pretty scary stuff if you consider what others who claim to follow the teachings of the Koran have proven to be capable of. But this kind of religious extremism isn't reserved for only those who believe in Allah, just take a cursory glance throughout history and you'll also find plenty of examples of terrible acts of violence committed by Christians (in one form or the other) as well. It's never the beliefs that are the problem, it's the interpretation.
 
How this will all play out is just here-say for the time being, but it is definitely worth keeping track of.