Egypt Loses Its Humanity In Military Campaign
Many young Egyptian revolutionaries reject both the Muslim Brotherhood and the military.
As the Egyptian army tries to win the hearts and minds of the people with their "fight against terrorism" campaign, the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters are with each passing day being pushed increasingly against the wall. A number of Egyptians who reject the army as well as the Muslim Brotherhood accuse army supporters of having lost their humanity and the Egyptian media of misleading Egyptians.
The young revolutionary Amr Nazeer, 23, had to bury two of his cousins within a couple of days. They had gone to the Muslim Brotherhood protests to check on the bodies of relatives who had been shot during clashes. One of them was nowhere near the protesters when a bullet struck him in the head. When Nazeer returned to work after the funerals, he heard people saying that those “Muslim Brotherhood terrorists” all deserve to die.
“They didn’t even care that my cousins didn’t support the Muslim Brotherhood. It’s like people over here have lost their humanity, and they’re not even ashamed of it,” Nazeer told Al-Monitor. “That’s why I hardly tell people how I really feel anymore. They just don't get the fact that someone who doesn't agree with the Muslim Brotherhood can also reject the army.”
As a young and well-educated young man with a lot of connections in Egyptian society, Nazeer has witnessed the growing hatred of anti-Morsi supporters with sorrow. According to him, Egyptians are being brainwashed by the army, which is not only fighting in the streets of Egypt, but also leading a hate campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood. The Egyptian media is helping the army do so.
