A giraffe named Rocca died last week in the Giza Zoo. One of the stories about its death is that it banged its head until it died, committing suicide. The current Egyptian political scene suffers from the same syndrome: various players banging their heads against the wall, committing political suicide and unfortunately killing every chance for this country to get on the right track and start performing.

The Muslim Brotherhood continues demonstrating every weekend to bring ousted President Mohammed Morsi back to power. According to several reports, the demonstrators have attacked bystanders who dared disagree with them. In addition, the Brothers never condemn attacks on military and police forces by militant groups. All this has led to even lower Brotherhood popularity among Egyptians, and makes it even less possible for Morsi to return to power, or for the Brothers to return to the political scene. It's a futile effort leading nowhere.

On the other hand, some revolutionary groups — though nowhere near the Muslim Brotherhood's sheer numbers or level of organization — have begun chanting, "Down with all betrayers: military, old regime, Muslim Brothers." Although the chant may sound catchy (at least in Arabic), it is beyond reason to be against everyone and expect to win anything.

Over the last three years, secular revolutionaries have taken to the streets and fueled the revolution, but have won no political gains. On the contrary, their popularity today is at its lowest point. Even worse, this harms the popularity of the secular political parties they are affiliated with, at a crucial time when elections are approaching. Before, their attacking the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) pushed it into the arms of the Muslim Brothers. Now, their chants of "Down with military rule" are pushing the military into the arms of the feloul, or remnants of the regime of deposed President Hosni Mubarak. These revolutionary groups are offering no political alternatives, nor a viable road map; they aim for the stars, but have no wagon to hitch to. Down with everyone, but we offer no one else! Yet another wasted effort.