The Facts:
- The police acted stupidly and attacked the camp-out of protesters early this morning. Many were injured, a few died. The schools are closed & the Embassy is closed.
- Things are very fluid right now. It's an hour-by-hour kind of thing. Since the overreaction of the police early this morning, lock down all over the island has been instituted. I feel safe in my little compound oasis. We've got a yard, huge house & plenty of fresh air! I think they'll all throw their little temper tantrums & this time next week, we'll be drinking fruit slushies by the pool! (The weather is *gorgeous*, btw. 73F, sunny, no wind.)
Since there is such a recent precedent, people tend to overreact. There are very long lines at the gas stations (hah, suckas! I filled up on Monday); the grocery stores are filling up with people and they are emptying the shelves. (same thing, suckas. i done got my groceries. plus some food storage) The traffic is not great because the only major arteries have been blocked off. It's just reaction to a lot of things, not a lot of action.
I have to point out that I find it hilarious, read that *hil-freakin'-arious*, that they are choosing the Pearl Roundabout and calling it the heart of the city. The heart of the shopping malls, maybe. And to call it 'Pearl Square'; the Tahrir of Bahrain? Puh-lease.
A few things the media does NOT report:
- These "protesters" applied for permits and the gov't allowed it. It's been "on the books" for weeks.
- The first "protester" was killed, yes. By a stupid policeman. But the second "protester" wasn't even protesting. He was attending the funeral and a policeman got a little trigger-happy with his birdshot. Someone could have been trampled b/c of a plain, old funeral procession any day. It just happened to be a bad day.
- Manama is not Egypt.
Just a phone pic I took on Monday for all you rubber-neckers that want the gory details. ;) This is about half a mile from our place. They just sat on their thumbs all day. If they need any help, I'll send this guy down there. He's ready for a fight! (i'm just kidding. About the sending him down there. He's always ready for a fight.)
So we're just chillin' at home, enjoying an unexpected 3-day weekend. Love ya'll!
2 comments:
Thank you for the update! Next post? How about a comparison of Egypt and Bahrain? What kind of government do they even have? Is it a "pretend" democracy like Egypt? I don't even know. (And intend to look it up now, but I would love your thoughts!)
I'm glad to read some perspective. :) Thanks!
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