'It's a Moment of Pure Ecstasy'

[babylonsister]

'It's a Moment of Pure Ecstasy'
ABC's Terry Moran Reports on the Eruption of Cheers From Protesters After Hearing President Mubarak Had Resigned


After the announcement came from Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman that President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down, the news hit the enormous mobs of people in and around Tahrir Square like a rippling wave, crested at the presidential palace, where I was standing.

Right now it's a moment of pure ecstasy. Downtown Cairo has turned into a giant parade. Horns honking, flags waving, motorcyles popping off backfires, families pouring onto the street, people offering us food, every face was lit with unbridled jubilation.

A group of teenagers near us chanted, "Muslim, Christian -- we are one!"

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Tonight, they have changed their world. And ours.

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For many Egyptians, the fear is gone. The streets now belong to them. All of Egypt has become Tahrir Square.

Up until now, everyone we talked to stood firm on the fact that President Mubarak's departure from Cairo was not enough. "The whole regime must go," they told me. They all had a very strong sense they needed to finish what they had started.

They wanted to get that democratic self-government, which they achieved on their own, and that is where, in part, this source of unbelievable joy. It's not just the lifting the heavy hand of President Mubarak and the one-man rule for 30 years, but something about themselves.

They have changed not only the politics and government of this country, they changed not only the politics of this region, they changed themselves, and they know it, and that is the source of the joy I witnessed tonight.

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My words are inadequate for this amazing happening.

I just wanted to kick your thread...

I wish that this kind of revolution were happening everywhere...

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[AnotherDreamWeaver]

2. My Dearest California Peggy,

I just couldn't agree with you more.
I celebrate, (and would put lots of bouncing things here if I knew how...)

Best of wishes, and on to our revolution/evolution. (wikileaks is our friend)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear AnotherDreamWeaver!

Well, thank you!

The bouncy things are not too hard...once you know how, anyway...

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