After reading "The Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution", I felt like a month of continuous rain in my heart

It is now 23:45 on May 8, 2020. After a cloudy day, after a heavy rain, a cool breeze blows from the window. I just finished reading He Wei's "The Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution". I was moved, but felt a sense of loss and depression. It was the same feeling I had after reading He Wei's "Jiangcheng" on September 30, 2018.

I was unemployed at home then, and now, too.

The English majors in "Jiangcheng", the owner of the "student cafeteria", the female staff who confessed to He Wei, the devout Christians, the Xinjiang people who sought asylum in the United States in "Oracle", the scholars living in the old apartment, Wu Ningkun, the author of A Drop of Tears, Chen Mengjia, who had a tragic ending... These people, along with Said, the garbage collector in "Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution," Wahiba, who was surrounded by Niqab, and Manu, a homosexual who was looking for a new life, The Arabic teacher Rifaat and others floated slowly in my mind together.

My head is confused and I feel sad, as if there are 10,000 words to write, but I don't know where to start.

The same revolution, in Beijing in 1989, Egypt in 2011, and Hong Kong in 2019, the context and reasons are very different. But the result is the same, it fails.

The Egyptian revolution reminds me of the 1911 Revolution of 1911, neither of which brought about major social and cultural changes. Young people are both freed from the restrictions of going out of the country, and they are not out of the cage of the family. The status of women has not been significantly improved. Of course, this is more serious in Egypt.

The people cast a once-in-a-lifetime vote, and the president stepped into the foreground, only to be forced to step down in a blink of an eye. Those in power are incompetent but greedy for power, do not know compromise, and regard the people as children who know nothing and need to be whipped. The country is chaotic and there is no order, and the danger may drop to any citizen in the next second, whether you are the president, a college student, or a garbage collector.

The Egyptian revolution was dominated by young people. Protesters spoke with pride, "talking about no leader or party leading". They feel they are a more democratic generation. And this is very similar to the "anti-amendment" protest in Hong Kong in 2019. "There is no big platform, and it will fall together." But the protest requirements in Hong Kong are more clear.

After the ebb of the revolution, the tense situation eased, but the problem remained unresolved. The universal suffrage requirement behind the "anti-revision bill" has not been met. Disappointed young people after Egypt's political revolution are overwhelmed. Women trapped at home are still surrounded by Niqab, unable to decide to go out to work on their own.

Beneath the calm river, there are many deadly vortexes that are still swallowing the lives of those who accidentally fell into it.

The preamble of the post-revolutionary Egyptian constitution describes history at length, “We are convinced that we can use the past as inspiration, inspire the present, and promote the future.” The preamble of the Chinese constitution is similar, covering two pages. "China is one of the countries with the longest history in the world. The people of all ethnic groups in China have jointly created a splendid culture and have a glorious revolutionary tradition... In our country, the exploiting class as a class has been eliminated, but the class struggle will continue to a certain extent. exist for a long time..." The preamble to the U.S. Constitution is only fifty-two words.

Perhaps the longer the preamble, the more authoritative the constitution. Perhaps the longer the history, the happier the present will be.

In a place that is accustomed to "abnormal", you can find a place that is "abnormal", and instead make yourself feel normal. It was the only oasis in this vast desert.

In Egypt, in the first few months of 2013, He Wei felt that Heineken (a type of beer) was not too much of any kind.

I feel the same as He Wei. In the past few months of 2020, I don’t have too much wine and books.