Egyptian human rights activist and visual artist Aalam Wassef’s latest YouTube video (below) depicts a soldier standing next to a ballot box. With every ballot put into the box, the soldier grows bigger; but in the euphoria of voting, no one notices – until finally they do, but it is too late. The soldier crushes the people with his massive boot, then a logo pops onto the screen: “Boycott the Elections.”
Egypt’s presidential runoff election, slated for June 16-17, pits Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi against former Mubarak prime minister Ahmed Shafiq in what many pro-revolutionary liberals, leftists, and secularists consider a lose-lose scenario. They fear Morsi will impose an Islamic state and strip Egyptians of their personal rights, and that Shafiq, who has not hidden his admiration for the ousted president Hosni Mubarak, will spearhead a return to the old regime.
For more: Disillusioned Egyptians Look for ‘Third Option’ at Runoff Vote | Middle East Voices
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