The Egyptians have a famous folk proverb that says that “the caliber does not get hit,” meaning that the gunfire that does not hit it makes a noise at least, and this seems to be the mouthpiece of some of those calling for a popular protest to demand the departure of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on September 20 / This September, similar to the call made by the artist and former army contractor Muhammad Ali a year before the same date.

A few days ago, a media source revealed to Al-Jazeera Net that the various Egyptian media outlets have received unified instructions and directives that include how to respond to calls to go to protest, and this has been evident in the past few days, as the media was full of reminders of the president’s "achievements" and the need to preserve the "gains." That was achieved during the years of his rule, with intimidation from opposition and "terrorist" groups that did not want good for Egypt, according to this media.

Despite the attempt to underestimate and even ridicule the call to demonstrate the day after tomorrow, Sunday, the signs of anxiety and fear are evident on the authority, whether in the media or in view of the intense security deployment on the ground, which is due to the atmosphere created by unprecedented government measures against Egyptians that exceeded the usual decisions of collection. And raising subsidies, raising prices, poor services, and restricting freedoms, to the point of demolishing homes.

The source - who preferred not to be named - added that "the continuation of the calls for nearly two weeks disturbs and worries the authorities in Egypt," noting that "ways to confront such calls - whether they are media, electronic or security - are administered in the corridors of the state's security and intelligence services." However, he downplayed it in light of the "readiness of the security forces to confront such protests," he said.

Trying to justify the demolition of houses .. Amr Adib manipulates pictures from Turkey to compare them with Egypt, ignoring all the differences and avoiding showing reality pic.twitter.com/BddFkizbkR

- Al Jazeera Egypt (@AJA_Egypt) September 13, 2020

The call - which Muhammad Ali launched again, and said that to confront the spread of corruption from the pillars of government to its inner cores - moved what appeared to be some stagnant water in the Egyptian street after years of stagnation, where some signs appeared, such as flashing in cities and squares from Upper Egypt to the Delta, after they were linked By demolishing thousands of homes for allegedly violating building licenses and forcing their owners to pay large sums of money to reconcile violations.

The interesting thing is that this wave of "collection" came at a time when Egyptians are suffering in light of the crisis of the outbreak of the Corona virus, whether on the economic or health levels.

“If I don’t want me, I’ll stay there, I don’t have a problem.” .. # Al-Sisi says that he will not remain without the desire of the people during his opening of the Mahmudiyah axis project and the tag # I don't want you to be on top of Twitter pic.twitter.com/qom8oWKXUr

- Al Jazeera Egypt (@AJA_Egypt) August 29, 2020

The interesting thing is that Sisi himself may have helped launch calls to demonstrate against him. About two weeks ago, he said during the inauguration of the Mahmudiya Axis project in Alexandria on the 29th of last August, "If you don't want me to stay here, I don't have a problem," which seemed to be met by his opponents. As it issued the hashtag "# Mesh_Azink" on Twitter for several days in a row.

Since that time, the hashtags have continued to demand the descent at times, and the departure of Sisi at other times, the last of which was "# the solution_in the hands of the people", in a precedent of its kind, but calls remain confined to social media platforms, and it is not possible to guess how they will be translated on the ground in light of the great and serious challenges facing the protesters In the event of their descent, according to observers and activists.

However, some of these people stressed in statements to Al-Jazeera Net that calls must continue to come and protest to express the views of those who reject Sisi's rule, and that it does not necessarily turn into a sweeping popular revolution or end with the downfall of the regime due to the severe restrictions imposed by the regime against the protesters.

The Egyptian regime criminalizes protests of all kinds - workers, factional, or even popular - whether in internal or external issues, and it absolutely does not tolerate any protest, small or large, so that it does not turn into a phenomenon or spread among the people, as it is fully aware that the fire is small Sparks.

Several thousand Egyptians had responded to a similar call from Muhammad Ali and went out to demonstrate on September 20 of last year, and hundreds of them approached Tahrir Square in central Cairo, but the matter ended with the security forces arresting a large number of them.

While some are enthusiastic to repeat the attempt, others believe that it is important to create conditions before going to the demonstration, considering that poorly studied invitations may be more harmful than good.

Bet on the anger of the Egyptians

For his part, the Secretary of Foreign Relations in the Freedom and Justice Party, Muhammad Sudan, called for not to underestimate the calls for disembarkation and protest, saying that "the call for disembarkation is required in all cases, as it makes the system and the international community feel that there is an urgent need for change", indicating at the same time that "Care must be taken. If there is no real intifada that includes the masses of the people, then the desired goal will not be fulfilled."

In his speech to Al-Jazeera Net, Sudan confirmed that "the justifications for the descent are many and exist in light of the oppression of millions of Egyptians, the imprisonment and arrest of tens of thousands, the demolition of homes, the imposition of taxes and fees, the high cost of living, the return and spread of corruption, the closure of the public space, the suppression of freedoms, and the elimination of political life."

What is new in every call - according to Sudan - is that it includes different segments of Egyptians, and the area of ​​popular anger against Sisi increases even by those who were supporters, and those affected by the policies of his rule on all levels, whether the simple citizen or even the stubborn politician, considering that the bet is not On the invitations, but on the "anger of the Egyptians."

On the impact of the demolition crisis and the reconciliation law .. tag # The solution_in the hands of the people top Twitter .. What do you think is the way out of this crisis?

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- Al Jazeera Egypt (@AJA_Egypt) September 12, 2020

Active mass loss

On the other hand, political and human rights activist Abdul Rahman Atef calls for learning from the mistakes of the past, saying that "repeating the call again to go down on the same date is not learning from the previous lesson, in addition to lack of political experience with the current situation in Egypt."

Atef justified his speech by saying to Al-Jazeera Net that the last time there were strong justifications motivated by the protest against the widespread corruption that affected the Sisi family himself, but what are the motives for this time, and in both cases the two calls lack many criteria for the outbreak of a revolution, and the absence of an integrated revolution is the loss of a part So much of the energetic mass we would need in the event of a real move.

And he considered that the ill-considered moves weaken the opposition against Sisi and increase his power, and despite this, such calls remain a source of concern, because any field move is a break of the restrictions imposed on the people, and it should reach the stage of beginning to break the restrictions so that we can talk about a real popular movement .

The political activist currently residing in South Korea expressed his belief that the revolution will not be political or national symbols, but rather in a spontaneous popular explosion as happened in the January revolution, so talking about a popular movement by one person (Muhammad Ali) is a risk and a risk to the bloc. Critical to the revolution and the opposition.

Disembarkation calls .. Question marks

For his part, the head of the political bureau of the Egyptian Revolutionary Council, Dr. Amr Adel, believes that there are gains behind every popular movement. “At the outset, we confirm that any popular movement against tyranny and the incursion of the military authority has many positives, such as breaking the barrier of fear, and the masses get used to working together against the regime. It also produces an accumulation that encourages real revolution. "

But he added, in his speech to Al-Jazeera Net, saying: We also confirm that the repeated calls for disembarkation have proven their inability to make a change, and it may be one of the paths that empties anger in a wrong path and may also be harmful as a result of the cadre exhaustion by arresting it.

He added that we have to differentiate between the masses' coming to defend their rights and this is positive, and the one-day calls that raise many question marks, and I think that what worries the system is the gathering of the masses and not the calls set on a day, because it has gained a lot of experience in dealing with them.