That’s right, I’m going to blog about something other than my dogs, my desire to walk everywhere, or my crappy old television.

This isn’t a fully formulated blog entry (I’m in a long meeting right now that I have zero to offer, so I’m kinda bored). And I can’t vouch for the historical accuracy of any of this.  Because yeah, I’m lazy and don’t feel like pulling up wikipedia. As if.

But is anyone else wondering if Egypt has the potential to be the next Iran? I’ve seen startling similarities between Obama and Jimmy Carter’s presidency as it is (shaky economic conditions, pre-existing struggles in the middle east, white man from the deep south vs black man from Chicago…oh, wait, maybe not). When Iran erupted into protest in the late 70s, they were rebelling against an America backed dictator who had been in power for decades — The Shah. And now Egypt is having  a similar youthful eruption against an American backed dictator who has been in place for decades.

What happens next is what could turn the tides in the middle east. Will Egypt install a true democracy? With democratic reforms that are agreeable to the West but most importantly, to the people of Egypt?

Or will they do what Iran did and let a theocratic regime take power? If this happens, how much more destabilized will the middle east become? And how much more can it take?