The military appears to be producing a situation from which there can be no return. Either they will consolidate their power as a new despotism with a slender democratic facade – and elections are now in doubt – or they will be decisively weakened, and a new alignment of democratic forces will have the initiative. As the revolutionaries of Egypt say, Glory to the martyrs, Victory to the revolution, Power and wealth to the people. (From Occupy Tahrir Square, Lenin’s Tomb)