On radio shows, callers questions whether youth activists and others involved in the new wave of demonstrations over the past week was a nationalist, children are selfish or traitor.
Political differences aside, what has become clear is that the latest uproar against military ruler is already flailing economy pummeling the country at the time it is important when many had hoped would take the winter tourism. The financial crisis that is looming, say analysts.
“We are not far away,” said Neil Shearing, Chief Economist with capital economics emerging markets. “There is sufficient money remaining in the cash to get through the year, but not much beyond that. Crunch time is two to three months away. “
It took 30 years to engineer the revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak in February. But it only took a month to push the annual growth rate of 7 percent over the last few years to an estimated suffered only about 1 percent this year.
Difficulties continue to rise. The stock market tanks daily and foreign reserves have dropped by nearly 40 percent this year.