The end of the shared dream

The basis of trust between the different elements of Egyptian society is a thing of the past, writes the left-liberal daily Der Standard: "It is a tragedy that the first free elections will begin under the shadow of a bloodbath on Tahrir Square. On the face of it, 'the military' is on one side and the rest of the country on the other. In reality, however, not even those who want a new Egypt can reach a basic agreement on what it should look like. The trust between the different elements of Egyptian society is a thing of the past. Once more the horror and anger at the brutality that 'those in power' - first Mubarak, now the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces - use against the demonstrators has welded the country. This is a rude awakening for those wanted to go on dreaming the dream of the patriotic Egyptian army that brought the revolution of the young and dissatisfied to a close on 11 February. The signs had long been pointing in a very different direction."

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