At this point it's more a case of the Egyptian masses being tired of disorder and not wanting to risk turning into another Libya or Syria, than anything else. The Arab Spring seems to be resembling the Europe of 1848 far more than that of 1989. The masses desire a return to stability and relative prosperity.
Exactly; NPR covered this story yesterday and the general consensus among the people they interviewed was basically, "I do sympathize with the protesters, Of course, but I'm glad they're out of Tahrir because I was tired of the traffic problems it caused."
