Egypt is not the place to be....

This was featured on CNN...to answer what the heck is going on in Egypt. 
Why now? What sparked the protests?
A wave of protests in nearby Tunisia which overthrew the government helped inspire people in other nearby countries, facing similar frustrations, that it was time for an uprising.
But the spark, in many ways, was one young man. Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old college graduate in Tunisia, was unable to find work, so he set up a fruit cart. Police confiscated it, saying he had no permit. According to the Federation of Human Rights Leagues, police also beat him. Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest, and later died.
His self-immolation triggered the huge protests in Tunisia, which in turn helped inspire people in other nearby countries, including Algeria and Yemen, to take to the streets as well. There have also been protests in Jordan and Sudan. A Facebook page calls for similar demonstrations in Syria.
A popular Facebook page that helped organize the Cairo protests beginning January 25 was dedicated to Bouaziz

Okay, because I am one of very little education...I ask why ? Why is this protesting necessary ? Why do people have to set themselves on fire ? My uncle accidentally set himself on fire and Wednesday we are going to bury him. As he was in a great deal of pain laying in his hospital bed...laying on top of his wounds...do you think for a second that he would intentionally do this ? Why must people revert to violence? Things in the US  are not that great either, but do you see people setting themselves on fire to make a statement ? Then again, Egyptians say that Mubarak is corrupt. Well, I don't feel like Obama is in the least bit corrupt. I don't know...would I be out there with those men protesting in the streets of Cairo or Suez or Alexandria ? Is this what is going to make them be heard ? Is Mubarak's going to step down ? Are people aware they are endangering the lives of others ? Help me to understand...