Last October, amid an unnecessary escalation of sectarian violence, state-owned television featured a hospitalized Egyptian soldier screaming, “The Copts killed my colleague!” The systematic demonization of the Tahririst groups, and the violent escalation that followed in November and December, served the same purpose.
科普特的抗议者特别容易成为士兵和军官整治的目标。去年10月份，在不必要的宗派暴力升级过程中，国有电视特别报道一位住院的埃及士兵喊道，“科普特人杀了我的同事！”有系统地妖魔化解放广场上的抗议者以及11月和12月的暴力升级都是为了达到相同的目的。