They elected a govt and there was no question of the legitimacy of that election. Now we celebrate a coup against that govt?
Are you saying democracy isn't all it's cracked up to be? Or are you saying that yesterday's majority should be chased from the scene by today's majority?
I'm happy that a theocracy that wasn't doing what it promised (power sharing) failed which I thought you would be happy about. Democracy can indeed be ugly but it's the best thing we have out there.
I fully understand that democracy is fickle, and in a land of mostly illiterate and very superstitious people, not likely to produce good results. That kind of a society is bound to be ruled by one kind of autocrat or another. People there who are educated and aspire for better? They would be smart to leave behind the rest and find some place that accommodates their aspirations.
The Muslim Brotherhood was elected democratically, but they've broken every agreement they made since they were elected. Morsi has ruled by edict, claiming that the courts have no jurisdiction over him and assuming all power for himself. The MB rammed constitutional changes through after reneging on promises, so Morsi is essentially a dictator. Since they won only by the tiniest of margins, they're hold on power is extremely tenuous.
Their constitution is obviously deeply flawed because nothing happened when he did all that crap. But the real source of the problem is that religion and government should never mix. Both will ultimately corrupt the other.
Which is why any legitimate Christian should shudder every time the right starts squawking about America being a Christian country. Every time you have a national religion you get Ayatollah Khomeini or King Henry VIII.
So, if 60, 80 or even 90 percent of the Egyptian people want a govt that reflects their religious values, that is wrong, right? Democracy isn't the highest value, right? Temporary majorities must be restrained by some means, right?
[Too stupid to realize what they are saying, aren't they?]
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Really? What is so glorious in Egypt?
They elected a govt and there was no question of the legitimacy of that election. Now we celebrate a coup against that govt?
Are you saying democracy isn't all it's cracked up to be? Or are you saying that yesterday's majority should be chased from the scene by today's majority?
I'm happy that a theocracy that wasn't doing what it promised (power sharing) failed which I thought you would be happy about. Democracy can indeed be ugly but it's the best thing we have out there.
I fully understand that democracy is fickle, and in a land of mostly illiterate and very superstitious people, not likely to produce good results. That kind of a society is bound to be ruled by one kind of autocrat or another. People there who are educated and aspire for better? They would be smart to leave behind the rest and find some place that accommodates their aspirations.
The Muslim Brotherhood was elected democratically, but they've broken every agreement they made since they were elected. Morsi has ruled by edict, claiming that the courts have no jurisdiction over him and assuming all power for himself. The MB rammed constitutional changes through after reneging on promises, so Morsi is essentially a dictator. Since they won only by the tiniest of margins, they're hold on power is extremely tenuous.
Their constitution is obviously deeply flawed because nothing happened when he did all that crap. But the real source of the problem is that religion and government should never mix. Both will ultimately corrupt the other.
Which is why any legitimate Christian should shudder every time the right starts squawking about America being a Christian country. Every time you have a national religion you get Ayatollah Khomeini or King Henry VIII.
So, if 60, 80 or even 90 percent of the Egyptian people want a govt that reflects their religious values, that is wrong, right? Democracy isn't the highest value, right? Temporary majorities must be restrained by some means, right?
[Too stupid to realize what they are saying, aren't they?]
False consciousness, that's what it is, and they must be protected from it!
Honestly, I've almost no hope for Egypt. Flight is the best option for anyone with any ambition and hope for the future.
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