7/3/13
Egypt
Egypt fails its first test in Democracy
I understand that Egypt is new at this democracy stuff ...
but they are not off to a very good start.
Switching to democracy is not a simple, easy process.
America has had democracy for over 200 years and we still have many problems with ours.
Russia switched, and after a few years, the KGB regained control
and now we have Putin and Medvedev playing ping pong with the presidency.
Also, Russian elections have been tainted by evidence of fraud.
Egypt's first year as a democracy was a disaster.
Instead of following democratic principles,
Morsi attempted to put his religion in control of government.
Women, Christians, Nonbelievers, and other minorities were shut out.
Disenfranchised people rebelled, supported by the army
which forcefully removed Morsi from office.
Egypt is a majority Muslim nation.
In a democracy, the majority will have the most power.
But a democracy involves much more
than simply allowing the majority to enforce its will upon the rest,
as Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood attempted to do.
Democracy is also about allowing everyone to participate and be represented.
It is about protecting the rights of minorities and women.
Morsi and The Brotherhood trampled on these principles of democracy.
Religion poisons everything
Christopher Hitchens (pbuh)
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6/19/13
Egypt
The "Arab Spring" has brought good news to Egypt ... and bad.
The good news is that a dictator has been removed from power,
and the country now holds democratic elections.
The bad news is: most of its citizens are barbaric medieval Ghost Worshipers.
What life is like for Egyptian citizens since the revolution
First Amendment rights in Egypt?
Sure. You have the freedom to say what you think and believe what you want;
provided that you are willing to go to prison or be killed for exercising those rights.
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