[lbo-talk] Islamic Democrats?

[Lenin's Tomb]

On 4/29/07, Yoshie Furuhashi <critical.montages at gmail.com> wrote:
> The essential issue in Egypt today is democracy, whose outcome is
> open.  The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt, which has a range of views
> within the organization, must be understood in that context.  The
> Brotherhood may turn out to be a liberal friend of America, but it may
> turn out to be a leftist tribune of the oppressed in Egypt.  It is
> strong enough to be in the leadership of the opposition, but it is not
> strong enough to overcome the Mubarak regime all on its own.  That is
> why political currents ranging from the Lenin's Tomb current of
> socialists to American liberals like James Traub are interested in its
> fortune. -- Yoshie

I think it's highly unlikely that MB will become a leftist tribune of
the oppressed, certainly not in its current form.  The best likely
occurence is that it will split, and the radical youths will form an
alliance with the left, while the bourgeois leadership tails.