On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 12:04 AM, Bill Bartlett <william7 at aapt.net.au> wrote:
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> On 02/07/2013, at 1:45 PM, Shane Mage <shmage at pipeline.com> wrote:
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> > There was nothing "democratic" about Morsi's election. The first round
> was falsified to present Morsi as the alternative to a Mubarek supporter,
> so the voters in fact had no choice. The "parliament" was illegal and
> dissolved. The "constitution" was written by the MB and imposed by
> plebscite. The most democratic outcome would be the popular overthrow of
> Morsi's "democratically elected" regime. But a destitution of Morsi
> followed by military-supervised democratic elections would be second best.
>
> We may well quibble about the definition of "democratic", but the process
> you describe sounds like the conventional democratic process practiced, for
> example, in the USA. (Though I'm not sure Americans ever got a plebiscite
> about their constitution. but that, again, is quibbling.) Anyway, it may
> not be ideal, but it is "democracy" as we know it.
>
> The point is I guess, Egyptians are new to the idea of democracy. They are
> having a bit of trouble swallowing the depressing reality of it. Perhaps
> many would prefer a military dictatorship? (Or "military-supervised
> democratic elections", as you put it.)
>
> Bill Bartlett
> Bracknell Tas
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