[lbo-talk] [Pen-l] NYT: Egyptian Liberals Embrace the Military, Brooking No Dissent

Bill Bartlett william7 at aapt.net.au
Wed Jul 17 17:13:34 PDT 2013


On 18/07/2013, at 3:48 AM, c b <cb31450 at gmail.com> wrote:


> 33 million
> people changing the government twice in this short a period of time is
> direct democracy,

The egyptian military has 33 million troops does it? And they all get a vote when and where they are deployed? Wow! That sure is direct democracy if so.

If not so, unfortunately I think it means you have completely lost touch with reality. Its not so is it?

Earth to Charles: a military coup is not direct democracy.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



More information about the lbo-talk mailing list