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In reply to the discussion: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood calls for 'day of rage' [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)Who (and how), exactly, will ensure the sanctity of these new elections, no less guaranty that their constitution includes this perfect bill of rights that you demand or, more importantly, that the Muslim Brotherhood will not again attempt to usurp the democratic process after Morsi is reinstated? You heart is in the right place, but you are naive as to the history, motivations and broken promises of the MB, the limitations imposed by the religion and politics of the region, as well as the human rights of the very many Egyptians that support the military.
We do not live in a perfect world, and Egypt is not an academic exercise. We have two choices in Egypt, the military or the MB, and they both are terrible. The question is which the is lesser of the two evils.
Also, I resent the implication that I'm some heartless bastard who does not care about the bloodshed in Egypt. That is patently untrue. I do not "support" the Egyptian military, they are violent and intolerant. However, I readily acknowledge that in light of both the Muslim Brotherhood's historically abhorrent and violent behavior and astoundingly poor and undemocratic leadership, that the Egyptian people and American interests are better served with the "lesser evil" of the military.
Until the Quakers are a dominant political force in Egypt, I stand by my analysis.