Monday, July 22, 2013

Democracy Vs. Fundamentalism Vs. Egypt

Esam Al-Amin is really down on the developments in Egypt after the military launched a military coup by popular demand against an awful, Texas- or South Carolina- or Louisiana-like, incompetent, fundamentally religious government.  The principle is a sound one: shitty governments are removed in elections and not at the point of a gun.  Yes.  Good.  But Egypt was never really a democracy, obviously, and the Morsi government was as unhinged and terrible as the Taliban or Bush-Cheney.  I have a deep hatred of any and all governments controlled by religious people whether it is Egypt or Wisconsin, but Al-Amin is certainly correct; true stability and progress will never be possible if the military removes every shitty government.  Democracy has to be learned and has to be mature to survive something as awful as Morsi or Rick Scott.

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