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Coup in Egypt

Quinn1076614
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 19:09

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Livelytrish
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Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 21:12
That;s good news shaks, been thinking about you since this all kicked off. And keep us posted, news "from the front" is always really interesting. Trishx
shaks1707
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EW GURU
Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 18:14
I hope the new government will be inclusive and allow the MB to be a political party while keeping an eye on them as the worst thing they could do is to suppress them and send them underground again. Only time will tell. Thanks Livelytrish we are safe - we are spending our 1st Summer in our new home on the Red Sea 170 Km from Cairo.
fjcruiser
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EW GURU
Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 17:56
I should have added "in political science terms' as a reply to Irooni comments sorry about this. Shacks you are giving us the real picture of what is going on in Egypt. Thanks for that.It seems society is fractured along issues that were never issues before.I guess years of dictatorship have left deep marks.No one should expect things to go smoothly immediately.Hopefully civil war will be avoided.
Livelytrish
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 17:54
When an institution like the army removes the democratically elected leader and suspends the constitution, it is called a military coup. edited by fjcruiser on 04/07/2013 edited by fjcruiser on 04/07/2013 People don't always get what they thought they were voting for. Look at 20th century history of Europe, if a military coup in Germany had removed a certain democratically elected leader, millions of lives world wide would have been saved. Calling something democratic doesn't necessarily bode well. I sincerely hope that Egypt can hold things together for long enough to find a more inclusive middle road path to a government fair to all the people. Stay safe shaks!
shaks1707
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EW GURU
Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 17:44
The army had to intervene to stop a blood bath, a civil war. The army did what the Egyptian people wanted call it a coup or a revolution it was the best for the country. Now there is a long road ahead to build the economy and also trust between Egyptian. I had a conversation with an older Egyptian/Armenian lady saying when she was growing up no one would question your religion, muslim neighbors would invite her family for Eid and they would do the same for their feasts.....this was Egypt. One nation. It is no longer the way now.
fjcruiser
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EW GURU
Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 17:31
When an institution like the army removes the democratically elected leader and suspends the constitution, it is called a military coup. edited by fjcruiser on 04/07/2013 <em>edited by fjcruiser on 04/07/2013</em>
Irooni
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 17:26
When 33 million people protest it is a revolution not a coup ! At least not in political science terms.
shaks1707
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EW GURU
Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 17:12
Morsi's government was responsible for a lot of death during the last year : the attacks on the Christians in Cairo cathedral and more recently the murder of the Shias in a village....all went unpunished. He is held in the ministry of interior and I think if he was free he would be killed by the people. I hope the new government will be inclusive and accept everyone no matter their faith or lack of. I am in Egypt right now and last night we were a group of friends ( a mix of Muslims and Christians ) watching the speech from the army's chief . No one spoke of religion and we ended up singing the national anthem at the end of the speech.. I believe this is what Egypt should be . The new elected president has to know that the Egyptian people have been silenced for 60 years and they have no more fear...he will be given a mandate through the ballot box and he will have to deliver.
AnonDubai
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 16:47
So now Morsi has been arrested. I wonder who will want to be the President of Egypt now. Obama is fortunate that he is not the President there...
newstarts
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 22:08
i'm guessing that none of you ladies (of course i could be wrong) is Egyptian, the situation in Egypt is confusing i know, but the average egyptain is uninformed as a result of 30 years of corruption when Mubarak was the president. after the revolution in 2011, ppl had no idea about political parties and elections, and were very confused and scared of the unknown (talk about Stockholm syndrome after Mubarak left). we ended up with 2 candidates in round 2 of the first real presidential elections, one from Mubarak regimen and the other from MB (current president), ppl voted by elimination, n MB played the victim and gave big promises, among these promises a total improvement of education, economy and tourism within the 1st 100 days (totally unrealistic), so you can imagine the frustration Egyptians are feeling after 365 days not 100. in all cases, we are still beginners in democracy and i really hope that what's coming will be better than what happened the last 2 years since 2011.
Akia42923
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 22:01
The Arab spring was the worst thing that could happen to the Arabs! I am so sad with the outcome of this. They get rid of leaders because they say they are "corrupt". Now they think they can get rid of anyone who was elected in a proper election? One of the first laws people wanted to have implemented were to introduce polygamy again! After all this, you want polygamy? I could not believe it when I saw people in Libya fighting for this! Ghaddafi respected Women a lot more than people do now in Libya. I have close friends who are from there and they tell me that they see women in Burkas running around. Something they have never seen under Ghaddafi! I was myself in Libya when Ghaddafi ruled. It is so sad. With the Iraq invasion, we know that certain countries can not be ruled with democracy over night. Democracy is not something you are born with. It is something you have to learn for many years. Like getting a college degree. It is not meant to be for people who are out for revenge! And that is clearly the case in most of those Arab spring counties!
AnonDubai
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 21:42
This is a very interesting topic. What I can't understand is why they can't accept this leader who they democratically elected a little more than a year ago? He was elected by the people. Now he needs to be allowed to complete his term. He really has not been President for very long. They didn't want Mubarak. Now they don't want Morsi. Just who do they think is suitable to lead the country? People are dying and have died in Egypt in these protests and I am beginning to have no sympathy for the Egyptians! Maybe my view is simplistic but this is how I see it... You are assuming that the voters are educated and well informed about the leaders they elect. And also that the leaders have good intentions. No, I am not. I am guessing that the average Egyptian is pretty uninformed and that the average Egyptian politician is very corrupt. I still think the people need to give him time because they elected him...
shaks1707
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 21:18
We are fine , no problems here loving the sea and pool..... Not missing Dubai
Snugs
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 21:14
Totally agree Shaks... How are you doing by the way???
shaks1707
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EW GURU
Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 21:04
Mubarak and his gang were robbing the country. Poverty was everywhere and the country felt like a pressure cooker ready to explode. Morsi was elected as during Mubarak the MB were distributing food and had free clinic for the poor ( uneducated ) so when time came they voted MB. The opposition presented too many candidates and in the 2nd turn it came Mubarak last prime minister or Morsi. He won by a small % . The MB in power did nothing for the economy...their priority was to place their men in power. During Morsi speech last Wednesday, the salafist who assassinated Anwar Sadat was sitting in the front row !!! I do not know what will happen to Egypt now....they might not be ready for democracy.....but Egypt deserves better.
Sakhifa62068
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 20:41
This is a very interesting topic. What I can't understand is why they can't accept this leader who they democratically elected a little more than a year ago? He was elected by the people. Now he needs to be allowed to complete his term. He really has not been President for very long. They didn't want Mubarak. Now they don't want Morsi. Just who do they think is suitable to lead the country? People are dying and have died in Egypt in these protests and I am beginning to have no sympathy for the Egyptians! Maybe my view is simplistic but this is how I see it... You are assuming that the voters are educated and well informed about the leaders they elect. And also that the leaders have good intentions.
AnonDubai
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 20:40
This is a very interesting topic. What I can't understand is why they can't accept this leader who they democratically elected a little more than a year ago? He was elected by the people. Now he needs to be allowed to complete his term. He really has not been President for very long. They didn't want Mubarak. Now they don't want Morsi. Just who do they think is suitable to lead the country? People are dying and have died in Egypt in these protests and I am beginning to have no sympathy for the Egyptians! Maybe my view is simplistic but this is how I see it...
Tallybalt
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EW GURU
Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 20:20
In hindsight the Arab spring wasn't a blessing, was it? It's now obvious Egypt would be better off had the Mubaraks remained in power. Syria would be in a much better condition had the rebels not challenged Assad. I'm not implying that either Mubarak or Assad were good leaders but so far it looks as if they were the lesser of two evils, especially as the rebels in Syria now seem to be taken over by pro-Al Qaeda forces.
Quinn1076614
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EW GURU
Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 19:19
Anyone's guess. Civil war? Military dictatorship? Certainly not thriving democracy ...
AnneCoulter79136
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 19:17
It appears so. What next, do you think?
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