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In reply to the discussion: CNN: Mohammed Morsi (Muslim Brotherhood) declared Egyptian Presidential winner [View all]MineralMan
(146,307 posts)uprising in Egypt. Democracy was sure to ensue, they believed. What ensued was an election, in which a Muslim Brotherhood leader was elected to be the next President. Is that a good thing? It depends on your viewpoint, like everything does. For many people in Egypt, it's cause for celebration. For people in the United States, it's something that happened in a country about which most of us know very, very little.
The election is over. Now, we will get to find out what that means. We will know more over time.
Those DUers who are disappointed in this result are missing something here. That something is that this election happened in Egypt, not in Cleveland. Results depend on where the election is held, and may not turn out the way non-Egyptians wanted.