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In reply to the discussion: Final results confirm Islamists top Egypt vote [View all]dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)4. Whilst it looks a bit dramatic maybe allow for the fact
that the Brotherhood already had a substantial number of seats in other names. Under Mubarak they were not allowed to field candidates in the Bro's name : they stood as independents instead. Now they can stand under their own colours.
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I am seriously starting to think that some people maybe don't deserve democracy.
TigerToMany
Jan 2012
#3
Democracy has a way of leading to progress. The US was hardly a bastion of freedom...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#25
I don't doubt there's a lot of assholes out there. But the huge majority? C'mon, man.
AverageJoe90
Jan 2012
#36
There has been a quite a bit of evidence of serious fraud in these elections:
AverageJoe90
Jan 2012
#30