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Comrade Grumpy

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6. Yeah, democracy.

Reply to davidthegnome (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 2, 2012, 02:40 PM

Dec 2012

Presidential elections.

Parliamentary elections.

A constititutional referendum in 13 days.

Morsi's special powers to end then.

The constitution is not a bastion of Western progressivsm, but then neither is Egypt. It's an Islamic country. It will probably have some version of sharia law. I don't like that, but it's not my country.

Yeah, a democracy, but perhaps an illiberal democracy.

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Islamists rally to support Egypt's president [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 2012 OP

Man, it is so refreshing to think... Ferretherder Dec 2012 #1

Egypt is an Islamic country. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #2

Democracy? Are you being sarcastic? davidthegnome Dec 2012 #4

Yeah, democracy. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #6

Sharia law is far from democracy. davidthegnome Dec 2012 #7

I wonder if these people are as fundamentalist as media-bots portray. Ash_F Dec 2012 #3

Fuck 'em. tabasco Dec 2012 #5