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In reply to the discussion: Final results confirm Islamists top Egypt vote [View all]pinto
(106,886 posts)19. Agree on the possibility of a relatively centrist/moderate coalition.
The two decidedly secular parties garnered 3rd and 4th in the party election. And, iirc, the IB is open to a more moderate coalition style government. At this point the army appears to be the wild card...
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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