The Muslim Brotherhood electoral victories that
brought Morsi to power with a parliamentary majority show ability of a
disciplined minority to gain power over an undisciplined majority. The
Bolsheviks gained power in October of 1917 through their greater
discipline (and their willingness to use force) despite garnering only a
quarter of the votes for the constituent assembly at the peak of their
power and popularity. It is noteworthy that Morsi ran on an electoral
platform that promised a secular Egyptian state. It was this electoral
promise that he was backing off when he was ousted.
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a) "The Egyptian people, with their long history of secularism,...".
ReplyDeleteIn the context of Middle East, distinguishing between the muslim people (musulmán) and their secular government might be instructive.
b) The Arab spring might be in fact a 'sand storm' that is yet to be recognized as such.