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Originally Posted by lisa_spyder
Then I think in the course of the next year there will be a birthing of a host of new political parties in Egypt along with the surfacing of those forced underground by the regime.
For starters, every religion and sub-sect will want representation. This whole situation could end up very complex indeed (as if it wasn't already).
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welcome to the ME...
Egypt is not Iran...Egypt was conquered by Alexander and ruled by the Greek Ptolemies with Cleopatra being the last of the line. Then it was 400 years of Roman rule...So Egypt has a long tradition of Western influence.
Secondly and here is a big difference..Iran fell to an Islamic theocratic rule during the Cold War. At the time the USA was blind sided because we were focused on Communist led revolts. Whoever thought of such a thing as an Islamic takeover??? The difference and dynamic is that the US response isn't so inflexible for lack of a better term.
Also with Democracy and freedom being offered it under cuts the appeal of fundamentalism as a means of governance. Now there is a viable alternative.
Rememer it was the young folk of Iran who revolted after the fraudalent election and it is the young in Egypt who want a change...These people do not want the ways of the 14Th century they want to be part of the 21St century...