Why democracy can never work in Egypt.

We hear the words continually:  "DEMOCRACY" and "FREEDOM".
They are to the political world what "ABRA-CAD ABRA" and "SHAZZAM" are to the world of magic.

Give the people access to the ballot box and, behold, a whole new society will emerge and nirvana will dawn.

Not so. The American Republic is 250 years old and has been democratic since its founding; the country of England is roughly a thousand years in the making and has had some sort of democratic government for half that time. Both these nations are Christian in their world outlook.
Egypt has a five thousand year history and has had ONE year of democratic rule. It is Islamist in it's philosophy and religion.

The twelve months is up, the army and the autocrats are back in charge and the ballots boxes are in storage.



Morsi will be a mummy by the time the Muslim Brotherhood get back in power. Bank on it.

Jubilate.

Ian