You see, back in early-90s Algeria, an Islamist party won the first election round. I was just a dumb kid back then but I can read Wikipedia
so I know. Well, seems like the old feudal oligarchy got scared and figured it would be fun to cancel the 2nd round of the election, then perform a military coup and topple the president. Easy-peasy. Anti-
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I personally blame the bankruptcy of liberal realpolitik which promotes the creation of an affluent business class in poor countries at the expense of the rest of the population. As the rich get richer and the poor poorer, the extremists become more popular.
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I know people can't be pigeon holed, but you can still find groups that people can identify with; Muslims, Christians and Secularists, they all need an equal voice. Men and women, they need an equal voice. Rich and poor, need an equal voice. A democratically elected constitutional convention in Egypt means it's a bunch of rich, Muslim men writing the rules for the country. That's why it was illegitimate.
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