We don't want experiments, we want stability. That's how the predominant moods among the Egyptians could be read as of now. They've overwhelmingly supported the new constitution on a referendum. The problem is that it very much resembles the old one from the Mubarak times.
The Gaddafi-style
98% support for the constitution effectively legitimizes
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I do not agree that Egypt urgently needs to restore the world's trust. That can come later. What it needs most is to establish domestic civility and distance itself from agitators on either side of the Arab/Israeli divide. The world's trust will follow in its turn.
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That's the long-term need, indeed.
That, of course, doesn't remove the urgency of getting their economy back on its feet even one bit. And which industry does Egypt heavily rely upon to sustain its economy? Which parallel reality do you inhabit where tourism holds no significance to Egypt's economy whatsoever?
Assumptions are in the eye of the beholder. If you genuinely believe democracy precedes having bread on the table in the list of priorities of homo sapiens, then I suppose this conversation is beyond finding a common ground.
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Btw,
So many assumptions there
Which other ones did you have in mind, save for this one that you described? "Many" means more than one.
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