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I wonder if something else can be said. Egyptians are almost twice as wealthy as Pakistani's or Indians. Either of these directions would terrify the Egyptian
by frozenport 14y ago
I wonder if something else can be said.
Egyptians are almost twice as wealthy as Pakistani's or Indians. Either of these directions would terrify the Egyptian people who are not used to that level poverty. Egypt's own fiscal cliff is worrying many residents. I think the winner will be the person who can promise stability - and stability is not possible without concessions to secular forces within Egypt.
I see something like Mubarak reappearing, it is not unreasonable to say that Egyptians aren't ready for western democracy - especially considering the grievous financial condition of their government.
A successful politician in Egypt will unite stabilizing and not revolutionary forces to solve the economic discontent.
- diminish 14y agoIam afraid,d It is also likely that economic discontent will grow with increased population and similarly competing neighbors. All those countries will find equilibrium at a steady destabilized state.
- Shyama 14y agoThat is an example of delusional thinking aided by poor access to real media. Egypt is and has been almost entirely dependent on foreign aid. India has always been independent. And in per capita terms Egypt is not richer than India. However, like Pakistanis you can continue to dream of the days when your population was much smaller and people lived happily in poverty. Times have changed.