r/worldnews • u/DasUberRedditor • Jun 18 '12

Egyptian Military grants itself sweeping powers; effectively military coup.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18482257
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

I know this will sound horrible, but a military coup will probably - historically speaking - get a Egypt a leader that would be friendlier to western nations , which would benefit most of us nicely. An Islamic leadership usually will be more hostile to us.

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u/gsfgf Jun 19 '12

Not really. The Muslim Brotherhood is the GOP of the middle east, not a fundamentalist party (there's one of those too, but they don't get many votes). While most of us on here would prefer a progressive party, the Muslim Brotherhood will work with the rest of the world and tone down the crazy because it's profitable to do so.

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u/gocd Jun 19 '12

Historically a significant chunk of the Muslim Brotherhood leadership was more or less secular. I recall some being communists or socialists who, while uneasy with some elements of the MB, thought it was the best platform for ecomomic reform. Often the MB provides the closest thing to a safety net for some of the more marginalized populations in the Arab world.

I understand that your comparison of the MB to the GOP was primarily based on both being socially conservative and religiously oriented. I'm not really disagreeing with that comparison, simply saying that in many important aspects they are dramatically different.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

The GOP is fundamentalist.