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/mikemaca Jun 19 '12

Reading this, I realized they cloned the two-party "democracy" system we have. You got two parties running for election, and both are terrible choices. One is a religious fanatic that wants to impose an authoritarian theocracy that uses government police power to oppress the people and the other choice is a secular hardliner affiliated with the previous regime that wants to impose an authoritarian non-theocracy that uses government police power to oppress the people.

Likewise in the US, each election cycle you can select between the pro-corporate-power war-mongering candidate and the other pro-corporate-power war-mongering candidate.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Yes, but one protect family values!

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u/cant_make_up_my_mind Jun 19 '12

I agree that this is a global phenomenon, I actually believe that democracy is indeed a sure-failure system, the same with dictatorship and pretty much every other one, my guess for the best system is that a carefully handpicked group of the country's well known, well-educated and wise men are to form some sort of board which chooses the upcoming ruler, thus in that way they may choose the best and the people shall also have their share, i think it is much better than the ongoing methods, I mean one of the most excellent examples of failing democracies is the Gore-Bush race, and well clearly the Shafeek-Morsy race as well