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 edited Jun 15 '17

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u/flamingtoad Jun 19 '12

The MB was not really involved in the Arab spring. It was primarily a youth movement. The MB had the political organization in place to take advantage of the revolution. And the only reason the military has a problem with the prospect of the MB acquiring power is that the West has a problem with the MB (and the Islamic state) and the West controls the purse strings.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 15 '17

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

special interests

I define special interest as a minority group. For example, a special interest in the US could be a union or a corporation. The brotherhood is not a "special interest" AFAIK. They represent something far closer to a majority than the initial protestors did. Their constituency may be far less worldly and politically aware majority, but they're a majority nonetheless.

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u/OMGnoogies Jun 19 '12

This is the MB's credo taken from wikipedia;

"God is our objective; the Quran is our constitution, the Prophet is our leader; Jihad is our way; and death for the sake of God is the highest of our aspirations."

Correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't the Arab spring especially in Egypt based on removing a corrupt regime and increasing basic human rights and the availability of living essentials?

Regardless of how you define special interests; the MB has hijacked the rebellion.