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By: Pedro Patraquim

Pedro Patraquim — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:51:31 +0000

I relate to your concern that democratic processes can lead to undemocratic outcomes, as majorities can vote to curtail the freedom of minorities or to revoke their own (the Swiss referendum on mosque minarets comes to mind). I am, however, confused as to how this contradiction-in-terms would apply in this case, as the Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations really seem to be remote-controlled and in favor of a head-of-state. How can these fall into the category of unruly? And if they don’t, is it then fair to use them as reasons to re-evaluate the unruly political action that led to the 2011 Egyptian Revolution?