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by aprilthird2021 747 days ago
> he uses violence, massacres and even torture to achieve his political aspirations.

> The first thing he did when elected was cancel elections, give himself unlimited power.

Exactly like the current dictator of Egypt, El-Sisi the secularist, if you want to put things on that plane...

You act like Egypt dodged a bullet by having their own elected leader killed brutally in a violent coup. But the bullet was fired, and is still being fired on them as they're now led by a leader who is not beholden to them at all.

If Morsi was as terrible as you said and people hated him as much as you claim, he would have lost the next election. But there won't be a next election because the governments you didn't mention, who support the dictator, thought it would be better if Egypt never had another democracy so long as their political objectives are met.

I happen to believe in democracy, and I believe it is the best tool against terrible leaders. You may disagree, but don't try to paint your enemies as violent and irrational when you are the one who thinks force should be used to overturn the will of the people.