Not unexpectedly, violence has broken out in Egypt between pro- and anti-Morsi forces. Unfortunately, the message to the Islamist parties in Egypt (and across the world) is that democratic change is not an option for them. It is difficult to say at this stage how this realization will unfold, but in the short run, violence seems to be most likely–a clearly sad outcome. Al Jazeera has rolling commentary on the situation in Egypt. Here is a strong opinion from the Turkish press, condemning the military coup.
There have been many critiques of globalization, but the recent factory tragedies in Bangladesh have brought home the intimate connections between what we wear, eat, drink, and use and how people live and die in many different places. We can longer afford to pretend that these connections do not exist and we need to make ure that we are comfortable with the connections that have been developed for the benefit of some and the detriment of others.
Stephen Walt has written a wonderful short essay on Edward Snowden and the NSA leaks.I often find that I am in strong agreement with Walt, and that is certainly the case on this issue.
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For democracy, elections are not enough. There must be freedom and a democratic rule. This was missing in Egypt. Morsi was democratically elected, but he did not rule in a demorcartic way, but promoted Islamization of the country. No wonder that his removal from power is not liked in Turkey, which goes away from a secuar state and is also in the hands of Islamists from AKP.
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I agree completely. It is clear that in Egypt and Turkey there was a clear fear that rights were going to be compromised. The difficult question is what does a democratic polity do when there seems to be a violation of the rules of democracy (protection of minority rights). Is it more democratic to wait for the next electoral event to protect those rights, or should one resort to non-constitutional methods (a military coup) to protect those right? Much depends on how one decides whether those violations of minority rights are reversible through another election.
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