, Columnist
Is Permanent Revolution Egypt's Best Future?
With Mursi now removed, Egyptians are no closer to a liberal democracy than they were under Mubarak.
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How do Egyptian revolutionaries square the lofty pro-democratic goals of the current protests with their outcome, which so far is military control and a resurgence of the old regime? One answer: permanent revolution.
"If Egypt had remained under the Muslim Brotherhood, it would be headed toward an authoritarian democracy," says Ahsraf El-Sherif, a lecturer in political science at the American University in Cairo.