To the editor:
Just recently, Egyptians celebrated a year since their uprising or the so-called Arab Spring. One would think that democracy was in full swing by now, but that’s not the case. Let’s recap what happened. Hosni Mubarak, the dictator who ruled for 30 years, was an ally of the United States. He managed to have a symbiotic relationship with the U.S. and Israel while at the same time he suppressed the Muslim Brotherhood and his people. The Egyptian people were fed up and overthrew him; but somehow, inexplicably, the Egyptians voted the Muslim Brotherhood as leaders in their government. That move seems counterintuitive to democracy. Some members of the Brotherhood want to institute sharia law, which is barbaric by today’s standard. For instance, if someone steals something, his hand is cut off. Another example, if a married women is caught committing adultery, she is stoned to death. In short, like that old adage, be careful what you wish for; democracy isn’t the same for everyone around the world. RALPH L. MOTLEY JR. Danville
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