The Egyptian Army deserves wonderful praise for making certain Tahrir Square did not become
Tiananmen Square on the occasions of public Egyptian unrest.
What should they have done instead?
Are we saying the army should have become executives, judges, and legislatures?
Apparently, citizens do vote with their feet.
Mr. Morsi had weeks and days to listen to the thunder of the mobilizing dissent. He refused to hear it.
When Brazil had a similar uprising a few days ago, they met the force of it with measures which spread calm.
Turkey had uprisings days ago as well. The Turkish leader instituted delay measures on policies and
plans his public fiercely opposed.
Leadership has to respond to the public it has, not the public it needs.
Mr. Morsi may initially have done the best he could.
Whereas President Hosni Mubarak was deposed, the judiciary and police departments in Egypt were reportedly
left too whole for new policy initiatives and new policy philosophies to become responsive to the
needs of a much beleaguered people.
Governments move slowly enough as it is. If the executives of government get sidetracked by religious concerns in a society feeling too long oppressed, steps have to be taken to let the people
feel an ease of oppression- even if it comes from a more righteous place than political inertia.
Egyptians are showing us a vote we seem to be having a hard time measuring.
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