Egyptians can't be trusted with democracy

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I am rather keen on Egyptians having a greater measure of self-determination in government. If they are really going to settle on stoning adulterers and infusing religion into state I would much rather they do it in a non-violent, institutionally legitimate way that represents the culture of the nation than for the same result or worse to be reached by a military junta or regime handpicked by the United States. There are certainly reasons to be concerned about the future of Egypt but these are things we will simply have to deal with as they develop. I am not going to pretend like having Mubarak would be better than Egypt having a regime installed via free and fair elections.