Very interesting. But do You think that the changing to a democratic society can be done in a peaceful way? There is a big tense under the crowdy everyday life, as far as I understand during my visits to Egypt.

The human abuse crimes alleged against Egypt have been mounting with every year since it has signaled it's friendship with nearby Israel. Egypt's ruler is seen as nothing but a old despot whom the Egyptian people see as corrupt and in the pocket of America.

I suspect the next ruler of Egypt will be not a friend of Israel and very popular with the Egyptian people.

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Ben–don't kid yourself. Democracy is rooted in a fair legal system and a culture of protecting minority rights. Egypt is not on this path and your sugar-coated optimism can't cover the truth. Eventually, mayham will follow the fall of the Mubarak regime (either the father's or the son's) unless there is educational reform and judicial reform that gives the Egyptian people the tools and opportunity to build a democratic society.

I think Egyptians need to stand up and not depend on American and European support. Change comes only if the public works hard for it.

Smith,

Any claims of human (rights) abuses in Egypt mounting in the last 30 years has nothing to do with Egypt's peace agreement with Israel and more to do with the penetration into Egyptian society of Western values as result of globalization, modernization and time. Abuses have always existed.

One would hope that whoever the next ruler of Egypt will be, he/she(!) will be the popular choice of the Egyptians, not Oregonians. Whether he/she will be a friend of Israel is not the only factor involved in the choice for most of the population. However, there will certainly be complicated legal, economic and diplomatic considerations if that leader chooses to violate the terms of the peace agreement with Israel.

One word for the Americans and the West stay away from our country we don't need your help, and by the way I voted for the ruling party because the Brotherhood don't represent us they are bunch of traitors and terrorists like any of those who promote western values in our country. we don't need some puppet president like the laughable regimes you created in Iraq and Afghanistan,this is our country and we are capable of protecting it, stay away from us we don't need your stupid democracy because it is just a lie, we know exactly who our enemies are and we are going to stand firmly behind our president like we stood in this elections whether you like or not, save your advices for yourself it might save your embarrassing global image and your failing economy.

I think that the problem is beyond having one leader versus another. Unfortunately, dictatorship inside Egypt is not only pertaining to who rules the country. Anybody with any kind of authority, tends to abuse others even if he is simply a teacher or a nurse or a taxi driver.. I think that people themselves need to change and get rid of the long lasting social diseases that they deveopled in the past three decades!!

Dears,

I'm Fadi from Egypt, with all the respect to all your comments but i cannot see or vote except to the ruling wing.... why? because the others done nothing except shouting to the Media but nothing was done from their side to fix anything. Those people are just Shouting but they didn't do any positive step/investment towards Egyptian people....

Ruling Party, performed a lot of enhancements in the infrastructure and industrial section, also the education section but due to their denial and the willing to change some of the Egyptian are shouting to change but MOST of the Egyptian see/feel the difference and progress we have.

Believe me, I'm not belonging to any political movement in Egypt but seriously I'm an Egyptian who loves this country and working to improve it in all means.

Thanks for Posting,

From Egypt
Fadi

The egyptian became the only cheap thing in egypt.
No respect
my voice is under the shoes of those people of the ruling party.
in these elections I will not ask "where is my voice"
as I know where is it.
ٍSurly it is in the nearest trash.
Thanks to GOD as I am still alive after voting.
But my dignity is dead.

I still have that crazy hope that a change in government may come about rather peacefully in Egypt. Egyptians by nature are a peace loving people and in the past century (1919, 1952) general violence was limited.

Will the US ever learn, stay out of it, or does the US prefer a real election with the Muslim brotherhood taking over? some of those countries they do have their own way of management and democracy, and it is not the same like ours, advise to the US, stay out of this one, and don't get hated more for no good reason, as it is a reason that would only back fire.

Egypt will never be an democratic country as long as they follow sharia-law. You cant call for democracy and bear down your sisters/mothers/aunts and religious minorities like the copt in the same time.

Instead of praying and shouting gods name all day long, start cleaning up your country, create jobs, respect your minorities!

The problem is not the current government, but the backwardness of the egyptian people.

It seems that many Egyptians, like the citizens of many other Arab countries, prefer to be ruled by benevolent (or not so benevolent) dictators, disguised as presidents, kings, or whatever. In all honesty, if this is what the citizens want, it should be up to them. If they want to change that and institute a different form of governance, that's up to them. I really don't think other countries have the right to interfere.

Regarding Egypt, I wish you all well. I hope whoever does eventually take over from President Mubarak keeps the peace treaty going with Israel. We Israelis are very happy to have a peace agreement with Egypt, and only wish that our feelings of friendship and peaceful co-existence would be reciprocated by all levels of Egyptian society, and not just the ruling elites.

Ruling regimes ,Parties and Organizations with the ideology to impose by force- hate- phobia-fight the world are the most dangerousness to peace across the world.

They are using democracy to gain power latter to abolish democracy.
Regardless the government type, either dictatorship or democracy they are using the terror to impose their doctrine.

They should be outlawed worldwide.

Muslim brotherhood is a good example.
The powerful Muslim Brotherhood with active branches worldwide on the official web page
JIDAH AGAINST NON-MUSLEMS IS OBLIGATORY/
A Muslim can come closer to Allah by waging jihad against all non-Muslims – Christians, Jews, atheists, or polytheists in every possible manner/
Dr. Ahmad 'Abd about Al-Walaa Wa'l-Baraaarticle in the "Muslim brotherhood,"

Egyptians now have the "what's in it for me" mentality. They don't do anything unless they can get some "bakhsheesh" or free food. This was evident in the election process when some of the candidates felt that serving free food would garner votes. The fact that only 26% of the population even voted is a testement to that fact. The general public doesn't care about greenhouse gases, sanitation, water shortages or obeying the rules. Just try driving in Cairo. Old cars spew smoke, people dart into oncoming traffic, ignoring walk/don't walk signs. Cabbies try to overcharge by taking the long way around, even if they have meters and can be assured of charging more. I can cite hundreds of examples of basic disregard of living a courteous and selfless life as described in the Koran or Bible. Until the Egyptian mentality gains a concience and a care for their fellow man things will never change here.
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TO CAIROCAROLE,
Backsheesh is a bad way and used usually by lower class tourists,so they call it in a smooth way tips or gift.by they way dont critisize because harlem is very dirty too even much more, blame you government if you are american, they help an old despot because he has good relation with isreal,he would do any thing to see his son as a president even on the corps of his whole people, we left egypt long time ago, i was 11 yrs old, now im 72 yrs old, egypt was a very wealthy country,one egyptian pound was equal to 9 english pound,i visited egypt 2 yrs ago, i found out that egypt went back a hundred yr at least, i visited maizia and i compare between both, egypt was advanced, now it become a very 5 th world country,america should help people to get red of that one and his family,i was told many stories about that corrupted regime and his gang.so carol b objective and clean harlem and all areas before you critisized others

If you'll really have an accurate vote in Egypt then you'll get a huge numbers of the muslim brotherhood members in the parliment and a lot of egyptians do not want this to happen, therefore there must be first a phase where political awareness should develop and get mature like in the US and Europe and that'll take many years, then in the end comes the accurate vote otherwise we'll end up being like Iran or may be like palestine where Bush cabinet pushed for democracy and all what they got was "Hamas" and I do not think that kind of democracy made the palestians life any better.

Moslem brotherhood is Egypt's curse ,they are the mother of islamic terrorism ,keeping them under pressure is the only way FOR PEACFUL COUNTERY.
Moderate Islam which was hijacked by militants with Sadat's help combating comunism ,had turned against him when he try to control.
Other than this thorny issue which plagues this religion .

EQUAL RIGHTS TO ITS VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND STRICT FAMILY PLANING [otherwise they will run out of room ] ,Technical education for future jobs other than oversupply of university graduates .
FREEDOM OF POLITICAL OPINIONS APART FROM RELIGION .

EGYPT, the land of many histories, the land of that harbored Jesus, at the time of first born executions, that land of the legend pyramids. The start of civilization, how i pray for your freedom from the bondage of Mubarak.......long live THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT, chase them bald heads outer town, and never ever again let that door close on your faces. ALUTA CONTINUA, AND YOU WILL OVERCOME...!