How Egypt's Secular Liberals and "Revolutionaries" Practice Democracy: Step (1) Ride to Power on the Coattails of Military Putschists, Step (2) Commit a Few Bloodbaths against the Muslim Opposition, Step (3) Outlaw the Muslim Opposition, Step (4) Announce on Twitter and Facebook that in Ten Minutes You Have Collected Signatures of Support from 569 Billion Egyptians

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