tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post2227711741549150354..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: Democracy, Army StyleThe Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-12885485075754469172013-07-04T14:07:34.161+01:002013-07-04T14:07:34.161+01:00I think the history of Latin America makes it very...I think the history of Latin America makes it very clear that an institutionalised army can never be a "democratic tool for the people". <br />The Egyptian Army like the LA ones before it, is setting itself up as the referee of politics. A supreme authority to which any civilian government is beholden. History almost certainly suggests that Egyot is not headed for stable democratic government. In fact, it suggests quite clearly that this kind of government can only be achieved once the army is weakened, its generals stripped of all political influence and its institution placed at the service of the state.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023525843616332747noreply@blogger.com