In the Name of Democracy

Everything is “permitted” and “reasonable” regardless of the consequences, especially if it is in the name of democracy, for the sake of the dissemination of principles to “backwards” peoples.

In the name of democracy, nations have fallen under neo-colonization and have been subjected to foreign occupation. Reactionary or rogue states “act as a brake” to the confident, triumphant march toward a more tolerant world, cooperation and development. War is waged in the name of democracy, as is the intervention in the internal affairs of states, the violation of their sovereignty and the breaching of the principles and norms of international society. The advocates of democracy are changing all of these norms to a hollow shell, using them to achieve their goal of turning one hand against the other and distracting from the criticism being leveled against them. In this way, they mobilize their armies in the name of democratization.

In the name of democracy, we find America’s foreign policy behind an effort to inspire the Egyptians’ rage against their government, carving a path for the revolution. The U.S. ambassador in Cairo, Margaret Scobey, provided $40 million to NGOs to “support democracy” or ” a state of popular anger,” and this led to the formation of a commission of inquiry to look into the issue, especially since this support did not come to the attention of the Egyptian state.

It is ours to question whether any nation or people can legitimately choose for others a model of democracy that they consider appropriate or abandon it for a different model when they think it is necessary to surrender democratic principles.

In the same way, when others claim to support the growth of democracy by helping instill the understanding and practice of this concept within other nations, we have a right to refuse outside interference and the international political bribery, which bypasses all established or international laws.

Washington has crossed the line and has interfered in the affairs of other nations, attacking their sovereignty and assaulting their ears with hollow speeches and conversations about world peace. Washington is wading up to its armpits in the affairs of other states, and it extends its own authority for the sake of “order and stability.”

The flood of dollars that pours out of Washington is drowning Egypt in the name of democracy. This shameful goal — there is no other name or description for it — has boiled up in the weakened country of Egypt and garnered followers and supporters in the arena of Egypt’s revolution. Egyptians continue to shake off the dust of this great historical battle and try to feel their way into the future through a minefield full of the elements of sectarian strife and mercenaries who are after money and wealth, regardless of the interests of their country and their people.

However, the Egyptians are the ones who must do the bulk and core of the work of building a democracy. The recognition of this fact means that any interference with Egyptian affairs in the name of democracy must be rejected explicitly and implicitly. Whoever tries to violate Egyptian sovereignty should be aware that intervention, political pressure and bribery are no longer acceptable or the best ways to “help” people in their transition to democracy, progress and development.

Egypt’s great advantage for leading an internal transition is that it takes into account the needs, the history, the relations of the Egyptian people and the social fabric, and its pluralistic democratic model emanates from the heart of the people. It places the people’s interests, aspirations and hopes at the top of the agenda without interference or violation of the law and without the support of schemes. This also comes in the name of democracy.