[abbyg55]

According to a Pew opinion survey of Egyptians from June 2010, 59 percent said they back Islamists. Only 27% said they back modernizers. Half of Egyptians support Hamas. Thirty percent support Hezbollah and 20% support al Qaida.

Thanks for the info. So even if the peaceful protestors are part of the 27% who back modernizers, a majority of Egyptians back the Islamists, which means they don't want a democracy. That leaves a Hobson's choice of a totalitarian regime under Mubarack or religious tyranny under MB.

[Prokopton]

That leaves a Hobson's choice of a totalitarian regime under Mubarack or religious tyranny under MB.

A totalitarian regime under Mubarack is no longer a possibility. Religious tyranny is a fait accompli.