{"id":3437,"date":"2012-05-23T19:37:04","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T23:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2012-06-16T01:22:46","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T05:22:46","slug":"democracy-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/democracy-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt Democratic Transition Hits a Major Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a long, hard road to democracy in Egypt- but the Egyptian people carry no illusions about the process. Sharon MartinThey know it will be a difficult road ahead, as parties, candidates and the military try to figure out how to come to the table together, and lead a country that&#8217;s already greatly struggling in the post-Arab Spring Middle East. There have already been signs of further uprising amongst the population, including several clashes between protestors and the military over the length and extent of their caretaker rule of the country. But this is an experience every modern democracy has shared in its infancy- and America is no exception. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s so important to take note of the important moments and milestones which will come to define the new Egypt in the decades ahead. Moments like the first free Presidential election in the nation&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>I wish all Egyptians a safe, successful trip to the voting booth today- hopefully your enthusiasm for the process will inspire those of us overseas, who take such important milestones for granted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att\">\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/cnn_topstories\/~3\/XVZ2FyyqQf4\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Election Day: &#8216;Finally, Egypt is born&#8217; &#8211; CNN.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att-img\" style=\"float: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/cnn_topstories\/~3\/XVZ2FyyqQf4\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&amp;gadget=a&amp;resize_h=100&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.cdn.turner.com%2Fcnn%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F120522112417-wedeman-egypt-vote-no-vote-00001211-story-top.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att-txt\">Egyptians began a historic vote for president Wednesday, even as many worried the army would stay in power if they don&#8217;t like the result.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-backlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/110201780316922068503\/posts\/T6K1mNj3Bjx\" target=\"_blank\">This was posted on Google+\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-backlink\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-backlink\"><\/div>\n<p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><H4>Related Awesome<\/H4><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"How to Save the Wii U, in 3 Simple Steps\" href=\"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/how-save-wii-u-3-simple-steps\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to Save the Wii U, in 3 Simple Steps<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Donglegate Should Be About Common Courtesy, Not Sexism\" href=\"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/donglegate-common-courtesy-sexism\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Donglegate Should Be About Common Courtesy, Not Sexism<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"House of Cards: Netflix and the Future of Television\" href=\"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/house-of-cards-netflix-future-tv\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">House of Cards: Netflix and the Future of Television<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a long, hard road to democracy in Egypt- but the Egyptian people carry no illusions about the process. 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