The fact that the coup was undertaken with massive popular support is a sign of the enormous difficulties faced by the Muslim Brotherhood during its first turn in power. President Mohamed Morsi’s government struggled to address Egypt’s inherited economic and social crises in the face of the enormous public expectations created by the 2011 revolution, whose protagonists sought not only freedom, but also economic development and social justice.
这场政变是在大规模民众支持的基础上发生的，这一事实是一个信号——穆斯林兄弟会在它第一次掌权期间面临了太多的困难。总统穆尔西的政府忙于解决穆巴拉克时代遗留下来的经济和社会危机，并肩负着2011年革命所造成的殷切期望——这场革命的主角追求的不但是自由，也包括经济发展和社会公正。