Indeed, the breadth of the opposition to Morsi reflects a major global tendency toward the empowerment of the educated and connected middle classes, whose members tend to be suspicious of political parties and demand more direct political participation. In this sense, Egypt’s difficulties differ only in scope, not in kind, from those faced by governments in Turkey, Brazil, and even Europe.
事实上，穆尔西反对派阵线之广反映了一个全球大趋势——受过良好教育又团结一致的中产阶级力量的崛起，这个阶级怀疑政党，要求更直接的政治参与。从这方面讲，与土耳其、巴西甚至欧洲政府所面临的的困境相比，埃及困境的特殊之处只在于范围，而不在于类型。