In fact, the absence of a specific ideology was essential to the Arab Spring’s initial success in Egypt and Tunisia, for it allowed a large number of young activists to forge loose alliances. But mass movements can take a country only so far; establishing a credible representative government requires political parties organized around clearly defined principles.
事实上，具体意识形态的缺失乃是起初阿拉伯之春在埃及和突尼斯取得成功的根本原因，因为它使大量年轻活跃分子能够结成松散的同盟。但群众运动充其量也只能将一国推动到这一步，建立可信的代议制政府要求围绕明确指导原则组织起来的政党。