Yet an estimated 17 million Egyptians marched to protest Morsi’s government, the majority of them citizens who had been mobilized through a petition process to demand a government responsive to their needs. Morsi and his Freedom and Justice Party (the Muslin Brotherhood’s political wing) gave no sign that they were prepared to accept real compromise, as opposed to tactical delays, in achieving their vision of an Islamic state.
但是，估计有1700万埃及民众游行抗议穆尔西政府，其中多数人在请愿过程中受到动员，要求政府关注他们的需求。没有任何迹象表明穆尔西和他的自由与正义党（穆斯林兄弟会的政治派别）为建设理想中的伊斯兰国家，愿意放弃拖延战术接受真正的妥协。在最后一次讲话中，穆尔西号召部队设置路障、制造流血事件，而不是接受本来能让他继续执政的妥协。