While the Muslim Brotherhood has such an organizing principle, its internal rigidity – at least with Morsi at its helm – made it unfit to govern. Meanwhile, infighting among Egypt’s liberals prevented them from establishing a disciplined, reliable alternative to the Brotherhood based on principles like diversity, plurality, respect for women, and freedom of expression.
穆斯林兄弟会具备这一组织原则，但其内在顽固性——至少从其舵手穆尔西身上看来——决定了它不适合执政。与此同时，埃及自由派之间的内斗也决定了他们无法形成建立在多样性、多数支持、尊重女性和言论自由等原则基础上的有纪律的、可靠的穆兄会替代品。因此，当伊斯兰政府信誉扫地时，军队成了埃及唯一的选择。