The comparison is not between the reasons behind the events in Egypt and Ukraine nor what followed them, but rather between the west’s attitudes towards them. Whether you (or me) believe that what happened in either country is a coup or a revolution is irrelevant to the subject of the article, but I’m more than happy to discuss it with you.
First off, we can’t use the same term to refer to different things, otherwise, our discussion would be meaningless. So let’s take a look at the definition of the term “coup d’état”:
a sudden attempt by a small group of people to take over the government usually through violence.
If we are going to label one as a coup d’état and the other as a revolution, who do you believe is a better fit for the definition of coup d’état?
Let’s break down the definition,
-Protests size: Millions (described as biggest in Egypt’s history)
- Millions of peopled also signed Morsi’s impeachment form. Except for MB and its few allies, all political parties and movements (including those who called for 25th of June) called for Morsi’s ouster/impeachment and agreed on the new roadmap. In matter of fact, it was 6th April (one of the main groups that first called for 25th of June) that also first suggested the current roadmap days before 30th of June in a public conference, not the military.
It was a small group that captured the palace, Yanukovych’s former residence and controlled main intersections.
There was absolutely nothing sudden about Morsi’s ouster. Calls for impeachment (by Tamarrod) preceded his ouster by months. A road map was announced and agreed upon before 30th of June. A plea was issued by the military 2 weeks before 30th June for political powers to sort out the differences and save Egypt from descending into chaos. Another 48-hours deadline followed after the huge turn out. Calls for early elections (by the EU, military, opposition and the people) have been rejected repeatedly, down to the very last moment (they were accepted later after he was ousted but it was too late). Morsi’s ouster was inevitable, anyone who didn’t see it coming was simply in denial.
A deal was reached with the opposition, everyone was happy. NO ONE saw this coming. This is the very definition of sudden. You wake up, turn on the TV, and a government is gone.
Egypt: No violence involved.
Ukraine: Violence during the protests (regardless of the causes) from the protesters side and while seizing power.
We can feel happy or sad about these events (or what followed them) all we want, we just can’t use the wrong words to describe them.
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