WHEN IS A COUP A GOOD COUP?

I thought I would share with you my  thoughts about the events this week in Egypt, toppling of first the democratically elected Egyptian  President, Mohamed Morsi.It brings a tear to my eye,but apparently not as much as it does to the Muslim brotherhood,I rather enjoyed Mr Morsi's fiery and defiant speeches,he looked suave and urbane to me(like most politicians}

I still remember watching on the BBC how he came to power,Egyptians had  poured  onto the streets demanding political reforms and  civil liberties,President Mubarak was ousted after almost a month of clamoring for his removal( we all know that) .
then why is a man who was the darling of revolutionaries so unceremoniously  removed from office,barely a year since he took the reins of power?
Watching the chief of general staff,Gen Abdul Al Sis,make the announcement that Morsi had been deposed and the constitution suspended,got me thinking,is this a coup?
Protesters in Tahrir square,by thousands, greeted the news with ecstasy
'The army has hearkened to the voice of the people,this is not a military coup it is a continuation of our revolution', a protester told the BBC
 To most people a military coup is when ,uniformed men,the army remove a elected leader from power,bloodlessly or otherwise and that is exactly what happened in Egypt this week.The Muslim Brotherhood  have vowed to do whatever they can to protect the revolution.

On reflection,President Morsi has confirmed everything I thought about an Islamist taking the reigns of power:he alienates everyone else and placates only his faction.That's exactly what Morsi did to Egypt. Liberals and Christians felt more isolated than the south pole, under his rule than they had ever during Mubarak's regime.Their(Muslim Brotherhood) insistence of turning Egypt into a sharia abiding,Islamist state did not go down well with most Egyptians,infact,most could not let their to go the way of Iran.It was a matter of when not if Mr Morsi will be hounded out of office like his predecessor.

Speaking about the 'coup' this week after being sworn in,the interim President,Adly Mansour,said 'The most glorious thing about 30 June is that it brought everyone together without discrimination or division'.

I  agree that,  inclusive societies are more cohesive and safer countries but most politicians  with short-sightedness,don't have a clue,they just can't get this.President Morsi's woes are self inflicted,he just couldnt listen to his people,when he arrogated himself more power in a decree,to me,I knew he was on borrowed time ever since he got into office.His continued was heavily dependent on how he would nurture the spirit of the revolution but like most African dictator and steer the boat on troubled waters, hwat he spectacularly  failed to do

   just a thought and always remember everyone has a right to be wrong