# Is civil war in Egypt averted? 90% yes for new Constitution.

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**Created:** [January 17, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-civil-war-in-egypt-averted-90-yes-for-new-constitution/679071 "2014-01-17T16:30:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-civil-war-in-egypt-averted-90-yes-for-new-constitution/679071/489 "2014-02-02T18:07:29Z")

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> [@Marmite\_Lover](#):
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> Millions of illiterate peasants were given boxes outside the polls of oil and sugar and rice to vote Morsi.

I wrote this last July:

> [@Cutting off aid to Egypt is the law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-off-aid-to-egypt-is-the-law/662825/101):
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> According to an Egyptian friend and co-worker what we discussed over lunch is that Morsi bought the election by seeking out millions of illiterate and poor and provide them food with a ballot circled what picture to vote for. The Muslim Brotherhood was organized to pull that off.

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