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Walks of life, minorities, women, all kinds of representatives both on the political spectrum and on the demographic spectrum. that's going to be very difficult. that's not something that egypt historically has been used to because really the bottom line is egyptians haven't been used to practicing politics. that in itself is ground breaking for egyptians. how to compete for power peacefully, how to share it, how to use it with a lot of responsibility. that's on one hand. worse case scenario, we can see the type of violence escalate with the extremist, more importantly ideological extremist tr...

Groups. in the last couple of weeks in egypt after this military coupe, we are hearing groups like al qaeda and other extremists saying we told you democracy doesn't work, if you are an islamist political party the west and backers will never let you come to power. that's why they're calling on supporters to take up arms. they're taking root in the northern part of sinai in egypt. we're not saying it's al qaeda. al qaeda inspired ideology is on the rise. that has egyptian officials and western officials alarmed in the coming weeks and months if it's not put down quickly. >> robert, ayman says ...

This day will kind of last in islamist mythology as the day that their democratic gains were reversed. i'm worried about the implications of islamists saying we tried democracy, they wouldn't let us govern, maybe we have to try something else. and we have to be very concerned about how radicals will use this to justify their argument. al qaeda and others have been saying for years that democracy doesn't work, violence is the only way. so it's worth being very concerned about the implications. >> yeah. and i think you make a very good point. for those who supported this military intervention, a...

That's what's happened. the negative mess sthage is tha other extremists told you democracy doesn't work and here is the evidence. >> they hoped for the renaissance a year ago when they took power. compare for me as we finish up, july 4th, 2013, the day after, compare that to february 12th, 2011, the day after hosni mubarak resigned. >> the day after hosni mubarak resigned i think there was real joy across the country. egypt was a much more united nation. today, two years on, egypt is a deeply divided nation, not along ethnic or sectarian lines but political lines. the renaissance project the ...

Public administration wouldn't it be different? >> eric: i'll say it three times in the show. democracy doesn't work until the media does its job. the reason why that is important -- that's one. >> dana: i'm writing it down. >> eric: only one career, only one job description in the constitution. it's freedom of the press. why? so we don't have tyrant governments taking over. the media needs to do its job. when white house leans on a reporter, especially one like bob woodward who has been around 50 years, stop it or you will get in trouble by threatening a reporter like that. what signals are t...