The main reason why democracy is called a government by discussion and persuasion is because the "majority opinion" of the voting base makes up policy at the state level, and in order to shift a majority opinion it often requires large amounts of debate and discussion of the issues at hand.
Eastern Europe wanted to be independent from the Soviet Union, but did not feel strong to oppose Soviet Union: only upon its collapse could they really become independent.
And Soviet Union did not support religion: so religious groups could function more in the open after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Egyptians has to explore and make new decisions
