The most powerful country in the world, with the strongest military and biggest economy, is the United States, and the US government is completely dominated by business interests. Did you think it was controlled by the American people?
In 2012 major Political Action Committees spent $130 million on federal elections, and 60% of that money came from just 159 individuals.
Something like 80% of the American public think this kind of money shouldn’t be allowed in the political process, but they aren’t the ones giving the money, so the laws don’t change.
That’s 159 super rich elite individuals who have disproportionate control over a government that has disproportionate control over the rest of the planet.
If you’re paying attention, that means those 159 people, and others like them, and the corporations and financial institutions they own and operate, have more influence over what happens in Egypt today than El-Sisi, or anyone else who might occupy the presidential palace.