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2004-12-01 Israel-Palestine

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Posted by Steve 2004-12-01 8:59:04 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Best news so far from the Palistinians!

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-12-01 10:20:58 AM|| 2004-12-01 10:20:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "After the elections, we will meet again" to discuss the road map.

What is there to discuss? For heaven's sake, it's already been established what needs to be done. Just knock off the habitual footdragging and go out and do it.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-01 10:45:02 AM|| 2004-12-01 10:45:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 two possible reasons for the Hamas boycott

1. they think their candidates would do poorly and don't want to chance it

2. they think their candidates would do well but don't want the responsibility that would go with elected office

Posted by mhw 2004-12-01 10:48:11 AM|| 2004-12-01 10:48:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 1 additional: they can't equate their command structure with a slate of candidates, and to do so might cause an internal split

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-01 11:09:19 AM|| 2004-12-01 11:09:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 3. They wish to exercise their "right" to kill Joooos indefinitely.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-12-01 11:09:33 AM|| 2004-12-01 11:09:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 democracy is antithetical to intimidation which is the sine qua non of islaminazis--they consider democracy a religion to be demonized and crushed as being anathema to allah and his word ie sharia--reread your sayeed qutb dudes

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2004-12-01 12:58:58 PM|| 2004-12-01 12:58:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 two possible reasons for the Hamas boycott

1. they think their candidates would do poorly and don't want to chance it

2. they think their candidates would do well but don't want the responsibility that would go with elected office

3. They wish to exercise their "right" to kill Joooos indefinitely.

4: They think democracy's a Jewish plot.

Posted by Korora 2004-12-01 2:58:56 PM|| [http://basementburrow.blogspot.com] 2004-12-01 2:58:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 An election is not automatically "illegitimate" if voter participation is less than 100% BY CHOICE. If there are some potential voters who choose not to vote, then they have cast their vote for "nobody" or "I don't give a d*mn".

Those who think that their deliberate non-participation in an otherwise fair election somehow de-legitimizes it have an opinion of their authority that is way too big to be legitimate in itself.

Posted by Ptah 2004-12-01 3:00:21 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-12-01 3:00:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 the importance of the level of voter participation depends on the political context. Id agree that in this case non-participation by Hamas is of minor significance to this election. Those Pals whose recognition of Abbas's leadership matters, the moderates and fencesitters, are likely not that concerned with what Hamas does. This does not mean the same applies in all other elections, where the political situation is different.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-12-01 3:16:10 PM|| 2004-12-01 3:16:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 one additional consideration:

Any candiate put up by Hamas would be, in effect, a Hamas "leader." Any Hamas leader is a legitimate target for Israel, since Hamas is commited to the destruction of Israel and Israelis. Hell...they don't even say who their leader is now.

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-12-01 4:51:05 PM|| 2004-12-01 4:51:05 PM|| Front Page Top

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