the arguments are oddly phrased, as though they think Hamas are some group from out of country rather than, say, Palestinians
Yes, that has struck me as well. There is also a tendency to equate all Hamas supporters with terrorism. I am no fan of Hamas' doctrines by any stretch of the imagination but people voted for them for a variety of often quite legitimate reasons (including their successful social welfare programs, because they were not corrupt like many Fatah representatives, because they could pull more extreme groups like Islamic Jihad into line etc)
.. the very fact that I can well comprehend why racial rages and general unfairness and poverty boils into rage implies I think it's just dandy folk are hurling home made rockets at the other side.
Right on. Understanding the situation and the results does not mean morally condoning suicide bombings or the launching of unguided home-made missiles at random targets.
I wonder what such people who don't get this would be like if they had been born and bred in the prison camp that is Gaza. I wonder how many of them would have turned out exactly as like the people they condemn?
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Date: 2009-01-08 05:03 am (UTC)Yes, that has struck me as well. There is also a tendency to equate all Hamas supporters with terrorism. I am no fan of Hamas' doctrines by any stretch of the imagination but people voted for them for a variety of often quite legitimate reasons (including their successful social welfare programs, because they were not corrupt like many Fatah representatives, because they could pull more extreme groups like Islamic Jihad into line etc)
.. the very fact that I can well comprehend why racial rages and general unfairness and poverty boils into rage implies I think it's just dandy folk are hurling home made rockets at the other side.
Right on. Understanding the situation and the results does not mean morally condoning suicide bombings or the launching of unguided home-made missiles at random targets.
I wonder what such people who don't get this would be like if they had been born and bred in the prison camp that is Gaza. I wonder how many of them would have turned out exactly as like the people they condemn?