Since my switch over to Blogcritics I have not thrown myself into a lot of overt political controversy. It's been kind of a nice break, but to avoid this particular flap would be nothing less than cowardice.…
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Since my switch over to Blogcritics I have not thrown myself into a lot of overt political controversy. It's been kind of a nice break, but to avoid this particular flap would be nothing less than cowardice.…
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26 - Mac Diva
MEGO! Hopefully, people with more patience than I have will address this awful assertion.
27 - Al Barger
Simply declaring that I have made an "awful asssertion" does not constitute a legitimate counterargument.
28 - Eric Olsen
I am about 75% with Al on this one, the difference being that elements of Israeli society - which is as divided and at odds with itself as any other democracy - have sought to prevent peace with the Palestinians under any circumstances and have perpetuated provocative policies - such as the settlements - which pretty clearly have served no other purpose other than to provoke.
That said, I do not in any way see Israel as a terrorist state, nor see their policies as the moral equivalent of terror, not do I place the Palestinian leadership and the 70% who see Jews as subhuman and worthy of death, in anything close to the same moral ground.
And I will state emphatically, irrevocably and with zero margin of error that I have never written ANYTHING to "win anyone's favor." I say what I think when I think it for my own benefit, period.
29 - Al Barger
Building houses does not constitute a provocation to terror and war, not at all. See, Israelis building settlements and doing other life enhancing things, Palestinians KILL.
30 - Eric Olsen
I beleive it is a bit disingenuous, however, to take those actions out of context, and in context they are directly provocative and not helpful.
31 - Al Barger
In what context, exactly, does building a house and moving your family in constitute a hostile, provocative act?
32 - Craig Lyndall
How about if I build it in your back yard?
33 - Eric Olsen
That's actually quite a good answer Craig.