And there is no question, that whether or not it was done intentionally, the resulting comparisons litered the local media this morning with parallels drawn between Ahmadine-jihad and Hitler. Seeing as how this kind of tactic is typical of sensationalistic media and clearly targetted at the deepest paranoias of the Jewish people as a whole, it [...]
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There is no doubt in my mind that Democracy is a bit of a bullshit concept, i.e. works in theory but in practice, well… that’s a whole other story. Now there is no question that it is the lesser of historical evils, but not by very much. I’ve always felt that it’s success lies in [...] Here’s a blog post that really summarizes the craziness of the recent events in Israel. Just reading the post managed to confuse my allegiances at least 4 or 5 times: http://lisagoldman.net/2009/01/07/haniyeh-and-his-israeli-sisters-wartime-tales-from-gaza-and-israel/ There’s this strange reality about living in Israel that no one really tells you about before you arrive and it’s kinda hard to discuss once you’re here because you feel almost guilty expressing it. It relates to the whole issue of Zionism and supporting Israel. Basically, when you live abroad Zionism is simple, you support [...] As a new citizen, I have been fumbling around trying to figure out how to vote, in all senses of the term. I feel like, for the first time, my ability to vote is truly a powerful right that can directly affect the immediate and long-term day-to-day reality of the State of Israel. In my [...] So missiles are falling once more on Sderot and Ashkelon and there seems to be this almost resigned attitude here of business as usual. Which brings about the obvious question, what was the point of the whole Gaza escapade? I mean, i’ve read all kinds of opinions on the situation, certainly opinions that are more [...] I hate the news. You know why I hate the news? Cause nothing good ever seems to happen. It’s always about something really awful that happened so far away that there is absolutely nothing you can really do about it but feel really awful. And why do I want to feel awful? When I used [...] This theory is actually quite simple; Rabin was the best prime minister ever. He and his party focused on developing social needs such as schools, medicare, etc. and sincerely believed in, and were on the way to, establishing a concrete peace accord that would be beneficial to both sides. Unfortunately, many members of the populace [...] Opinions are a funny thing aren’t they? They’re never really made up of facts and such, but rather, consist of thoughts pieced together by each individual mind, i.e. take two people, isolate them in a room, have them read the exact same articles, hear the exact same newscasts and watch the exact same tv shows [...] |
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