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Do you support Amazon censorship?

Yes, censorship in support of the Palestinian people is justified
2
25%
Yes, Amazon correctly censored the book about violence
1
13%
No,censorship is unacceptable in principle
1
13%
No, censorship is not Amazon's business
4
50%
 
Total votes: 8

Heatherette
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Post by Heatherette » Sat, 12 Aug 2006 8:35 pm

Can you please offer some optimism how we might prevail over this?

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Post by jpatokal » Sun, 13 Aug 2006 4:40 pm

Heatherette wrote:Can you please offer some optimism how we might prevail over this?
Nope.

As for "killing Yasser Arafat", the problem with assassinating Palestinian leaders is that there are still millions left, and they're growing faster than the Israelis are. So your only options are a) genocide or b) accommodation.
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Post by Ice Pirate » Sat, 19 Aug 2006 5:24 am

I don't see genocide or accomodation as viable choices. Only selective distribution of termination. If you kill enough of their leaders, no one will want to lead then. Or, they will have to stay hidden.

Optimism?? Israel will survive. That I know. Peace will not be known in the Middle East in our time. They have been fighting for three thousand years, so why stop now?

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Post by jpatokal » Sun, 20 Aug 2006 5:02 pm

Ice Pirate wrote:I don't see genocide or accomodation as viable choices. Only selective distribution of termination. If you kill enough of their leaders, no one will want to lead then. Or, they will have to stay hidden.
Israel's been trying this for the past three decades or so, how well do you think it's working?
Optimism?? Israel will survive. That I know.
Unless somebody gets a nuke.
Peace will not be known in the Middle East in our time. They have been fighting for three thousand years, so why stop now?
But, alas, on this one I agree with you...
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