Hamas

[Occhidiangela]

The palestinians did not vote en masse for Hamas because they all want to blow up things. The used their democratic right to vote for the party which the believed can make things better.
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Really? What color is the sky in your world? :lol:

Elections are as much about emotion and what one doesn't want as they are about rational choices. I wish elections were tainted with more rationality more frequently, but when race, language, religion, perceived economic advantage, and many other social and political issues are at stake in a vote, rationality is not always the supreme consideration when someone marks a ballot. Emotion plays a heavy role.

Look at the recent rejection of the EU Constitution for an example: was the rejection rational or emotional? Was it a bit of both?

At least some of the folks marking their ballots for Hamas are "into the sea with them" believers, while others were "Fatah are a bunch of crooks and Wankers" believers, just as some of the folks who marked a ballot for GW Bush were "say no to gay marriage" believers, while others were "Kerry is a spineless puppet" believers.

Just like "The American People" or "the people of Nueces County" (the county where I live), "the Palestinian people" is an artificial construct and a generalization.

Occhi