Israel's political crisis involves the central fact that it is not really a democracy, inasmuch as 4 million Arabs in historical Palestine represent the great challenge to the state's leadership, and yet none of them really gets to vote. Yitzhak Laor in Haaretz today:
Four million people remain under Israel's control, in
various ways, and they are at the heart of the Israeli conflict – yet
they are unrepresented. Thus Israel is essentially selling completely
delusional scenarios in relation to the negotiations with the
Palestinians….what exactly does "left" signify on the political
map? Negotiations with the Palestinians. Yet they neither vote for nor
are elected to the parliament that rules over them. Thus the political
system in effect chooses who will rule over the Palestinians…
various ways, and they are at the heart of the Israeli conflict – yet
they are unrepresented. Thus Israel is essentially selling completely
delusional scenarios in relation to the negotiations with the
Palestinians….what exactly does "left" signify on the political
map? Negotiations with the Palestinians. Yet they neither vote for nor
are elected to the parliament that rules over them. Thus the political
system in effect chooses who will rule over the Palestinians…
Is there anything about this liberal democracy that isn't fraudulent?
What is the percentage of the population that is black, 10 or 12%? Sure Obama could win without blacks. Obama's own comments about whites and his ties to Jeremiah Wright are the only things that are keeping him from wining in a massive landslide after the Bush disaster and the joke that is John McCain.
You got that right, Todd.
And McCain will lose today. His vision is equal to his limited physical
arm-raising. He's a moron, sans any insight at all about the world.