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Originally Posted by MakoMike
Sure you got the right word there Spence? If I'm not mistaken they recently used their franchise to elect a Hezbolla government.
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Yes, it's the right word...the elections were only recently, hence the conditional "for the most part".
And I believe there were some Hizbolla members elected along with Hamas, just not as many.
The key of course is that the people are looking for stability. I don't believe they elected Hamas as an endorsement of terrorisim, but rather Hamas was simply less corrupt than the PLO! The non-militant wings of these parties are a major provider of basic services to many people over there...
This isn't a good vs evil debate as much as some would like you to believe...fundamentally it's about humans dealing with reality, which is quite nuanced anyway you slice it. A child blown up by a homicide bomber, or an errant IDF strike doesn't really care what was motivating the violence.
-spence