No argument there. But the conclusion is interesting: We call can't just assemble some liberal-democratic order (with mechanisms that respect minority rights and all that), and everything would work out well enough? It seems not so. It seems that respect for liberal-democratic process requires just that: respect for liberal-democratic process. And it's something that is fragile enough where some semblance of it has been successfully implemented.
The current partisan divide that seems intolerant of the other but allows Islam tolerance is curious. I suspect much is driven by foreign propaganda that targets partisan folk. Sad that the politicians are supporting the divisive effort. Not healthy for society.
What's your take on Irish sympathy for Palestine? Understandable? Wrong-headed? I ask as an Irishman who has visited the West Bank and was appalled by some of the tactics employed there, whilst appreciating Israeli fears.
I don't have any observations about where most Irish folks are at on matters in the Levant. I do track a number of Irish observers of Irish affairs, and I admit some surprise that will sometimes take a break from commenting on Ireland's de facto open-borders policies to toss out some commentaries about "the Jews".
Easier for me to rationalize would the commentaries of folks like Clare Daly and Mick Wallace. They had used their platforms in the European Parliament to rail against Western imperialism, the influence of "multinationals," and the influence of Israel over the United States.
Clare really does have presence on the stage and speaks well. I myself wish she would turn her talents to more interesting, penetrating commentaries in place of commentaries that AI could easily produce. More than that, I wish she and Mick would turn their attention to the influence of multinationals in Ireland!! "Big Tech" has colonized Ireland, using it as their own "Airstrip One" from which to manage their affairs in Europe. And their presence seems to have attracted a large host of well-paid wokesters, just the kind of people who have favored open borders.
Doubt coexist is possible. So Islam must wait until we destroy each other. Germany showing intolerance for competition but tolerance for Islam.
No argument there. But the conclusion is interesting: We call can't just assemble some liberal-democratic order (with mechanisms that respect minority rights and all that), and everything would work out well enough? It seems not so. It seems that respect for liberal-democratic process requires just that: respect for liberal-democratic process. And it's something that is fragile enough where some semblance of it has been successfully implemented.
The current partisan divide that seems intolerant of the other but allows Islam tolerance is curious. I suspect much is driven by foreign propaganda that targets partisan folk. Sad that the politicians are supporting the divisive effort. Not healthy for society.
What's your take on Irish sympathy for Palestine? Understandable? Wrong-headed? I ask as an Irishman who has visited the West Bank and was appalled by some of the tactics employed there, whilst appreciating Israeli fears.
I don't have any observations about where most Irish folks are at on matters in the Levant. I do track a number of Irish observers of Irish affairs, and I admit some surprise that will sometimes take a break from commenting on Ireland's de facto open-borders policies to toss out some commentaries about "the Jews".
Easier for me to rationalize would the commentaries of folks like Clare Daly and Mick Wallace. They had used their platforms in the European Parliament to rail against Western imperialism, the influence of "multinationals," and the influence of Israel over the United States.
Clare really does have presence on the stage and speaks well. I myself wish she would turn her talents to more interesting, penetrating commentaries in place of commentaries that AI could easily produce. More than that, I wish she and Mick would turn their attention to the influence of multinationals in Ireland!! "Big Tech" has colonized Ireland, using it as their own "Airstrip One" from which to manage their affairs in Europe. And their presence seems to have attracted a large host of well-paid wokesters, just the kind of people who have favored open borders.