tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post4998604235946458536..comments2024-03-18T05:56:59.924-04:00Comments on Daled Amos: New Palestinian Poll Is Out: 45% Of Gazans Want To LeaveDaled Amoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646808702899584547noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post-80453586078983360872010-12-22T10:49:43.558-05:002010-12-22T10:49:43.558-05:00Gazans had the right to vote for whomever they wan...Gazans had the right to vote for whomever they wanted--that is democracy.<br /><br />The fact that they have not had the choice since then--that Hamas has cancelled elections: that is <i>not</i> democracy.<br /><br />But it is what one would expect from a terrorist group.<br /><br />In any case, the West is not obligated to recognize and do business with the government that Gazans elected.<br /><br />Furthermore, to say that Gazans have been punished by a blockade for electing Hamas is not true.<br /><br />The blockade was started after the bloody Hamas coup.<br /><br />So much for democracy, eh?Daled Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646808702899584547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post-67285062425433944022010-12-22T09:10:52.374-05:002010-12-22T09:10:52.374-05:00The text claims that "Democracy does not seem...The text claims that "Democracy does not seem to be a priority". But what is meant by democracy - a vote for the Palestinian faction approved by the West? In an internationally supervised and approved election the inhabitants of Gaza voted mostly for the "wrong" candidates and so have since been punished for it by a blockade - for which they didn't vote. What's democratic about that?Carlonoreply@blogger.com