http://samsonblinded.org/blog/1.htm A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:16:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://samsonblinded.org/blog/1.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5638 Danny the Admin Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:39:05 +0000 http://samsonblinded.org/blog/archives/272#comment-5638 To Bar5: Direct democracy is hardly operative in a state where the government and oligarchs own mass media and manipulate public opinion. Even if Israeli leftists constitute 51% and want to embrace the Arab majority in Israel and give Judea to Muslims, so what? Should we listen to them?To Yosi: Why limit the number of 18-22 age group? Myself, I'm more than twice that age. Many, probably most people at Gush Katif demonstrations were older than 22. In Amona - you are right, the protestors were young. To Bar5: Direct democracy is hardly operative in a state where the government and oligarchs own mass media and manipulate public opinion. Even if Israeli leftists constitute 51% and want to embrace the Arab majority in Israel and give Judea to Muslims, so what? Should we listen to them?To Yosi: Why limit the number of 18-22 age group? Myself, I’m more than twice that age. Many, probably most people at Gush Katif demonstrations were older than 22. In Amona – you are right, the protestors were young.

]]> http://samsonblinded.org/blog/1.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5372 Yosi Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:06:47 +0000 http://samsonblinded.org/blog/archives/272#comment-5372 The answer to question "are there a fifty thousand Jews ready to ... " is well known. It would be "no". The whole IDF headcount is about 200 thousand; and that's pretty match all available man AND women in ages 18-22. Think about it next time. The answer to question “are there a fifty thousand Jews ready to … ” is well known. It would be “no”. The whole IDF headcount is about 200 thousand; and that’s pretty match all available man AND women in ages 18-22. Think about it next time.

]]> http://samsonblinded.org/blog/1.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5314 bar5 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:11:51 +0000 http://samsonblinded.org/blog/archives/272#comment-5314 A better way than demonstrations by 1% would be to introduce an improvement in the democratic process.Every voter on the electoral roll should be able to apply for a username & password, and then securely vote on an online poll for or against pending legislation. Like the Californian "proposition" system, but online.Such a system does not, in it's initial stages, need to be binding to be effective. What legislator could survive the next election if voted against the wishes of a majority of his/her electorate?Eventually, hopefully, representatives seeking election would promise to poll their own electorate before voting on legislation. A better way than demonstrations by 1% would be to introduce an improvement in the democratic process.Every voter on the electoral roll should be able to apply for a username & password, and then securely vote on an online poll for or against pending legislation. Like the Californian “proposition” system, but online.Such a system does not, in it’s initial stages, need to be binding to be effective. What legislator could survive the next election if voted against the wishes of a majority of his/her electorate?Eventually, hopefully, representatives seeking election would promise to poll their own electorate before voting on legislation.

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