Sprintcyclist wrote on Jun 18
th, 2007 at 3:39pm:
gavin - there is a significant difference between a GST and having your throat cut.
the point i was making was that ur stuck with the policies of the government that gets elected in a democratic election. i was using the GST as an example.
Quote:if any govt has a policy to murder those in other countries and oppress freedom then yes, it IS our responsibility to protect ourselves and others.
yes, protect ourselves by building up our defences, but we shouldn't go around saying that the government doesn't have a right to exist and it should be overthrown.
doing that is denying the Palestinans right to be governed by the goverment they elected.
Quote:Why do you support islam so ardently ?
Is it just to be antagonistic, or are you a muslim ?
i'm not defending islam, i'm defending democracy - democracy is about being governed by the party that is elected by the people.
i wouldn't like other countries to tell me who to vote for as it's not their country and it doesn't concern them. similiarily i think other countries should butt out when it comes to the Palestinan elections, the Palestinan people voted for Hamas in a democratic election, so Hamas should be allowed to rule.
it's amazing that ur so pro-democracy, but at the same time u want to deny the Palestinans the right to be governed by the party they elected in a democratic election. that is hypocritical.