tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099203.post5424404134637210057..comments2023-07-23T04:50:58.496-04:00Comments on All Politics Is Local: Natural Governing PartiesAaron Ginsberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586651764906428965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099203.post-76091627366352708492008-12-30T10:35:00.000-05:002008-12-30T10:35:00.000-05:00An interesting theory. I think the failure of Fat...An interesting theory. I think the failure of Fatah is much more relevent, though. I would argue that Arafat's refusal to commit to peace in 2000 caused the destruction both of his own party and the Labour Party. It convinced Palestinians that Fatah could not deliver and it convinced Israelis that peace would not be a matter f two friendly states side-by-side, living in peace. Arafat drove Palestinians to vote for Hamas and Israelis to vote for Sharon.<BR/><BR/>Right now, the international community should be doing eveything in its power to convince Palestinians that Hamas is not the way forward. Whether the current attack on Gaza will do that - by showing people that Hamas is brining more war on its own people - is still unclear to me.Jason Cherniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473304114206630747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31099203.post-35557668583269411882008-12-30T02:39:00.000-05:002008-12-30T02:39:00.000-05:00Good post. I would simplify it further, and say t...Good post. I would simplify it further, and say that moderate parties got supplanted by reactionary ones. Moderate parties tend to keep the peace better, but when people start to panic about "outsiders", and being "attacked", then the brash, angry, vengeful parties take over. Bush got re-elected the same way...WesternGrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658358114507615351noreply@blogger.com