Hammas victory
Regarding Hammas victory in the Palestine authority’s sliver of the land, I have high hopes for democracy, we should let it flourish otherwise it will be yet another hypocritical gesture by the US. We have seen this when the Islamists after winning the majority were deined power in Algeria in 1992 which led to a brutal civil war.
There is a fine line between freedom fighters and terrorists in the third world. It used to be the same way in the first world during the cold war. Hammas victory is good progress, since by participating in elections they have put themselves in the spotlight. If they have a good head they will use this to bargain harder with all parties. Democracy aligning with peace, that is a ridiculous notion, truly democratically elected governments have participated in as many illegal wars of occupation and state sponsored terrorism as non democratic countries. Actually monarchies have not invaded any country for quite some time exception being Jordan and Japan.
The reason for Hammas victory is not because they sponsor ‘terrorism’. It is because they are incorruptible and have invested heavily in a charitable social network that builds schools and hospitals. The Jihadi parties have followed this model in doing relief work in Kashmir after the earthquake. Politics is always secondary to improvised people. Palestinians don't care about Hammas status as terrorists, just like people in Colorado don't care about Lockheed Martin's cruise missiles as long as they provide jobs in the economy.
As for whether a 'terrorist' organization can develop good governance. We have the examples of George Washington and Yiztak Rabbin both described by the British as terrorist, or whatever term was in vogue (savage, marauder, etc)
A few years back, under the strictly curtailed local bodies’ election in Karachi, the Nazim (mayor) was elected from the coalition of religious parties MMA. He did more work for the city then anyone before him and was incorruptible. Last year, we had local body election where the dominant party of my ethnicity MQM participated and won the seat. If they do good, it will only be because of the precedent set by him. I hope that Hammas can do the same, and move out if it is defeated in the next elections.
There is a fine line between freedom fighters and terrorists in the third world. It used to be the same way in the first world during the cold war. Hammas victory is good progress, since by participating in elections they have put themselves in the spotlight. If they have a good head they will use this to bargain harder with all parties. Democracy aligning with peace, that is a ridiculous notion, truly democratically elected governments have participated in as many illegal wars of occupation and state sponsored terrorism as non democratic countries. Actually monarchies have not invaded any country for quite some time exception being Jordan and Japan.
The reason for Hammas victory is not because they sponsor ‘terrorism’. It is because they are incorruptible and have invested heavily in a charitable social network that builds schools and hospitals. The Jihadi parties have followed this model in doing relief work in Kashmir after the earthquake. Politics is always secondary to improvised people. Palestinians don't care about Hammas status as terrorists, just like people in Colorado don't care about Lockheed Martin's cruise missiles as long as they provide jobs in the economy.
As for whether a 'terrorist' organization can develop good governance. We have the examples of George Washington and Yiztak Rabbin both described by the British as terrorist, or whatever term was in vogue (savage, marauder, etc)
A few years back, under the strictly curtailed local bodies’ election in Karachi, the Nazim (mayor) was elected from the coalition of religious parties MMA. He did more work for the city then anyone before him and was incorruptible. Last year, we had local body election where the dominant party of my ethnicity MQM participated and won the seat. If they do good, it will only be because of the precedent set by him. I hope that Hammas can do the same, and move out if it is defeated in the next elections.
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