Arab Drama :: Reader comments at Daniel Pipes

Submitted by Sheryl Rosenberg (United States), Apr 2, 2009 at 13:56

I think that it is the presence of the dramatic element, as typified in the David and Goliath story, that steers people to root for the underdog; were positions, in terms of media portrayal, to change, so would public support.

Maybe it would not hurt for self-serving politicians, such as Olmert, to desist from proclaiming Israel's invincibility as he did this week in reference to the Sudan bombing. A bit of humility could earn Israel some credit.

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	It all started with Oil Embargo of 1973 [124 words]	B.N.Gururaj	Apr 5, 2009 10:43	153345
	What could be more!! [553 words]	Mansoor	Apr 3, 2009 07:58	153254
	Reply to Mansoor [77 words]	joe six-pack	Apr 5, 2009 11:12	153254
	Another Muslim intellectual [154 words]	Chet Limbright	Apr 5, 2009 15:22	153254
	You must be kidding!! [323 words]	Mansoor	Apr 8, 2009 15:42	153254
	Pakistan is a paradise? really? [147 words]	dhimmi no more	Apr 11, 2009 16:01	153254
	Right on Chet [16 words]	Michael	Apr 12, 2009 00:39	153254
	Dhimmi, Don't you know, Pakistan, the Land of Pure just kneeled in front of Taliban [119 words]	Proud Indian	Apr 15, 2009 02:28	153254
	Is being the Underdog really a good thing? [107 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Josiah Rotenberg	Apr 3, 2009 04:26	153250
	Brilliant demonstration. Thank you, Dr Pipes ! [114 words]	Anne-Marie Delcambre	Apr 3, 2009 03:20	153244
	Isreal v Gaza [119 words]	Bernice Steffan	Apr 2, 2009 19:47	153227
	Arab Drama [77 words]	Sheryl Rosenberg	Apr 2, 2009 13:56	153196
	Reality over perceptions [950 words]	Chet Limbright	Apr 1, 2009 23:04	153155
	It is the Utopian desire to make all things equal- Anti War [195 words]	sara	Apr 1, 2009 21:37	153149
	I remember as a kid "logic" based on "truth" & "history", was big ... [21 words]	kman	Apr 1, 2009 20:23	153145
	Underdog or overlord? [200 words]	Rebecca Moulds	Apr 1, 2009 19:43	153141
	Who is the underdog? [103 words]	StevenL	Apr 1, 2009 19:37	153140
	Who is the real underdog in the MiddleEast [176 words]	Isaac	Apr 1, 2009 16:47	153129
	underdogs [102 words]	Yuval Brandstetter MD	Apr 1, 2009 16:39	153128
	In the eye of the beholder, indeed [115 words]	John B	Apr 1, 2009 16:05	153124
	Where is the support of the Arab community? [137 words]	Shawn Cohen	Apr 1, 2009 15:40	153122
	Who were the participants of the experiments? [310 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Ianus	Apr 1, 2009 15:16	153120
	Public Relations Will Not Root Out the Underlying Problem [198 words]	Jan Jackman	Apr 1, 2009 15:07	153119
	It will always be Israel as the underdog; since the entire middle east is the enemy and that enemy is islam [164 words]	William Hill	Apr 1, 2009 14:51	153118
	Who is besieging whom? [374 words]	IVAN	Apr 4, 2009 07:28	153118
	Marvin Kalb [13 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	David	Apr 1, 2009 13:34	153112
	Public relations debacle [48 words]	Bert	Apr 1, 2009 12:45	153109
	who is the Underdog Israel or the Arabs [125 words]	Isaac	Apr 1, 2009 12:30	153108
	Preaching negative would not hurt the positive [332 words]	Mansoor	Apr 4, 2009 15:52	153108
	same old, same old [1113 words]	the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan	Apr 5, 2009 21:20	153108
1	Wake up Mansoor before its too late! [476 words]	Rana Rajputana	May 5, 2009 07:32	153108
	A correction and comment [112 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Mark Gold	Apr 1, 2009 11:43	153105