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"Pothole theory of democracy"
Reader comment on item: Don't deal with terrorists
Submitted by J. Keen Holland (United States), Jan 26, 2006 at 02:36
Your comments about politicians who made the trains run on time, built modern highways, etc. reminded me of an item in Liberty magazine during the Depression that quoted Chicago gangster (and political fixer) Al Capone on the importance he placed on distributing food in poor neighborhoods. Thank you for pointing out that one good deed doesn't unmake a criminal. And in the case of Hamas, where is even the one good deed?Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".
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| Hamas - US Response To Election [216 words] | Thomas Earl Cannady | Jan 30, 2006 12:45 | 33117 | ||
| Confirmation of Sharon's actions [146 words] | Bruce Boyman | Jan 28, 2006 12:40 | 32941 | ||
| Should have voted for the crook [60 words] | Liz Opal | Jan 27, 2006 15:38 | 32777 | ||
| How terrorism takes root .... [77 words] | DebG | Jan 27, 2006 15:26 | 32775 | ||
| Be Careful of What you want... [337 words] | Janet Sidewater | Jan 27, 2006 13:09 | 32748 | ||
| RE: J.S, Daniel and whaley [368 words] | Harrak | Jan 27, 2006 09:22 | 32694 | ||
 A little girl and the lion [226 words] | Ianus | Jan 28, 2006 12:23 | 32694 | ||
| Christians in Palestinian area now must pay the dhimmi-tax [34 words] | Italian | Jan 27, 2006 05:57 | 32666 | ||
| Want to know what happens in islamic madrassas (religious schools)? see this story [211 words] | HARI IYER | Jan 27, 2006 01:03 | 32617 | ||
| Government without a country- the pothole theory of Palestine [24 words] | Ben van de Polder | Jan 27, 2006 00:27 | 32608 | ||
| The Pothole Theory of Democracy. [60 words] | Simon Rozanski | Jan 26, 2006 19:11 | 32594 | ||
| Deal With Terrorists! [63 words] | Ralph C Whaley MD | Jan 26, 2006 16:06 | 32558 | ||
| gratitude. [27 words] | Irvin Shiffman | Jan 26, 2006 15:39 | 32555 | ||
| They might regret their choice [173 words] | Sidda | Jan 26, 2006 14:57 | 32547 | ||
| watch Hamas rebrand [31 words] | michael c | Jan 26, 2006 14:56 | 32546 | ||
| 'spin-off' [14 words] | hari iyer | Jan 27, 2006 00:36 | 32546 | ||
| Don't Deal With Terrorists [17 words] | bubbe | Jan 26, 2006 14:02 | 32538 | ||
| Hamas victory [138 words] | Vinodgupt | Jan 26, 2006 11:32 | 32528 | ||
| Reality [500 words] | Daniel | Jan 26, 2006 06:04 | 32510 | ||
| Agree.. [194 words] | J.S. | Jan 26, 2006 15:25 | 32510 | ||
| Reality [27 words] | Ianus | Jan 26, 2006 17:05 | 32510 | ||
| President Bush's Demokratische Abenteuer Im Wunderland [266 words] | orange yonason | Jan 26, 2006 03:27 | 32500 | ||
| Hamas election victory [5 words] | hari iyer | Jan 27, 2006 00:42 | 32500 | ||
 "Pothole theory of democracy" [72 words] | J. Keen Holland | Jan 26, 2006 02:36 | 32499 | ||
| Daniel you know the world will continue talking... [57 words] | Avi Elnekave | Jan 26, 2006 01:53 | 32498 | ||
| Hamas win the elections [114 words] | Italian | Jan 26, 2006 14:58 | 32498 | ||
| Perhaps we should have known beforehand [129 words] | Bottomfish | Jan 26, 2006 20:37 | 32498 | ||
| Legitimization is a Resolution [122 words] | Jason | Jan 26, 2006 01:11 | 32495 | ||
| hamas terror organization [136 words] | Dan | Jan 26, 2006 09:59 | 32495 | ||
| Hamas is a force [464 words] | Al Ramey | Jan 25, 2006 23:58 | 32489 | ||
| Freedom fighters or terrorists! [102 words] | Harrak | Jan 25, 2006 22:31 | 32486 | ||
| the difference between Algerian freedom fighting and Palestinian terrorism [15 words] | gb | Jan 26, 2006 13:44 | 32486 | ||
| No talk to the terrorists [162 words] | F. Shakki | Jan 25, 2006 22:28 | 32485 | ||
| Hamas is no worse than the P.A. [103 words] | Jonathan Usher | Jan 25, 2006 20:39 | 32482 | ||
| RE: Hamas is no worse than the P.A. [78 words] | Ianus | Jan 26, 2006 15:30 | 32482 | ||
| dealing with hamas [29 words] | bernard edelstein | Jan 25, 2006 19:54 | 32479 | ||
| Hamas must win! [226 words] | Boris | Jan 25, 2006 17:45 | 32470 | ||
| Hamas has won. What's next? [164 words] | Boris | Jan 26, 2006 12:26 | 32470 | ||
| something missing - reply to DP column on current Palest "election" [262 words] | ron thompson | Jan 25, 2006 16:59 | 32463 | ||
| Recognize crude propaganda [142 words] | Salomon Benzimra | Jan 25, 2006 16:55 | 32462 | ||
| Spinning out of control!! [134 words] | rench | Jan 25, 2006 16:53 | 32460 | ||
| Who's to blame [60 words] | Yoven | Jan 25, 2006 15:51 | 32455 | ||
| Hamas is a terrorst ORG. who cares ... [59 words] | Fahad | Jan 25, 2006 15:32 | 32454 | ||
| Hamas [94 words] | shahin s. | Jan 25, 2006 21:27 | 32454 | ||
| Blazing new territory [74 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 25, 2006 15:25 | 32453 | ||
| True Knowledge or Propaganda? [200 words] | Jane O | Jan 25, 2006 15:09 | 32451 | ||
| FEED THE TIGER [86 words] | howlin | Jan 25, 2006 14:17 | 32449 | ||
| Dealing with the Terrorists. [65 words] | Jeff | Jan 25, 2006 13:59 | 32446 | ||
| Hamas...another 'respectable' partner for the dhimmi West? [151 words] | Ianus | Jan 25, 2006 13:45 | 32444 | ||
| the polity must value peaceful moderation in order to elicit such [107 words] | marion d s dreyfus | Jan 25, 2006 13:40 | 32443 | ||
| loud, clear, and precise: Bravo! [250 words] | John W. McGinley | Jan 25, 2006 12:42 | 32437 | ||
| Give them enough rope [12 words] | sirseth | Jan 25, 2006 12:13 | 32435 | ||
| Terrorist Politicians [159 words] | Robert Willis | Jan 25, 2006 12:04 | 32433 | ||
| The Cancer In Our Midst [129 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 25, 2006 12:03 | 32432 | ||
| Arafat Didn't Give Up Terrorism Either [169 words] | Liz Wagner | Jan 25, 2006 12:01 | 32431 | ||
| 17 | مساوئ حرية التعبير [222 words] | mohamed.m | Jan 25, 2006 11:23 | 32428 | |
| CAIR will be happy [34 words] | Daisy | Jan 25, 2006 10:52 | 32426 | ||
| Democratic Declaration of War [300 words] | Bob Badour | Jan 25, 2006 10:48 | 32425 | ||
| nevertheless Israel will rather talk than shoot [299 words] | yuval brandstetter | Jan 26, 2006 17:50 | 32425 | ||
| U.S. policy will change [76 words] | Steve Klein | Jan 25, 2006 10:46 | 32424 | ||
| Don't deal with terrorists [182 words] | Carol Derbis | Jan 25, 2006 10:46 | 32423 | ||
| Response to Carol Derbis [104 words] | Merry Whitney | Jan 28, 2006 07:29 | 32423 | ||
| Why I agree with your reply to USA Today [573 words] | Bryan Taplits | Jan 25, 2006 10:29 | 32421 | ||
| Don't Deal [110 words] | James Biga | Jan 25, 2006 09:49 | 32416 | ||
| Palestinian Election Could Affect Israeli Election Outcome In March [72 words] | AnneM | Jan 25, 2006 09:33 | 32413 | ||
| gangsters [118 words] | Robert Klein | Jan 25, 2006 08:53 | 32408 | ||
| Israel Rewarding Terrorism [251 words] | John Randall Peacher | Jan 25, 2006 08:17 | 32405 |
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