[Powderworks] NMOC: Glitch's comments
Jussi Korhonen
jussihk@kolumbus.fi
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 00:32:53 +0200
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At 11:47 23.3.2002 -0800, Laura Wolfe wrote:
>Until they learn to negotiate in good faith, something Arafat has never
done, and to play by the rules of western civilization, peace will not be
achieved.
Actually, to an outsider like me it looks like neither side is very good at
trying to solve the matter by negotiating instead of violence, so blaming
just one side does seem a bit wrong. Certainly if you are being blown to
pieces it makes some sense to use force, but obviously it only offers a
very short term solution.. not really a solution at all unless everyone is
killed. And that would just be a very bad solution.
Not to mention "the rules of western civilization" leave MUCH do be desired
in the first place.
>For the record, I am not a total Israel apologist; I think they should
pull out of all occupied territories and give the settlements (which should
never have been established) to
>the Palestinians. They need to get back onto firm moral ground in this
dispute.
Feels like a reasonable solution - I doubt there will be peace in the area
until something like that is achieved.
>But Arafat's negative rating is 73%, the highest it has ever been. And
rightly so.
I think polls like these mean absolutely nothing. 73% of any population
probably don't even know well enough who Arafat is to have an informed
opinion. I'm in the 31% anyway.
>The songs were all written before then, and most of the album was
recorded before then (they may have done a bit of work in November and
December, probably just mixing >and mastering). A direct response would
have been crass in any event.
Yeah, I think a song on the album written about That would've been really
sad. Not something I'd want to listen to several years from now.
Jussi
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At 11:47 23.3.2002 -0800, Laura Wolfe wrote:<br><br>
<font face="arial">></font><font face="arial" size=2>Until they learn
to negotiate in good faith, something Arafat has never done, and to play
by the rules of western civilization, peace will not be achieved.
<br><br>
</font>Actually, to an outsider like me it looks like neither side is
very good at trying to solve the matter by negotiating instead of
violence, so blaming just one side does seem a bit wrong. Certainly if
you are being blown to pieces it makes some sense to use force, but
obviously it only offers a very short term solution.. not really a
solution at all unless everyone is killed. And that would just be a very
bad solution.<br><br>
Not to mention "the rules of western civilization" leave MUCH
do be desired in the first place.<br><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>>For the record, I am not a total Israel
apologist; I think they should pull out of all occupied territories and
give the settlements (which should never have been established) to<br>
>the Palestinians. They need to get back onto firm moral ground
in this dispute. <br><br>
</font>Feels like a reasonable solution - I doubt there will be peace in
the area until something like that is achieved.<br><br>
<font face="arial">></font><font face="arial" size=2>But Arafat's
negative rating is 73%, the highest it has ever been. And rightly
so. <br><br>
</font>I think polls like these mean absolutely nothing. 73% of any
population probably don't even know well enough who Arafat is to have an
informed opinion. I'm in the 31% anyway.<br><br>
<font face="arial" size=4>></font><font face="arial" size=2>The songs
were all written before then, and most of the album was recorded before
then (they may have done a bit of work in November and December, probably
just mixing >and mastering). A direct response would have been
crass in any event. <br><br>
Yeah, I think a song on the album written about That would've been really
sad. Not something I'd want to listen to several years from now.
<br><br>
Jussi</font></html>
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