--- On Thu, 4/16/09, Georges Metanomski <zgmet(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
--- On Thu, 4/16/09, Dan Smith <draciron(at)gmail.com> wrote:
On another list where this topic is on-topic I've debated vigerously
in defense of Israel but that is not productive or on topic in this
list. Your welcome to email me off list and we can have a spirited
debate. My question is what does this have to do with Direct
Democracy? How does it advance the cause of Direct Democracy?
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G:
I believe that the culture of decent debating of
controversial issues is one of the prerequisites of DD.
Be that as it may, you may perhaps have a look at my
"WHAT ISRAEL MEANS TO ME" in http://findgeorges.com/ROOT/WRITINGS/ESSAYS/israel.html