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Sunday, July 20, 2008 5:01:21 PM
Rendering public opinion irrelevant
One of the most striking aspects of our political discourse, particularly during election time, is how efficiently certain views that deviate from the elite consensus are banished from sight -- simply prohibited -- even when those views are held by the vast majority of citizens. The University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes -- the premiere organization for surveying international public opinion -- released a new survey a couple of weeks ago regarding public opinion on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, including opinion among American citizens, and this is what it found:
A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 18 countries finds that in 14 of them people mostly say their government should not take sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Just three countries favor taking the Palestinian side (Egypt, Iran, and Turkey) and one is divided (India). No country favors taking Israel's side, including the United States, where 71 percent favor taking neither side.
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/503.php?nid=&id=&pnt=503&lb=
yet the 'change' candidate couldn't wait to run right on over to Airpac asap and to state that he, Obama, in his own words agreed with McCain .. lol
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I have been proud to be a part of a strong, bi-partisan consensus that has stood by Israel in the face of all threats. That is a commitment that both John McCain and I share, because support for Israel in this country goes beyond party. . . .
go read the whole thing - embedded links, of course. My point is simply that it has become so clear that it does not matter what the majority of people want or value anywhere..and NO candidate will stand up to it .. a few..well - maybe one, lol and it's not a dem or repub .. that's for sure .. they stand together..!
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/20/israel/
One of the most striking aspects of our political discourse, particularly during election time, is how efficiently certain views that deviate from the elite consensus are banished from sight -- simply prohibited -- even when those views are held by the vast majority of citizens. The University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes -- the premiere organization for surveying international public opinion -- released a new survey a couple of weeks ago regarding public opinion on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, including opinion among American citizens, and this is what it found:
A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 18 countries finds that in 14 of them people mostly say their government should not take sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Just three countries favor taking the Palestinian side (Egypt, Iran, and Turkey) and one is divided (India). No country favors taking Israel's side, including the United States, where 71 percent favor taking neither side.
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/503.php?nid=&id=&pnt=503&lb=
yet the 'change' candidate couldn't wait to run right on over to Airpac asap and to state that he, Obama, in his own words agreed with McCain .. lol
snip
I have been proud to be a part of a strong, bi-partisan consensus that has stood by Israel in the face of all threats. That is a commitment that both John McCain and I share, because support for Israel in this country goes beyond party. . . .
go read the whole thing - embedded links, of course. My point is simply that it has become so clear that it does not matter what the majority of people want or value anywhere..and NO candidate will stand up to it .. a few..well - maybe one, lol and it's not a dem or repub .. that's for sure .. they stand together..!
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/20/israel/
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