I understand your repsonse, put proposition 2 does nto refer to the voice of Palestinians, but to the Arab voice. More precise,y my quesion is "why is there not a concerted Arab lobbying effort?" My question, no matter the interpretation, is not meant to direct blame. There is a sizable Arab-American population. My question goes to the seeming indifference of that population (as measured by definitive lobbying efforts).
eric
--- Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
>
>
> virgil tibbs wrote:
> >
> > Sincere question about duck rows:
> >
> > Proposition 1: Palestinians are denied a
> fundamental
> > right to self determination (unproblematic)
> >
> > Proposition 2: There is no cohesive Arab voice
> > (pararphrased from one of your previous posts)
> >
> > Now, given the truth of 1, why is 2 also true?
> >
>
> Huh? The two are synonymous. The Palestinians are
> denied the conditions
> which would allow the formation of a cohesive voice.
>
> The only reasonable course for an individual
> Palestinian to follow is to
> choose an action that he/she thinks _might_
> represent a significant
> Palestinian perspective and act on it. If others
> follow, it gains some
> credence. If many follow, it gains more credence. Et
> cetera.
>
> I was led to call McReynolds a racist sometime last
> year (and I stick to
> the charge) precisely on the basis that he implied
> that the Palestinians
> themselves were responsible for the lack of a
> coherent policy. First you
> gag a person, then you sentence him to death for his
> failure to speak
> up.
>
> Carrol
>
> Carrol
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