On Jul 22, 2010, at 10:23 AM, Eric Beck wrote:
> As for convincing the government to stop supporting Israel, I think
> you are just being contrarian. You don't really think "we" can
> convince the entire state/war apparatus to change it's mind do you?
It's no more or less likely than a food co-op in Olympia, Wash., changing Israeli policy, is it? I suspect a lot of this sort of thing gets done because it makes people feel better, like they're doing something, rather than any evaluation of the actual consequences of their actions.
Doug