Arabs Don't Care About Palestine? Don't Bet on It

It is completely against the Arab ruling regimes' interest to see an independent Palestinian country. They have used the Palestinians as a diversion from their own failures for decades. As the rest of the world has marched forward the Arab world remains a backward wasteland devoid of any real hope, crippled by the petrodollars crutch. They use the despair of their own citizens and deflect it against Israel and the rest of the world instead of ameliorating their own position with the help of their natural resources.

They have no interest in seeing a liberal, educated and fairly democratic... (by Arab standards at least) Palestine. How would the monarchy in Jordan react to a democratic Palestine on its western border? How would Saudi Arabia react to a relatively secular Palestine? Understand?

The Arab world's support for the Palestinians has been almost zero. Some countries in the Arab world (yes, I'm generalizing a bit here, forgive me) don't allow Palestinians to get health-care like many of its own citizens. Their movements are restricted. They have limited civil rights and are generally treated as second class citizens at best even though, for many of them, the local country is the only country they've ever known!

The record of the other Arab countries helping the Palestinians is dismal at best. They are simply used as pawns. That's it.

I will double down on my bet that the Arab world will do nothing to materially help the Palestinians.
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Elizabeth Warren Backed By Coalition Of Academics To Head New Consumer Agency

If the Obama administration is looking for a way to energize the electorate for the coming mid-term elections, I see no better way than to have Elizabeth Warren head the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

When congress put together the new Wall St. reform legislation, the main criticism was that it didn't have teeth - on its own. It all depended on who would lead the CFPB. Basically, many were left wanting b/c the Congress 'passed the buck' instead of having some backbone. The head of the CFPB, however, has ENORMOUS power. Nothing would show that this reform was meant to be serious more, than having Elizabeth Warren as its head.

Congress has done its job Mr. President. Now its your turn. Show some guts! Shooting for the middle just won't get people energized and out voting in droves like they did just two years ago. Show people that they weren't wrong to work so hard to get you elected. YOU are now the person we've been waiting for.
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'Just Say Now': Left-Right Coalition Launches Campaign To Legalize Pot

End prohibition NOW!!
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The Mosque at Ground Zero

If a group of radical Christians bombed a location within Baghdad and killed thousands of people then the answer would be, YES! The Iraqis would have every right, just like the Poles did outside of Auschwitz regarding the building of a proposed convent, to ask that they build on a different location.

No one is saying "don't build". They are simply saying "not there!" I'm fairly sure everyone understands the difference.

Being sensitive to the feelings of victims is not something that we should be condemning.

The rush to judgment of one of the premier anti-bigotry organization is what is truly shameful!
About Islam
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