Comments on: Hamas’s novelty wears off http://www.yourish.com/2008/09/14/5340 Cutting straight to the point Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:40:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2008/09/14/5340/comment-page-1#comment-33374 Michael Lonie Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:29:41 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5340#comment-33374 The Arabs voted for Hamas because Hamas promised to lead them in killing more Jews. This is what they get for that. They should lie back and enjoy it, for this is what they invited when they voted for Hamas. Radical Islamists have been tyrants, petty or grand, wherever they have ruled. Did the Palis really think "This time it will be different", like some reactionary socialists saying that the Russians didn't really give Communism a chance? It's a perfect illustration of the old saw of: be careful what you wish for, you might get it. It's correct that I have no sympahty for them. Why do you ask? The Arabs voted for Hamas because Hamas promised to lead them in killing more Jews. This is what they get for that. They should lie back and enjoy it, for this is what they invited when they voted for Hamas.

Radical Islamists have been tyrants, petty or grand, wherever they have ruled. Did the Palis really think “This time it will be different”, like some reactionary socialists saying that the Russians didn’t really give Communism a chance? It’s a perfect illustration of the old saw of: be careful what you wish for, you might get it.

It’s correct that I have no sympahty for them. Why do you ask?

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