tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post2093670289381142226..comments2024-03-28T22:02:16.520-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Gaza - A Suggested SolutionLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-2484526469378040522014-07-29T20:37:38.080-04:002014-07-29T20:37:38.080-04:00Kirby, I think Israel aspired to be a liberal demo...Kirby, I think Israel aspired to be a liberal democracy at the outset but has instead become an illiberal democracy - a term that means a less than open society in which, although elections still take place, the public is kept in the dark and lacks true civil liberties. Illiberal democratic governments operate outside the law and often surrounded in great secrecy. There's a thin line between illiberal democracy and the form of neoliberalism that has taken hold even in Canada.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-35991918647673719522014-07-29T11:47:00.806-04:002014-07-29T11:47:00.806-04:00It is interesting that Kedar tells us what would s...It is interesting that Kedar tells us what would supposedly deter Hamas leaders from launching rockets but fails to tell us what would deter Israeli leaders from systematically stealing Palestinian lands. <br /><br />On the other hand, it is tragicomedy that his statements calls Israel a "liberal, law-abiding country." Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.com