From: Wim Nusselder (wim.nusselder@antenna.nl)
Date: Fri May 28 2004 - 22:15:50 BST
Dear Mark H.,
You wrote 26 May 2004 14:22:07 -0700:
'Think globally; act locally. ... It's a matter of where and how my efforts
will be most fruitful.'
You wrote 25 May 2004 18:57:35 -0700:
'What I do about it is engage in exchanges like this one, and all the others
in this forum, and other forums as well. I guess you'd say I'm involved in
the education process.'
I'm very sympathetic to that phrase, but on the internet it is less valid...
You continued 26 May:
'the influence that non-rational belief holding Americans have on American
foreign policy is negligible, if
not nil. The very rational people behind American policy are far more
dangerous and, therefore, warrant far more attention, IMO.'
Maybe their influence is less then proportional to their numbers, but
negligible???
Do you see rational reasons behind US sustained support for Israel for
instance? Israel may be more democratic and 'modern' than its neighbours,
but it is democracy and modernity from which the Arabic population of the
territory Israel claims is largely excluded. US access to oil in the Middle
East and Central Asia would be better served with choosing the
Islamic/Arabian side in its conflict with Jews claiming Israel/Palestine for
themselves.
Jews in the US represent too few voters to explain that massive US support
for Israel. Isn't it the much more numerous fundamentalist Christians, who
want support for Israel for irrational reasons, that explains it?
With friendly greetings,
Wim
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