Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Poll Question
I question your lack of the third possibility in your either/or poll about predicting the winner in the Hesbollah/Israeli war; "neither. If the side that claims victory is not the one favored by your poll does that make the victory or the poll invalid? What can your poll possibly show beyond which team had the most fans? I would have chosen that third choice in whatever war you debate.
# posted by gregrandgar: Thu Aug 24, 08:18:47 PM UTC
Most victories and polls are invalid, in one way or another. This is the truth, neither wins in a war, all are loosers, some just loose more than others. Your choice is a good one.
I think you have it figured gregrandgar. There is not a whole lot of debate about such things that go on here. We do tend to approaches from preset perspectives. They are not ones generally shared in the United States. That is a plus. Though that nation is represented among them, the contributors and users listed in the left column also bring to Furtherleft experiences and thoughts gained from residence in Brazil, China, South Africa, Romania, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, Greece, Thailand, England, Scotland, and India.
If you are disapointed about lack of debate incentive on our poll, you might look for even worse examples in that regard among others that may show up here. Another would be those of the US CNN propaganda hate machine on the Lou Dobbs site. I personally prefer the polls offered by al Jazeera for a slant considerably more balanced than his and appropriate to world thought.
I think the so called "winner" in this conflict will be known decades from now. Its too early to declare one at this stage. Was this conflict the catalyst of the downfall of the zionist empire? or was it the catalyst for the gradual integration of Hezbollah into a political (rather then military) force similar to Sein Feinn? was this an insignificant battle in a larger imperial war? how many more times will it be repeated? So many questions remain.
Who knows...only time will tell.
Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.
-Jean-Paul Sartre, writer and philosopher (1905-1980)
