Israel/Palestine Debate Is Shifting

[Joanne98]

Maybe it's me, but the more I read about Israel's assault on Gaza, the more I'm convinced that the Zionist enterprise is in serious trouble. With each fresh round of bombing, Israel's reputation gets worse, allowing growing numbers of people who might never have said a critical word about that country to finally speak up, if only to friends and family. (I'm excluding racists and anti-Semites, whose vile opinions are disconnected from reality.) I continue to see this on those liberal blogs still talking about Gaza, their commenters increasingly unafraid to voice strong criticism, if not direct condemnation, of Israel's actions. This naturally alarms and frightens those spewing the old fables about "tiny, peace-loving" Israel, driving many of them into rhetorical overkill and incoherence. It may be a small shift online, but it is significant. The full, historical narrative is spreading, and as the Gazan body count rises, perceptions are sharpening. No amount of Israeli PR will reverse this trend.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dennis-perrin/israelpalestine-debate-is_b_154798.html

[cali]

1. not a particularly good piece

and it's just laughable that the author blames his alcoholism and obesity on being marginalized in the I/P debate. Not to mention that the majority opinion on liberal websites has long been pro-Palestinian rights.

[The Magistrate]

3. Indeed, Ma'am: The Author Would Lose a War Of Wits With The Proverbial Box Of Rocks

Very thin gruel....

[Violet_Crumble]

5. He didn't say he was obese, nor that he was an alcoholic...

He said he was overweight and blamed that on drink. I've got one or two friends who most definately aren't alcholics, but do blame their being overweight on a fondness for a few beers after work...

[Boojatta]

2. "The full, historical narrative is spreading"

Really? That would be a lot of detailed information for large numbers of people to absorb and retain. After that, switching to Linux won't be difficult. Should the smart money start short selling shares in Microsoft?

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[scarletwoman]

6. Thanks for posting this. Dennis Perrin is one of my favorite writers. (nt)

[Igel]

7. Two things come to mind.

"Sample bias" and "confirmation bias".

That is all.