The Post-Partisan Emporium

  No, the Palestinians Did Not Vote for More Terrorism in the 2006 Elections MIKE WHITNEY https://twitter.com/TvTecpro/status/1754107896118305157 Is this statement true or false: Israel is justified in flattening Gaza because the Palestinians elected Hamas in 2006 which proves they support terrorism. True False The answer is “2”. The 2006 elections do not prove that the Palestinians support terrorism. Quite the contrary. What the polling data shows is that the majority of people voted on issues completely unrelated to terrorism. Here’s what they voted for: Safety and Security (37%) Decreased Corruption (25%) What a surprise, eh? So, the Palestinians want the same thing that people want everywhere; More security and less corruption. No one—and I mean no one—voted for Hamas because they thought the group would instigate more bloody confrontations with Israel. The fact that “safety and security” were the Number 1 issue, shows that there’s no appetite for more conflict at all. Palestin...

  The Rise and Fall of the Second Amendment The People vs. the Occupying Force DONALD JEFFRIES Everyone has undoubtedly heard about the shooting during the Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City. These victory celebrations always bring the potential for trouble, what with all those young males consuming prodigious amounts of alcohol. And they draw the worst elements; the seemingly perpetually armed gang-bangers. The shooting has triggered the yawningly predictable response from the “Woke” crowd. Which at this point means nearly our entire government and corporate leadership. One marvels at how many times clueless celebrities can breathlessly tweet out, “We have to do something about this!” or “We are failing the children!” It’s odd how the inanimate object- the gun- is always the Oswald-style patsy in these incidents. Often the names of those wielding the inanimate objects for no good are barely mentioned. Quick; name the Parkland school shooter. The Pulse gay night club shooter....