Comments on: Politics as Unusual http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/politics-as-unusual/ It's a Jewish Blog! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SnoopyTheGoon http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/politics-as-unusual/#comment-164946 SnoopyTheGoon Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:29:53 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=1633#comment-164946 "Vilified" my foot! True, it is difficult to establish precisely where this bunch was worse/better than its predecessors, but 'vilified' implies external persecution. Poor lambs indeed. “Vilified” my foot! True, it is difficult to establish precisely where this bunch was worse/better than its predecessors, but ‘vilified’ implies external persecution. Poor lambs indeed.

]]> By: Ben-David http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/politics-as-unusual/#comment-164924 Ben-David Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:12:50 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=1633#comment-164924 The word translated as "vilified" is "mushmetzet" in the original Hebrew. Same root as "shmutz" (unless that's from some German word). "Shemetz" is a stain. This suits the public perception that Sharon is running a cronyocracy, and that dirty politics rule more than ever. Muffti - I'm glad you're worried about our electoral system. I hope you'll have the consistency to worry when decisions that you like/are PC get pushed through in a rotten, stinky, undemocratic way - like the voting on both Oslos and the disengagement, in all of which the Israeli public was baited-and-switched - or simply ignored by pork-fed pols with no direct obligation to Israeli voters (because instead of MPs by district, we have the list system). None of these momentous and ultimately disastrous votes ever passed a truly democratic referendum, nor would they have passed had Israelis been allowed such a referendum. The word translated as “vilified” is “mushmetzet” in the original Hebrew.

Same root as “shmutz” (unless that’s from some German word).

“Shemetz” is a stain.

This suits the public perception that Sharon is running a cronyocracy, and that dirty politics rule more than ever.

Muffti – I’m glad you’re worried about our electoral system. I hope you’ll have the consistency to worry when decisions that you like/are PC get pushed through in a rotten, stinky, undemocratic way – like the voting on both Oslos and the disengagement, in all of which the Israeli public was baited-and-switched – or simply ignored by pork-fed pols with no direct obligation to Israeli voters (because instead of MPs by district, we have the list system).

None of these momentous and ultimately disastrous votes ever passed a truly democratic referendum, nor would they have passed had Israelis been allowed such a referendum.

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/politics-as-unusual/#comment-164703 themiddle Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:34:40 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=1633#comment-164703 That's why Rivlin should leave government service and go find a job. That’s why Rivlin should leave government service and go find a job.

]]> By: grandmuffti http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/politics-as-unusual/#comment-164701 grandmuffti Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:29:57 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=1633#comment-164701 Muffti was curious about that too, Geoff. Muffti was curious about that too, Geoff.

]]> By: Geoff http://www.jewlicious.com/2005/12/politics-as-unusual/#comment-164685 Geoff Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:51:48 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=1633#comment-164685 Perhaps someone who's more familiar with the Israeli politcial system can answer this for me, but how can the public "vote better" if they're essentially voting for lists over which they have little control? Perhaps someone who’s more familiar with the Israeli politcial system can answer this for me, but how can the public “vote better” if they’re essentially voting for lists over which they have little control?

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