Gaza and JFK Much justifiable attention has been given to the strife, violence, and slaughter going on in Gaza due to the Hamas attack on Israel in early October. Needless to say, it is a lamentable state of affairs which has led to this horrendous outcome. Perhaps no one person can chronicle this very long and wide path through the decades, or even tell you where it all began and why. I hope to just open up a narrow window to show that it need not have come to this.
great work.many probaly thought i wa crazy when i earluer on twitter said more than once todays dems are to right of jfk and rfk and even lbj.as for liberal on social issues that is debatale as they are doing nothing to defend civil rights,abortion rights and lgbt from gop war ont ransgender.and now embracing trump's immigration policys.which is why i gone from lifelong dem to independent.
I wonder if even JFK and better leadership could have forestalled to rise of rigid fundamentalist Islam, what some call Islamo-fascism.
It is true, a traveler could course through Egypt, Syria, Afghanistan Pakistan in the 1950s-60s and witness secularizing societies. Turkey was proudly secular and a friend of Israel. As was Iran.
Today we have Hamas, and the Oct. 7 atrocities.
Could JFK have promoted that pre-1970s secularism? Maybe, but when you live offshore, you realize the US is just one influence among many, and sometimes a rather small influence.
In Washington, they see themselves as the center of the globe and believe others will come to emulate Western values.
But we have the increasing repression of the Communist Chinese Party, the war-mongering Putin, the heinous Hamas, the increasing restrictions of fundamental Islam.
But, JFK was right in his time, and we lack such intelligent leadership today.
It is noteworthy that RFK2, the closest thing we have to JFK, is a strong supporter of Israel.
Phil: I don't agree with RFK jr on that. and i hope he reads this.
Excellent analysis JD. Best I’ve ever seen.
Thanks Ben for your thoughtful comments. Always welcome
great work.many probaly thought i wa crazy when i earluer on twitter said more than once todays dems are to right of jfk and rfk and even lbj.as for liberal on social issues that is debatale as they are doing nothing to defend civil rights,abortion rights and lgbt from gop war ont ransgender.and now embracing trump's immigration policys.which is why i gone from lifelong dem to independent.
Jim - excellent work. Can I ask you what your opinion is of RFK Jrs. unwavering support for Israel and the tactics they are using against Gaza?
I wonder if even JFK and better leadership could have forestalled to rise of rigid fundamentalist Islam, what some call Islamo-fascism.
It is true, a traveler could course through Egypt, Syria, Afghanistan Pakistan in the 1950s-60s and witness secularizing societies. Turkey was proudly secular and a friend of Israel. As was Iran.
Today we have Hamas, and the Oct. 7 atrocities.
Could JFK have promoted that pre-1970s secularism? Maybe, but when you live offshore, you realize the US is just one influence among many, and sometimes a rather small influence.
In Washington, they see themselves as the center of the globe and believe others will come to emulate Western values.
But we have the increasing repression of the Communist Chinese Party, the war-mongering Putin, the heinous Hamas, the increasing restrictions of fundamental Islam.
But, JFK was right in his time, and we lack such intelligent leadership today.
It is noteworthy that RFK2, the closest thing we have to JFK, is a strong supporter of Israel.