Monday, March 15, 2004
Spanish Electorate is Naive and Shortsighted
NYTs has a story on the Socialist upset in Spain, which seems to have been supported by a groundswell of support stemming from grief of the terrorist attacks being directed as anger at the incumbent party for provoking the terrorists by assisting the US invasion and rebuilding of Iraq. More links here and here.
The Spanish electorate is stupid if they voted in this way, imho. Do they think it's a good idea to give the terrorists victory? Do they think that victory will not encourage further attacks that aim to get even more concessions and withdrawal from the west? The only way to deal with murderers is to give them their own medicine, and to show them that their tactics are futile. Then, one must give them an option other than the nihilism that they're directing themselves at: democracy and capitalism. The only way to do that is to put governments that are willing to adopt free practices in place.
The Spanish electorate is stupid if they voted in this way, imho. Do they think it's a good idea to give the terrorists victory? Do they think that victory will not encourage further attacks that aim to get even more concessions and withdrawal from the west? The only way to deal with murderers is to give them their own medicine, and to show them that their tactics are futile. Then, one must give them an option other than the nihilism that they're directing themselves at: democracy and capitalism. The only way to do that is to put governments that are willing to adopt free practices in place.
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