Posted by
Purplegimp on Monday, June 16, 2008 6:18:13 AM
The gimp wonders what took her so long to figure this out. I can't count the number of pundits who have tried to find a local comparison to describe the Israeli-Hamas situation. Of all the myriad attempts I have yet to see one that even comes close.
Then it struck me. There is an analogy! Never mind Canada, Mexico, or some rogue states. Imagine for a moment that the Abenaki, Androscoggin, Passamaquody and Penobscot tribes got together and decided that the State of Maine was theirs and theirs alone, and they started shooting rockets at the towns and cities of Maine. It gets a bit twisted here because the Mainers, who are under fire would historically have the side that usurped the land from tribes and repeatedly broke treaties with the Indians, who, like the Israelis have a true historic claim to the land. Oh, well, maybe it's not such a good analogy because the sides are switched. The good guys are the bad guys, and this gimp has just confused herself.
But, the Gimp is still wondering, if not posting so often. I am more tired than you can imagine of this presidential race. There will be no winning for losing.