July 1, 2006

The "Hundredth Israeli" Effect

Hatched by Dafydd

Is there a floor to stupidity? Or is it just turtles, turtles, turtles all the way down?

Take a look; let's see if we can't figure out a solution to this looming "humanitarian crisis" in the Palestinian Authority:

Israel last night threatened to assassinate Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh if Hamas militants did not release a captured Israeli soldier unharmed.

The unprecedented warning was delivered to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a letter as Israel debated a deal offered by Hamas to free Corporal Gilad Shalit.

It came as Israeli military officials readied a second invasion force for a huge offensive into Gaza.

All right, quiz question number 1: What is the proper response from Hamas?

  1. Appeal to Kofi Annan for a UN relief force to drive the Jews into the sea;
  2. Threaten to kill Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert twice;
  3. Release the hostage.

At any point, no matter how bad it has gotten, the Palestinians can make the beating stop: all they need do is release the hostage and stop shootin' Jews.

Nobody is going to help them. No one will come to their rescue. Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan -- they're all going to sit quietly and hope the Israelis don't notice them; or maybe they'll sprinkle some borrowed luster-dust on their heads by shuttling back and forth in bootless "diplomacy." (What's to debate? The Palestinians know the one and only thing that will end this seige and save the shattered remains of the PA.)

Thousands of Hamas supporters protested in Gaza City late on Thursday over the arrest by Israeli forces of up to 32 Hamas MPs on the West Bank that day.

A Hamas spokesman said the group would never recognise Israel, in spite of a deal its leaders signed this week offering implicit recognition of the Jewish state in return for easing an economic blockade.

Quiz question number 2: When Israel sweeps into the PA like a hot bayonet through hummus, arresting a very significant portion of members of the Palestinian parliament, while Palestinian security forces utterly helpless and humiliated, the correct course of action from the Hamas leadership is:

  1. Scream like a girl and play "speed bump" in front of an Israeli tank;
  2. Sue Israel for damages in le Cour Internationale de Justice at the Hague;
  3. Release the hostage.

For decades now, Palestinian Arabs have been posturing as a force to be reckoned with. While Yassir Arafat was alive, he was courted by kings and couriers, parliaments and presidents, as if he were the blasted Pope -- instead of a cowardly, sexually perverted, miniscule troll of a terrorist thug.

For several years now, Israel has persisted in a lotus-dream of September 10th... a few suicide bombers here, a few Kassam rockets there, and what's a murder of a settler or twenty among friends? They accepted the absurd demonic pact that the Palestinians had moral authority to butcher and rape because everyone picked on them; and the Jews' lot in life was to suffer and cringe.

The Israelis forgot the most important two-word lesson of the Holocaust -- despite intoning it endlessly like a magical mantra (the words were there, but they never quite got the tune).

But now, for some reason, the sleeper awoke and tore a couple of pages off the calendar: at long last, September 12th has dawned in the Jewish state, and they realize that they must have zero tolerance for the murderous Palestinian shenanigans that they've tolerated and enabled for so long.

I don't know why IDF Corporal Gilad Shalit broke the camel's back; maybe it's the "hundredth monkey" effect -- which may well work for us humans, even though it turns out not to be true for macaques:

The "Hundredth Monkey Effect" is the name for a supposed phenomenon in which a particular learned behaviour spread instantaneously from one group of animals, once a critical number was reached, to all related animals in the region or perhaps throughout the world. Largely due to popularisation of this story, the "Hundredth Monkey Effect" phenomenon is now thought by some to occur in human populations with respect to ideas and beliefs in general even though the original story has been discredited (Myers 1985).

In any event, the abduction of Shalit has set in motion the most forceful reaction to Palestinian criminality since the invasion of Lebanon twenty-four years ago... and it may surpass that level, if Hamas cannot shake itself awake from its febrile delerium.

By the time they stop floccillating and take a look out the window, there may be nothing left to save.

Israeli fighter jets bombed 20 targets in Gaza, including the Interior Ministry, which it said had been used by militants to stage meetings, while artillery hit the northern strip with 500 shells in the 24 hours until yesterday morning....

Much of Gaza, including two main hospitals, was without power and running water as a UN aid chief warned that the 1.4 million residents of the strip were three days away from a humanitarian crisis.

"They are heading for the abyss unless they get electricity and fuel restored," said emergency relief co-ordinator Jan Egeland, who urged militants to free Corporal Shalit and stop firing rockets into Israel.

Well... yeah.

There are two ways this ends: either Hamas relents -- or Israel simply runs out of targets. If Palestinians think it can't get any worse, they have only to wait a few more days; when you stare into the abyss, it stares back.

But they can end their tour of Hell anytime they want. They know what to do.

Quiz question 3: When the Damned dangle by their fingernails over the Abyss, they should --

  1. Shake a fist at the nearest Jew;
  2. Throw a rock;
  3. Release the stupid hostage already.

Must Israel obliterate them utterly? They will if that's the only solution. Or will the mad manage to find a way to connect with reality just long enough to save their worthless pile of dirt? Their fate is in their own hands; not many men can say that with such assurance.

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The following hissed in response by: Bill Faith

The above hissed in response by: Bill Faith [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 2:14 AM

The following hissed in response by: jd watson

All this assumes they still have a hostage to release. If not, then their goose is cooked.

The above hissed in response by: jd watson [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 2:48 AM

The following hissed in response by: Redhand

Monkyboy, this is one of the vilest and stupidest comments you've made at a conservative blog in a looooooog time.

The above hissed in response by: Redhand [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 3:51 AM

The following hissed in response by: Infidel

"Monkyboy, this is one of the vilest and stupidest comments you've made at a conservative blog in a looooooog time."

Stick around. The asylum-escapee, aptly demonstrating the mettle of the "reality and reason based left", is off his meds.

The above hissed in response by: Infidel [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 7:38 AM

The following hissed in response by: Doug

Maybe the IDF could host a course for congress. A possible title might be "Dealing With Terrorists 101"

The above hissed in response by: Doug [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 8:27 AM

The following hissed in response by: Fenrisulven

Victor's Peace. I hope the Pali's remain stuck on stupid.

BTW, monkeyboy is a troll that fled Captian's Quarters in disgrace. Enjoy, but we mostly ignore her/him/it.

The above hissed in response by: Fenrisulven [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 9:33 AM

The following hissed in response by: Fritz

Dafydd, you don't actually think them smart enough to make an intelligent choice, do you? I predict answer "A" for your three questions. They will cry and beg Kofi to help them, then they will act as speed bumps with little success, and then when hanging on by their fingernails they will shake their fists, not one, but both. Truly sad. They are so blinded by hatred that they cannot act in their own best interests.

The above hissed in response by: Fritz [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 10:01 AM

The following hissed in response by: nk

I agree, sadly, with Fritz. Three generations of hatred and violence and leaders who have the option of running off to Egypt, Dubai or Paris to live off the money they have skimmed from aid to the Palestinian people ... . I have read your earlier posts on this. If I have not misinterpreted you -- that the creation of a Palestinian state just makes the Palestinians more liable to punishment if they choose to continue as gangsters as opposed to a nation/state -- then I am, cautiously, reappraising my judgment that the Oslo accords disproved, once for and all, the idea that Jews are smart.

The above hissed in response by: nk [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 11:18 AM

The following hissed in response by: nk

Forgive me for feeding the trolls, but

Monkyboy, you ridiculous little s__t. What the f__k do you think attacking a military target and taking a soldier prisoner is if not a declaration of war? And what the f__k do you think war is other than breaking the thin shell which is the military to "eat" the yolk which is the civilian population? To impose your government on them, to make them pay their taxes to you, to make them obey your laws, "to hear the lamentations of their women". The Palestinians declared war on Israel and Israel responded. One thing is for sure -- Israel will not exterminate every Palestinian which is what the Palestinians want to do to every Jew. Sheesh!

Thanks for the opportunity for the rant, Dafydd. I will ignore him from here on.

The above hissed in response by: nk [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 11:41 AM

The following hissed in response by: Bill M

I agree with Fritz. They'll probably pick answer "A", and then not understand why that doesn't solve the problem.

Too bad "St Pancake" Corrie isn't around. She has experience in playing "speed bump." Do you suppose some of her friends will journey to Pali-Land and fill in for her? We should be so lucky.

Here's wishing the Israeli Army all the luck in the world in carrying out their mission. I hope they get their man back alive, but I wouldn't bet on it.

When you commit an act of war, don't be surprised when someone plays war back atcha!

The above hissed in response by: Bill M [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 12:44 PM

The following hissed in response by: Terrye

monkyboy:

Oh puhleaze.... Hamas has gone out of its way to kill civilians for years so what do you care you little hyprocrite?

I tell you what, why don't you offer to change places with the solider? That way you can be on the business end of Hamas's little military mission.

The above hissed in response by: Terrye [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 1:18 PM

The following hissed in response by: Terrye

Yes you are a hypocite monkyboy. I am not cheering on anything. I wish the terrorists would return the soldier and end this. You on the other hand wish they would lob off his head and dance about his body in manic ghoulish glee for the camera followed by let's say a little excursion by a mentally retarded kid with a suicide belt into a cafe in Tel Aviv.

The above hissed in response by: Terrye [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 4:52 PM

The following hissed in response by: IanM

Monkyboy is who he is... He is no better that the French Vichy. Yet another another fascist parading as a pacifist.

The above hissed in response by: IanM [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 5:07 PM

The following hissed in response by: Robert Schwartz

So Hamas strikes at a military target and Israel responds by slaughtering civilians

Folks, I hate to respond to monkeyboy, but you need to read its horseradishes more cheerfully. Its premise was -- how should I say this? -- false. Not even the Palestinians, who are always quick to claim the laurel of victimhood, have claimed that Israel has "slaughtered civilians" or even killed any.

Now, I am sure, that before this war is over, Muhammad al Durah will die again. But, that does not mean that the IDF will have slaughtered anybody.

When you begin with a false premise you can reason to any conclusion. Monkeyboy, hateful troll that he is, did that. Now let us forget about him.

The above hissed in response by: Robert Schwartz [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 5:44 PM

The following hissed in response by: cdquarles

monkyboy, pathetic banned troll from CQ:

You seem to be confusing civilians and politicians, Robert. The victims of Israel's terrorism can't claim anything...because they are dead.

Why didn't America turn into an Islamic Republic after 9/11?

Why do the neocons think killing civilians will get the results they want?

The cynic in me thinks it's just because they enjoy killing.

The realist in me sees a costly yet impotent military desperate to justify their funding by blowing up anything they can...

Where do you come up with this sophistry?

The above hissed in response by: cdquarles [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2006 9:14 PM

The following hissed in response by: KarmiCommunist

Humble Low and Ignorant Insane swamp hermit me hates taking tests, but will give this one a try...

Quiz question #1 - i'll take C - # Release the hostage.

Quiz question #2 - Durn!!! The test is already becoming more difficult...ummmmmmm - OK, i'll take C again - Release the hostage.

Quiz question #3 - ummmmm?!? This looks like a trick question - DURN!!! - OK, i'll have to guess on this one, and take C - Release the stupid hostage already.

Did i pass?!?!?!

The above hissed in response by: KarmiCommunist [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 2, 2006 8:36 AM

The following hissed in response by: Robert Schwartz

cdquarles:

Sophistry = Plausible but fallacious argumentation
.

Lacking in plausibility, it is mere horseradishes based on anti-Semitism, anti-Americanism and Looney Left Liberalism.

The above hissed in response by: Robert Schwartz [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 2, 2006 10:00 AM

The following hissed in response by: MTF

There are no victims of Israeli "terrorism", and it's a despicable act of moral equivalency to say so. You should be ashamed of yourself.

If the Israelis were left in peace would they strike out and murder innocents? Would they lob rockets at farmhouses? Send suicide bombers in to restaurants, cafes, stores and buses? Would they seek to impose their version of the true religion on their neighbors, killing them if words weren't persuasive? Would they teach their children to despise those same neighbors as unworthy of life, liberty, and happiness for committing the crime of religious difference?

Your comments make me ill. Do you have no shame?

We are fighting the literal and ideological offspring of the Nazi party, in fighting the Baathists, Islamic Jihad and the offshoots of al-Qaeda, and we are doing so with the idiot children of the greatest generation supporting the enemy.

The above hissed in response by: MTF [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 2, 2006 10:11 AM

The following hissed in response by: KarmiCommunist

Unleash Israel and Win Peace

-Friday, December 7, 2001

The only way some form of quiet will ever exist in the Middle East is if Israel is given the latitude to totally defeat its declared enemies. Only then will the terrorist attacks on Israel's civilians come to an end. Perpetual negotiations, diplomatic half measures, or land for peace deals will not bring peace to the Middle East. For those who believe this is an irresponsible notion, I use history as my guide. - Rush Limbaugh

The above hissed in response by: KarmiCommunist [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 2, 2006 1:48 PM

The following hissed in response by: MTF

Arguing with you isn't worth it, is it? Irgun is your evidence of Israeli terror. I'm not an expert on the founding of Israel, but I do know that there was constant tension, sometimes amounting to violent conflict between the Hagannah and the two main schismatic military forces prior to the founding of Israel. That would be prior to the founding of Israel. Before. Why the schism? Well, again I'm not an expert, but I believe it had something to do with disgust at the lack of a proper response to Palestianian terror against Jews, and an unwillingness to sit by, like the Brits were doing, and just watch people die. You probably know what I'm talking about, since you seem to know words like "Irgun" (and I'm sure we'll hear about "Menachem Begin" and other stuff at some point): I'm talking about the denial of food supplies and cutting off water to Jewish East Jerusalem, posting snipers on rooftops to shoot at anyone foolish enough to venture outside for food, or kids trying to get to school. I'm talking about random shootings, kidnappings, bombs-- all the usual stuff.

"Random artillery shells", you say. Nothing random about them. Also, have you noticed, they aren't killing people.

Bombing powert plants, etc. Would you rather they bombed people? That's what your friends the terrorists would do isn't it. The silly Israelis-- bombing things, not people. Will they never learn!

You don't get a break monkey boy.

The above hissed in response by: MTF [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 2, 2006 6:34 PM

The following hissed in response by: KarmiCommunist

*SNICKER*

monkyboy,

i knew that it would take you some Dualistic time (like from July 2, 2006 12:49 PM - July 2, 2006 01:48 PM - July 2, 2006 04:07 PM) before you proved another one of my points, but over 2-hours!?!

*SNICKER*

Thanks for 'Da Smile that you have once again given to my humble mug of flesh.

Israel was, and once again *IS*!!! Simple as that. The Arabs, Persians, Muslims, Islamists, and etc. have been crying ever since...and you Anti-American Democrats have been supporting them. Jimmy "The Mullah" Carter created modern Terrorism, and Bill Clinton backed him up for *EIGHT* Years!!!

Israel has been paying America for decades, for America's help...what have the Palestinians been paying us. Nothing...Zip...Nada!!! They have only been expecting equal monetary payments from America's Americans.

Israel has paid their dues in *BLOOD*, in order to find a peaceful solution, and it is now the time to Unleash them. Israel is a very small speck on any map, and is surrounded by Arabs, Persians, Muslims, Islamists, and etc. countries who seek Israel's destruction. If the Arabs, Persians, Muslims, Islamists, and etc. countries need the support of the United Nations, the European Union (still waiting on them to agree to a Constitution), the Anti-America Democrats, and etc., in order to gain such a destruction, then they are a bunch of punks...as in Prison 'females' in a Males' Prison.

monkyboy...have you ever wondered why you are able to partially understand what Duality might be about, but you have absolutely no clue as to what Non-Duality is or is even about???

i shall attempt to help you...basically, there is no Peace or War - no Black or White - no Rich or Poor in the Non-Dualistic 'World'. In the Dualistic 'wOrLd' of flesh, of the physical, and of the survival of such, such terms exist here on Planet Earth primarily because of Mother Nature's rather simple rule - Live or Die. On Planet Earth, such Dualistic terms may need each other, but the fact remains that neither term would exist without the other beyond the Dualistic realms...so to Non-Dualistically speak of, "Simply Not Two".

i know...i know, you still don't understand, but that is your problem, huh.

KårmiÇømmünîs†


The above hissed in response by: KarmiCommunist [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 2, 2006 8:18 PM

The following hissed in response by: KarmiCommunist

monkyboy,

Don't bother calling Kos for even more help, because they have no clue either.

The rules here on Planet Earth are rather simple - Live or Die. If one/One wishes to move beyond such, then they might be able to discover Non-Duality, perhaps.

KårmiÇømmünîs†

The above hissed in response by: KarmiCommunist [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 2, 2006 8:33 PM

The following hissed in response by: SDN

Monkeycrap,

Don't want to die? Then don't elect people such as Hamas, who are stupid enough to throw sh*t at an armed man. Don't stand next to them either. In fact, you really should stop them. Because if you don't, then you are equally responsible.

The above hissed in response by: SDN [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 3, 2006 9:32 AM

The following hissed in response by: MTF

Peace through victory, paraphrasing Lincoln, is infinitely preferable to continuing chaos, mayhem and murder. May the Israelis prevail! And, in Iraq, may we be next!

The Palestinian mobocracy have never given us any reason to support them, other than the threat of continuing violence (the same threat you use I notice), while the Israelis offer the promise of democracy, peace and regional prosperity.

The above hissed in response by: MTF [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 4, 2006 2:24 PM

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