Comments on: The Northern Ireland Analogy Surfaces Yet Again http://blog.z-word.com/2009/06/the-northern-ireland-analogy-surfaces-yet-again/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:43:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: Lynne T http://blog.z-word.com/2009/06/the-northern-ireland-analogy-surfaces-yet-again/#comment-5447 Lynne T Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:36:41 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1320#comment-5447 I have to agree with ganselmi. Paul Berman makes the same point in his 2002 book, Terror and Liberalism (about how the liberal mind is incapable of appreciating that totalitarians are, er, unreasonable men who happlily slaughter millions in the belief that the ends always justify the means), but Eamonn states it in terms that explain the disconnect. I have to agree with ganselmi. Paul Berman makes the same point in his 2002 book, Terror and Liberalism (about how the liberal mind is incapable of appreciating that totalitarians are, er, unreasonable men who happlily slaughter millions in the belief that the ends always justify the means), but Eamonn states it in terms that explain the disconnect.

]]> By: ganselmi http://blog.z-word.com/2009/06/the-northern-ireland-analogy-surfaces-yet-again/#comment-5431 ganselmi Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:31:58 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1320#comment-5431 "...the product of wooly minds yearning to believe that all problems can be solved by decent chaps like themselves getting together over tea and digestive biscuits for a good chinwag[.]" Political analysis aside, can I just say I love this line? “…the product of wooly minds yearning to believe that all problems can be solved by decent chaps like themselves getting together over tea and digestive biscuits for a good chinwag[.]”

Political analysis aside, can I just say I love this line?

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