Reply #105: You think it's pretty damn simple?

[shira]

Then on realising that you actually didn't know what the definition of society is (it isn't the govt or leadership of a people),

It's not? Even when that govt or leadership forcefully rules that society in every possible way - under penalty of death for those who wish to challenge them? Sorry, you're wrong. Hamas runs the show in Gaza. Those in Gaza who don't like Hamas better damned pretend that they do. If they challenge Hamas 'resistance' methods, they are in danger of being labeled traitors or collaborators. You know this.

Why not try putting yourself into some Palestinian shoes in Gaza, trying to raise your own family there? You hate the way they try to brainwash children and utilize them and your friends in combat roles. You don't like how they store weapons and dig weapon tunnels under your home, thereby making it a legit military target. You'd rather not send your kids to Hamas schools that mostly teach hatred, intolerance, and the benefits of being a martyr. In most of these cases you have no choice. Things are what they are and you deal with it for better or worse.

Would you as a citizen of Gaza, living in those conditions with your family, label Gazan society 'good', or no worse than any other?