Into the Fray: Be afraid, very af... JPost - Opinion - Columnists

Into the Fray: Be afraid, very af... JPost - Opinion - Columnists: "These are all issues which neither Lapid nor Yacimovich have any competence to deal with – or lay claim to any such competence. Indeed, neither gave them any centrality during their campaigns. Yet they enticed almost a third of the electorate to vote for them.

Disturbing drop in national adrenaline?

The fact that such a significant portion of mainstream Israeli voters supported lists that not only deliberately downplayed – but made little pretense of intending to address – matters that impact the very survival of the state, seems to point to a dramatic and disturbing drop in the levels of “national adrenaline.”

For given the immediacy and the intensity of the threats facing Israel, it seems almost inconceivable that the issue of who was best suited to deal with them played such a negligible role in the election."

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Into the Fray: Be afraid, very af... JPost - Opinion - Columnists

Into the Fray: Be afraid, very af... JPost - Opinion - Columnists: "We are compelled to the conclusion that in casting its ballots, a decisive portion of the Israeli electorate has given priority to issues of “bread and butter” over those of “life and death.”

Retreat into denial?

It was as if the Israeli voter opted for denial, ignoring the massive challenges facing the nation, such as: "

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Today is a Day Nothing Like The World Has Ever Seen Before. | Lamed Vav- 36 People Save The World

Today is a Day Nothing Like The World Has Ever Seen Before. | Lamed Vav- 36 People Save The World: "The seeds for our planets destruction,

Have been planted long ago.

By subtle yet very real forces,

That perhaps only a handful of people could even hope to understand.

Call it a fable, myth, or legend, if you prefer,

Yet the steadfast true believers, who quietly exist,

Understand that the concept has it’s roots,"

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Lessig on the DoJ's vindictive prosecution of Aaron Swartz - Boing Boing

Lessig on the DoJ's vindictive prosecution of Aaron Swartz - Boing Boing: "Prosecutors and lawyers often talk about the Rule of Law. But I never hear them talk about ethics. And really, that is the first thing anyone who is considering using the force of the government needs to consider. They need to ask "will these criminal charges help the public", "are the charges proportional to the damage caused", and "are these charges not just a means to an end or are they necessary for actual justice". All three of these answers for Aaron would have be a resounding and deafening 'no'!"

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