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Old 08-24-2006, 08:24 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken View Post

I think what gives hezbollah political legitimacy is their democratic popular support by a people of diverse ethnicity and religious affiliation within their own country.
The last thing I want is another personal insult battle with you, but does that alone give a group legitimacy?

A voter in any country may choose to vote for a party that gives them the best personal chance regardless of a distaste of their overall platform. Others are misinformed, others fear for their lives if they vote a different way. Heck Hussein had 100% results in elections in Iraq but was never legitimate.

I think a group that wants to eradicate a specific group of human beings can never truly be legitimate can they?

I'm not Lebanese, and I certaintly don't know all that goes into voting in that country, and perhaps Hezbollah provides more than just hatred, but it's pretty hard to look past the hatred isn't it?
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