I don’t know that this is as true as it is in the popular mindset. A lot of the Weathermen, who were one of the most prolific terrorist organizations in American history, now hold positions of power, including very in-demand university sinecures.
Not to mention that a movie that’s at least ambivalent towards that sort of thing has literally just won the Best Picture.
Also, being a full-throated Hamas apologist doesn’t disqualify people from many positions of influence these days.
Yes, but do you think that the violence from Hamas has brought Palestinian independence, or the achievement of other Palestinian goals closer? Yudkowsky’s claim is not that saying nice things about Hamas will be a bad political/social move in the US. The claim is that the use of terrorism is worse than nonviolence at achieving political goals, and the failure of Hamas to achieve its goals seems to be an example of this being true.
I think that Palestinians are basically screwed regardless of what they do, but insofar as their goals include weakening/isolating Israel, they have achieved success beyond their wildest dreams (but at a grievous cost).
Not to mention that a movie that’s at least ambivalent towards that sort of thing has literally just won the Best Picture.
Also, being a full-throated Hamas apologist doesn’t disqualify people from many positions of influence these days.
Yes, but do you think that the violence from Hamas has brought Palestinian independence, or the achievement of other Palestinian goals closer? Yudkowsky’s claim is not that saying nice things about Hamas will be a bad political/social move in the US. The claim is that the use of terrorism is worse than nonviolence at achieving political goals, and the failure of Hamas to achieve its goals seems to be an example of this being true.
I think that Palestinians are basically screwed regardless of what they do, but insofar as their goals include weakening/isolating Israel, they have achieved success beyond their wildest dreams (but at a grievous cost).