tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post2992517127328067790..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Wednesday Round UpJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-8064581097487870372009-01-08T06:22:00.000+11:002009-01-08T06:22:00.000+11:00I agree that Hamas's actions have not been democra...I agree that Hamas's actions have not been democratic. But then, I never expected them to be!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-39854618835428762572009-01-08T04:22:00.000+11:002009-01-08T04:22:00.000+11:00Thank you for the links Jim. I hope that some of ...Thank you for the links Jim. I hope that some of your readers will land up there and get a feel for my angst and hope.<BR/><BR/>No offense taken Jim. You are right in that we have our perceptives conditioned by our own experiences.<BR/><BR/>I should have covered the aspect of the West not accepting the verdict of the electorate. That was indeed crass and illogical. My submission is that subsequent actions by Hamas have not exactly been democratic either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-40549028449604481982009-01-07T19:24:00.000+11:002009-01-07T19:24:00.000+11:00Fantastic cricket is right, Thomas. In fact, I cau...Fantastic cricket is right, Thomas. In fact, I caught the last bit almost by accident.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-12540818554136827352009-01-07T19:18:00.000+11:002009-01-07T19:18:00.000+11:00Neil, some of your posts are far from written in t...Neil, some of your posts are far from written in the sand so far as standards are concerned. They are significant essays. <BR/><BR/>Accepting that we all blog for different reasons, and that there are many forms in the blogging world, I think that there should be recognition for the craftsmen among us.<BR/><BR/>The NSW Local Government Association has launched something of a campaign for abolition of the states. The problem is, and this is almost universally true of current discussions on the constitution, that there is very little discussion on principles.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-79509266303615150542009-01-07T19:00:00.000+11:002009-01-07T19:00:00.000+11:00Thank you for the nomination Jim - though I hardly...Thank you for the nomination Jim - though I hardly deserve it. I feel somewhat inspiried to write something meaningful now. <BR/><BR/>While I'm here, I enjoyed your commentary on the cricket. What a fantastic match it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-12953672146711429912009-01-07T14:04:00.000+11:002009-01-07T14:04:00.000+11:00On your New England point. There could (will?) com...On your New England point. There could (will?) come a time when we rethink states and especially rethink local government...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-80095008816908620862009-01-07T14:02:00.000+11:002009-01-07T14:02:00.000+11:00Glad I frustrated your attempt, Jim, but very happ...Glad I frustrated your attempt, Jim, but very happy you tried. :) I agree with your choices, for what it is worth.<BR/><BR/>My own blog, like most blogs, I regard as written on the wind, or in sand, as I once said on Ninglun's Specials.<BR/><BR/>But to each his own. Selecting my "best entry" however seems counter to what I see myself doing. You may as well record my pub conversations and then judge them...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com