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Do you have any evidence that those governments have no knowledge of what's going on?
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How could I provide evidentiary support for them NOT knowing something? Do you have evidence that they
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Originally Posted by TomJoe
That's a stupid, nonsense comparison. If the KKK became a political party and had elected officials in the government, and then if they acted up, other countries could reasonably expect the US to do something about it or they could assume collusion. It has nothing to do with Christians as a whole.
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It's not a nonsense comparison. All I was saying is that Hezbollah contains extremists just as Christianity contains extremists and that the actions of extremists within any larger group do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of that group as a whole nor should the group as a whole be held responsible. Add to that the fact that some members of that group are in turn part of an even larger group, like their nations government, and you simply cannot make such sweeping accusations against the Lebonese government.
Besides, Hezbollah is a minority in Parliament, only holding 28 seats. So a minority (extremists) within a minority party (Hezbollah) within the government does not make that government responsible.