For Every Government There's an Equal and Opposite Government

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Newton’s Third Law: for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction.

It’s a law of nature that Newton happened to explain first. It’s law that applies to much more than physical objects. Rather, at least in my opinion, it applies to all that is natural.

Politics these days is a prime example of the hidden workings of the third law. Let me summarize in point form (in a somewhat chronological order):

- Israel elects right wing government
- The second Intifada begins, with the heightened activity from right wing Hamas and Islamic Jihad
- US elects Bush, who forms the most right wing government in US history
- Islamic terrorists step up their attacks worldwide
- Bush invades Afghanistan and Iraq
- Al Qaeda transforms from an organization to an ideology
- Iraq becomes the new Afghanistan
- Israel continues to violate human rights in the name of fighting terrorism
- Hamas and Islamic Jihad step up with more suicide bombings
- Iran elects a right wing Islamic leader
- US starts a political war against Iran
- Palestinians elect Hamas
- Israel does not like the outcome, and thus punishes Palestinians for practicing their right to vote

This is where we are right now, and the pattern could not be any clearer. Right wing governments in the west, are directly influencing the creation of right wing governments in the east. Western governments don’t like newly elected eastern governments, and hence take oppressive actions against them. Oppressive action leads to terrorism, and we’re back at square one.

The observations discussed so far are not in any way groundbreaking. I’m sure many people have come across them, including government officials. So why then are we heading in this direction? Is there a reason for keeping the Middle East a hot-button issue? What are the benefits of keeping the Middle East unstable?

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