[AlecSchueler]

The fact that countries halfway around the world are using basic recognition as a coercive tool to shape their democratic expression is exactly why Hamas has any following.

[tguvot]

"we would like you to have democratic elections but we would like you to remove highest polling party from democratic process".

to be honest, reasons for hamas having following are many, and I doubt that this is the major one

[AlecSchueler]

I meant it as part of a broader pattern not the singular issue.