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[MU82]

Speaking of acting like this is a sport, the number of people online openly rooting for Iran, because they are mad at the US and/or hate Israel is truly disturbing and myopic.  And not just Twitter eggs, notable/known people doing so.

You can think Israel is evil and genocidal and still realize Iran is ruled by maniacs who despise the West, its way of life, and would glass them if they could.

Yes, there are extremists everywhere - certainly online, which is a total cesspool for this kind of crud, but also many hiding in plain sight. (Or not even trying to hide.)

As for this latest situation, and the opinions about it, there are all kinds of issues at play. For one, Netanyahu is clearly in self-preservation mode, and even many in Israel believe there's a Wag The Dog feel to the attack on Iran. For another, we have U.S. leaders persecuting college students for "antisemitism" even as they kowtow to Jew-hating Middle East dictators who would love nothing more than to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. (Unfortunately for the students, they don't have "free" jets to give U.S. leaders.)

I obviously am not rooting for Iran, as they currently are bombing where my brother and sister-in-law live. Israel is our ally, and deserves to be able to survive and thrive as a nation. 

As usual, it's a sh!tshow in that part of the world, and nobody really knows how to "fix" it.

[Uncle Rico]

Yes, there are extremists everywhere - certainly online, which is a total cesspool for this kind of crud, but also many hiding in plain sight. (Or not even trying to hide.)

As for this latest situation, and the opinions about it, there are all kinds of issues at play. For one, Netanyahu is clearly in self-preservation mode, and even many in Israel believe there's a Wag The Dog feel to the attack on Iran. For another, we have U.S. leaders persecuting college students for "antisemitism" even as they kowtow to Jew-hating Middle East dictators who would love nothing more than to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. (Unfortunately for the students, they don't have "free" jets to give U.S. leaders.)

I obviously am not rooting for Iran, as they currently are bombing where my brother and sister-in-law live. Israel is our ally, and deserves to be able to survive and thrive as a nation. 

As usual, it's a sh!tshow in that part of the world, and nobody really knows how to "fix" it.

Didn't LIV fix it?

[MU82]

Liv Ullmann wouldn't do any worse.