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by dotancohen 138 days ago
No, actually, it seems to me that Americans support Israel because we have the same system of values (democracy, human rights, rule of law), and have the same enemies who wish to destroy both our societies.
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> enemies who wish to destroy both our societies.

How can you say this, out loud, and not immediately hear yourself as the villain? This is such a cartoonishly deluded and paranoid belief, it truly boggles the mind.

The Iranian-sponsored Houthis carry a flag that literally says “death to America, death to Israel, curse the Jews”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis

He's not wrong, he just stopped going through the "Five Whys" process about four whys too soon.
Hear myself as a villain? Maybe because I recently had several coworkers and friends murdered, by people who publicly call for the genocide of my people? I can not fathom what you support if you see it any other way.