re: I hate terrorists and fat purple haired libs as much as the next baw...

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You’ve hit on the core failure of political discourse in the USA at this time.

People have been conditioned to view all things as tribal. My tribe is always right and your tribe is always wrong. Pure identity politics. Trump could rape a girl on the street and his tribe would defend him. A liberal politician could set up government contracts benefiting his brother and democrats would defend him.

It’s ok to disagree with Israel’s tactics without joining Hamas. Conversely, agreeing that Hamas are just terrorists and thugs doesn’t mean you have to idolize Israel. Also, none of those parties are American, and disagreeing with either or both is not anti-American.

An intelligent person can separate the parties and their actions and form reasonable opinions that don’t depend upon fake tribal alliances. You are on the right track.

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