Post #1697069
2026-03-14 16:07 UTC
@edgeworth But even they must know that NOBODY approves of this particular war. Other stupid mideast wars had high approval ratings, but this one's in the 20's.
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@edgeworth@sfba.social 2026-03-14 16:15
RE: https://sfba.social/@tito_swineflu/116212187266800221 @tito_swineflu Lots of factors probably feed into that. First, they're probably only listening to people they care about, and that's probably the bulk of the 20% who approve of the conflict. Next, they're stuck in their own mindset of hypertoxicmasculinity where war is an unalloyed good. Third, if the war goes badly, they can escalate things to the point that USA gets attacked, declare martial law, suspend elections, all that "Reichstag Fire" noise. I think even you were pointing out retaliation is a risk, no?