and then there are those of us who are broadly sympathetic to Israel and certainly support Israel against islamofascists, but at the same time want full accountability for Epstein and don’t think we should let Israel drag us into any more wars.
What you describe is likely the majority of folks on FR.
At the same time, just like the R-UK threads, there’s a 20-80 posting bias. I’ve seen LOTS of threads since the Iran bombing where heretofore “Keep us out of wars” people became defacto William Kristol fans/neocons. Also coming out of the swamp (perhaps pun intended) is the Joseph Sobran branch of Our Side.
I get the emotional neocon response…the govt of Iran is atrocious. 444 days. $100bn of banknotes. But the purpose of American finance and soldiers is the defense of America. Let’s not play the Kevin Bacon game, kids; otherwise an attack in ANY country can be justified as “well if THEY fall, then we get attacked.” Consistency demands balking at one penny of finance or blood and treasure going to Ukraine, Israel, Paupa New Guinea, or any other country.
The Sobran Branch..well, that’s just “safety in numbers.” It’s like any story where some black guy does something bad, and all of the sudden Boo-boo and other “soft bigotry” terms come out of the flotsam and jetsam.
There are awful blacks. There are awful Jewish people, and awful Muslims. There are also awful Christians, whites, and every other categorization under the sun. Yet, any story about a bad gun owner is met with the “he doesn’t represent all gun owners” defense - which is a true and legitimate defense.
That defense when applied in this context by the 80% becomes a flame war with the other 20%. The 80% are then called “swamp critters” etc.
I’d love to know how many of the 20% are paid provocateurs.