One of my extra-concerned social media friends circulated one of those "instead of X say Y" type guide to talking points about this conflict, you know the kind I'm talking about. The thing that jumped out was "don't refer to a 'cycle of violence' because it normalizes the blah blah blah etc..." and I was reminded of it twice in this unfortunately hilarious essay, once when you referenced "600-odd cycles of violence" (I think this count might be low) and also with the embassies are sacrosanct, please don't google "Iran + Embassy + Attack" bit.
I now realize the thing that's keeping me from enjoying the perfect moral clarity of so many of my peers is having a memory longer than a goldfish, and I should really do something about that.
Jeff, send this article to Iran and Israel leaders. They'll read it and realize "OMG, Jeff is spot on, we're just making things worse and our sanctimonious thousand year old beef is doing no one any good!". Hey, anything which lowers the chance of WW III is worth a try.
One of my extra-concerned social media friends circulated one of those "instead of X say Y" type guide to talking points about this conflict, you know the kind I'm talking about. The thing that jumped out was "don't refer to a 'cycle of violence' because it normalizes the blah blah blah etc..." and I was reminded of it twice in this unfortunately hilarious essay, once when you referenced "600-odd cycles of violence" (I think this count might be low) and also with the embassies are sacrosanct, please don't google "Iran + Embassy + Attack" bit.
I now realize the thing that's keeping me from enjoying the perfect moral clarity of so many of my peers is having a memory longer than a goldfish, and I should really do something about that.
I hope everyone here truly understands how dangerous an Eagles game / watch party can be.
I'm sorry, but the Lakers have no chance.
So good
Go birds.
THAT'S better, Christ so serious and fucking smart lately.
perfect ty
The “Philadelphia Eagles watch party” line is strong.
Jeff, send this article to Iran and Israel leaders. They'll read it and realize "OMG, Jeff is spot on, we're just making things worse and our sanctimonious thousand year old beef is doing no one any good!". Hey, anything which lowers the chance of WW III is worth a try.