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[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-begins-bombing-of-southern-gaza-following-collapse-of-ceasefire-see-staff-posts-for-posting-guidelines.772478/page-255?post=117966276#post-117966276

It's is a worldview that sees politics as a team sport. You support your team no matter what, you oppose the other team no matter what. It's why China's genocide on the Uighurs is bad (opposing team), and Russia's genocide in Ukraine is bad (opposing team), but Israel's genocide in Gaza is OK (Israel is an ally, therefore on their team). If your team is doing something that looks bad you just re-orient your worldview and employ lots of rationalization until its fine, or (like in this situation) you make up narratives until all the other "teams" are worse, actually, so you can convince yourself that you have the moral high ground in the end.