i feel like i should point out that isn't merely stupidity, this is a reflection of an internally coherent utopian world view that american reactionaries genuinely believe. it's why the GOP's class basis is downwardly-mobile petty bourgeoisie and provincial middle bourgeoisie
the arab spring might be one of the saddest events ever
there was so much hope that the arab world could finally experience liberal democracy but in the end it lead to millions dying in civil wars and not a single lasting democracy
I will never forget watching the Great March of Return unfold in 2018 and it getting universally denounced by the vast majority of liberals. I watched footage of an old man standing motionless next to the fence and getting domed by an IDF sniper. He joked about it after.
i remember another clip from the march through the sights of an IDF sniper where an old guy ran up to the fence and stood perfectly still for several seconds, so they just domed him and laughed about it.
I think about that every time an American politician talks about Israel
right-wing small business psychos (but i repeat myself) simultaneously pinch pennies while not taking seriously the advice of trained experts. in this case, a very lethal combination.