Completely agree there is more to the story Dave, the Yankee and Cowboy thing was an explanation of the traditional rift in the Intelligence Community and it doesn't explain everything. What's interesting is that they both hate Trump so much they buried the hatchet after nearly seventy years.
The thing Benz really dwells on (which I think is right on the money) is that the elite have redefined "Democracy" to mean rule by institutions rather than rule by the people. In their mind these institutions that came about after WW2 (NATO, EU, IMF, etc.) are what promoted democracy. Now that people are getting fed up with them, the people deciding they no longer want them is "undemocratic". It's completely laughable, as it redefines democracy to mean subverting the will of the people. But that's their story and they are sticking too it.
Clearly Israel plays a huge part in all of this. IMO, one big reason Putin is so hated is that he doesn't give Israel deference but just treats it like any other country (as we should also). Also agree that Netanyahu's days are numbered, but I doubt what we get will be much better. There is a very broad streak of Jewish Supremacy right now in Israel as they have been whipped into a frenzy. What has changed is the rest of the world, and a huge part of the US, is getting really tired of this crap.
Oh I don't know. How about jingoism and ethic superiority promoted by sociopaths to justify the killing twenty times (and counting) the number of Palestinians compared to Israelis killed on Oct 7th?
Completely agree there is more to the story Dave, the Yankee and Cowboy thing was an explanation of the traditional rift in the Intelligence Community and it doesn't explain everything. What's interesting is that they both hate Trump so much they buried the hatchet after nearly seventy years.
The thing Benz really dwells on (which I think is right on the money) is that the elite have redefined "Democracy" to mean rule by institutions rather than rule by the people. In their mind these institutions that came about after WW2 (NATO, EU, IMF, etc.) are what promoted democracy. Now that people are getting fed up with them, the people deciding they no longer want them is "undemocratic". It's completely laughable, as it redefines democracy to mean subverting the will of the people. But that's their story and they are sticking too it.
Clearly Israel plays a huge part in all of this. IMO, one big reason Putin is so hated is that he doesn't give Israel deference but just treats it like any other country (as we should also). Also agree that Netanyahu's days are numbered, but I doubt what we get will be much better. There is a very broad streak of Jewish Supremacy right now in Israel as they have been whipped into a frenzy. What has changed is the rest of the world, and a huge part of the US, is getting really tired of this crap.
Whipped into a frenzy, you say? Now what could have done that, I wonder.
Oh I don't know. How about jingoism and ethic superiority promoted by sociopaths to justify the killing twenty times (and counting) the number of Palestinians compared to Israelis killed on Oct 7th?
What do you think it is?