The bigger challenge, as opposed to the uglier challenge of hating Jews, is the clear attachment point we have evolved to: America equals trump, Israel equals Bibi Netanyahu.
Polarizing figures, both clinging to their power to avoid paying for their crimes/sins. Oddly Bibi's handling of the war has strengthened his position while trump's has plummeted.
"... there’s some cabal of Jews making decisions about the whole world, or somehow forcing President Donald Trump to make war on Iran on behalf of Jews."
You can thank Marco Rubio for admitting that Israel's preemptive strike against Iran is what goaded the US into abandoning ongoing negotiations to join the assault.[1]
Rubio's comments were reported widely at the time.[1,2] If you think that the Guardian is being dishonest in their reporting of what Rubio said, show us your counter-evidence.
And it is for all that you write that Donald Trump is important to the World and the Jews: No other President before him had the courage take the steps to actually defang Iran’s nuclear power ambitions. If you look hard at who hates the President you find that it is often those who also hate the Jews.
In this context, it sounds like the soft bigotry of low expectations, encouraging bad actors to avoid taking responsibility for the consequences of their poor choices, and a good dose of cognitive dissonance (or outright dishonesty) to pretend that very bad people are actually figures we should respect and emulate.
Can someone who has never admitted wrongdoing and owned up to their mistakes actually receive Grace in the first place?
So Trump gets a participation trophy for "trying" while leaving the regime in place, their nuclear stockpiles in place (after claiming to have totally destroyed it last year) - or possibly buying it for $20bil, as being discussed today, giving Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz (or is it now the Strait of Iran, per Trump's messaging).
I'm sorry. Did I miss something on this morning's news. Has The agreement with Iran already been signed? When did the negotiations end? As of yesterday afternoon it was announced that the parties might get together this weekend in Pakistan. Trump's words, not mine. He also said that he wanted every speck of uranium dust in Iran and wasn't going to pay a cent for it. I am curious GMan. What would it take to satisfy you? Should we so destroy Iran that we create 90,000,000 refugees roaming the world? What exactly is it that you want?
Yes, you did in fact miss a report that Trump is considering giving Iran $20bil in exchange for their uranium.
What I want is for serious people to actually consider secondary/tertiary effects of their actions, especially POTUS and his administration.
The issue you have re the 90mil refugees - besides it being hyperbole - is that destruction of Iran was and as far as I know no one's goal. The purported goal - which is ever shifting - was removal of the regime and freedom for the people of Iran. That appears to no longer be on the table, and instead the regime will stay in place with more funds and new strategic control of the world economy.
Starting the war was really dumb. Ending it as it appears it is going to be - basically a US loss - is worse.
Trump has no understanding of what Iran is now. There are many people - Christine Amanpour for one - who remember what it was in their youth and desire to see it become that again... But we don't really have examples of nations who de-Islamize. Instead we have alotta dead and dead people who were raped first or during.
I don't think Iran is coming back. There's no "student's rebellion" that would give those guys pause. It would just give them cause to go to their 'auto' setting.
Well this is a surprise. A racket article that doesn't vilify the Jews (you probably won't last). Just a minor aside, before Oct 7, 2023 we had endured 18 YEARS of rockets out of gaza aimed at civilians so our reaction to 10/7 was totally appropriate.
Steve's (this post's author) has been pretty consistently pro-Israel for all the years that I've been reading him, even if some of us in the comments section are (at times) a bit less enthused.
You know, there are number of books on the subject of God being partial to the Jews. Spoiler alert: he becomes one for - get this - like 33 years. Works as a carpenter. Bonkers story. No more spoilers though.
I think you presented the facts very well on the history of the Jews. This "blame the Jews" mentality makes me very uncomfortable to say the least.
The bigger challenge, as opposed to the uglier challenge of hating Jews, is the clear attachment point we have evolved to: America equals trump, Israel equals Bibi Netanyahu.
Polarizing figures, both clinging to their power to avoid paying for their crimes/sins. Oddly Bibi's handling of the war has strengthened his position while trump's has plummeted.
Neither has crimes to pay for.
Best argument for the existence of god I seen.
"... there’s some cabal of Jews making decisions about the whole world, or somehow forcing President Donald Trump to make war on Iran on behalf of Jews."
You can thank Marco Rubio for admitting that Israel's preemptive strike against Iran is what goaded the US into abandoning ongoing negotiations to join the assault.[1]
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/rubio-us-attack-israel-iran
Maybe so but that doesn’t mean Jews control our government actions.
Jews - no.
Israelis - they are exerting an outsized influence on US policy, even when that influence negatively affects Americans.
I'm happy to consider the groups distinct, as long as we're doing that consistently.
One is political, the other is ethic/religious. We can keep them separate but too many do not.
And how is one to know this abstraction unless you really know the person?
Really? How did Israel get so powerful. You are a tool.
Israel is an ally who performed strategically, in concert, with US military. Israel did not “goad” US into war with Iran.
Israel made the decision to pull the trigger and when. This was not a war at a time and place in the best interest of Americans.
We can definitely assume the guardian is reporting accurately....
Rubio's comments were reported widely at the time.[1,2] If you think that the Guardian is being dishonest in their reporting of what Rubio said, show us your counter-evidence.
[1] https://nypost.com/2026/03/02/us-news/rubio-claims-us-knew-israel-would-attack-iran-acted-to-protect-american-troops/
[2] https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/03/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-remarks-to-press-6
And it is for all that you write that Donald Trump is important to the World and the Jews: No other President before him had the courage take the steps to actually defang Iran’s nuclear power ambitions. If you look hard at who hates the President you find that it is often those who also hate the Jews.
That doesn’t excuse Trump’s terrible actions and decisions.
Steve, comments like yours make you look small. Where is your Grace?
Is "grace" what we're calling "mulligans" this go-around?
If you have ask what Grace is you’d never understand it.
In this context, it sounds like the soft bigotry of low expectations, encouraging bad actors to avoid taking responsibility for the consequences of their poor choices, and a good dose of cognitive dissonance (or outright dishonesty) to pretend that very bad people are actually figures we should respect and emulate.
Can someone who has never admitted wrongdoing and owned up to their mistakes actually receive Grace in the first place?
So Trump gets a participation trophy for "trying" while leaving the regime in place, their nuclear stockpiles in place (after claiming to have totally destroyed it last year) - or possibly buying it for $20bil, as being discussed today, giving Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz (or is it now the Strait of Iran, per Trump's messaging).
Your TDS is amazing.
I'm sorry. Did I miss something on this morning's news. Has The agreement with Iran already been signed? When did the negotiations end? As of yesterday afternoon it was announced that the parties might get together this weekend in Pakistan. Trump's words, not mine. He also said that he wanted every speck of uranium dust in Iran and wasn't going to pay a cent for it. I am curious GMan. What would it take to satisfy you? Should we so destroy Iran that we create 90,000,000 refugees roaming the world? What exactly is it that you want?
Yes, you did in fact miss a report that Trump is considering giving Iran $20bil in exchange for their uranium.
What I want is for serious people to actually consider secondary/tertiary effects of their actions, especially POTUS and his administration.
The issue you have re the 90mil refugees - besides it being hyperbole - is that destruction of Iran was and as far as I know no one's goal. The purported goal - which is ever shifting - was removal of the regime and freedom for the people of Iran. That appears to no longer be on the table, and instead the regime will stay in place with more funds and new strategic control of the world economy.
Starting the war was really dumb. Ending it as it appears it is going to be - basically a US loss - is worse.
Trump has no understanding of what Iran is now. There are many people - Christine Amanpour for one - who remember what it was in their youth and desire to see it become that again... But we don't really have examples of nations who de-Islamize. Instead we have alotta dead and dead people who were raped first or during.
I don't think Iran is coming back. There's no "student's rebellion" that would give those guys pause. It would just give them cause to go to their 'auto' setting.
Well this is a surprise. A racket article that doesn't vilify the Jews (you probably won't last). Just a minor aside, before Oct 7, 2023 we had endured 18 YEARS of rockets out of gaza aimed at civilians so our reaction to 10/7 was totally appropriate.
I think you're mixing this place up with Matt Taibbi's joint: https://www.racket.news/
Steve's (this post's author) has been pretty consistently pro-Israel for all the years that I've been reading him, even if some of us in the comments section are (at times) a bit less enthused.
You know, there are number of books on the subject of God being partial to the Jews. Spoiler alert: he becomes one for - get this - like 33 years. Works as a carpenter. Bonkers story. No more spoilers though.