Mostly kind chonky weirdo. Gentle nerd freak of the pacific north west. All nation states are vermin.

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  • The middle east, it’s energy resources and trade links are vital to the stability of the ‘rules based order’ - what washington calls the US empire. Israel is a vital partner in this region. They need our security architecture to exist and we benefit greatly from having a dependable and depend ally supporting our imperial presence. Israel knows how important they are to US imperial policy in the region.

    There are also strong cultural and person-to-person ties between the US and Israel. The US received a steady influx of Europe’s Jewish population, fueled in part by frequent 19th and (notably) 20th century pogroms. US Jews vote Democrat by ~3:1 - 71% D vs 26% R since 1968. Republicans have apocalyptic Christians in their base who support Israel for bonkers Revelations reasons, but the image of the US as a glorious crusader attacking infidel Arabs still resonates with the wider christian base as well.

    The only thing Israel ‘has’ on the US is the reality of US foreign policy and domestic politics.