So, President Trump is going to be addressing the country this evening at 9 pm Eastern time, and online, neocons are already losing their minds over what it might be about. We know it’s going to be about Iran, but what, specifically? Why would the bloodthirsty warmongers be worried? It’s that he’s going to call an end to this kinetic action and say that Iran has learned it’s lesson and that it will behave among the world of nations and especially with it’s neighbors (Israel, folks, Israel).

As an atheist, there’s really only s much I can discuss here, or in any venue, about non-belief before it just becomes repetitive. In a way, it’s no different than the way believers act everyday. There is no more news concerning their belief so they rehash it over again, maybe finding a fresh slogan that makes the same old thing appear was something new. A couple of decades ago, for atheists, it was New Atheism. What was that exactly? Well, really, nothing much different than old atheism. The difference was a new, more energetic (in some ways), erudite gathering that had one specific difference: The Internet. The message (if there was actually any message) was (and still is) the same, the messenger was different.

I recently viewed a video on X that really angered me. The video’s star was a not unknown Rabbi (on television shows, as a political commenter). He was screaming at the video creator and screaming into the street that he was being attacked by the film maker. It was clear he wasn’t being attacked, at least not physically. He was being verbally assaulted by, well, someone that’s not a fan. You can watch the video here. The “Rabbi” stops a police car. No kidding. This is the eternal victim. Yes, I know Jews have been persecuted around the world for, well, forever. But this night, I think this teacher went a little overboard to assert his victimization.

If the truth were to come up and smack you in the face, would you recognize it? I sometimes think not based especially on what is going on not only in government, but around the world. Do we need to define what truth means inn order for people wake up from their deep sleep of trust, don’t verify? These are questions we atheists ask most days. There are a lot of people that would absolutely love to come and smack a few of us in the face. Of course, our reality wouldn’t change. Well, mine wouldn’t.

Why is it such a big secret as to who the U.S. is negotiating with in Iran to end the conflict? First, the U.S. claims it has beheaded the beast, then the same at a lower level, then individual killings, the latest being the Iranian Admiral of the Navy. So who’s left to talk to? No one has seen or heard the late Ayatollahs son since he was formally elected to his father’s position. There is no one standing up claiming anything, publically.