This is Not Our War

I knew this was coming, and soon. No surprise about the timing either:of course the execution is going to happen over a weekend and also when least expected: Like shabbat for Israel and of course Ramadan for Iran. For the Americans? Just another
Friday night, Saturday morning. I’m disappointed. I was hoping that there would be no war with Iran no matter how hard the Israeli government was pressing ours as well the the black commentary of our own Fifth columnists (Yes, you know who I am referring to here).

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Ignoring Other People’s Drama

It’s about to go nuclear. No, I’m not referring to the (most likely) future attack by the United States on Iran. I referring to the people, many of whom I used to consider somewhat sensible, even if I didn’t alway agree with them, that have completely lost their minds over a podcaster’s investigation into a very popular right-wing organization and their equally popular, new CEO.

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Do Atheists Care About Zionism?

For some, it’s not easy being an atheist. I have no idea why other than the possibility of being ostracized within a group or society as a whole. That should be enough, right? But then, wouldn’t I be allowing other people to think for me? I don’t think I’ve really ever experienced social shunning , but then my circle of friends has always been small to begin with and none of those I call friend (yes, even some that are Christian) are willing to toss me to the side because I don’t believe in the supernatural. I, as well, don’t judge people based on their belief system.

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Who Owns This House?

It’s not surprising to me to see a hit on my X account for my opinion on the (possible) upcoming war with IUran.People make assumptions that if you’re a conservative, you must follow neocons that are always pumping their fists for war with somebody. I don’t have a great amount of followers (I’m sooo popular!) so it’s easy for me to spot any downturn in followers. Overnight, I lost seven. For my under five hundred. that’s not unsubstantial. But that’s okay because I’d rather be true to myself than to someone or something I just can’t find any reason to believe in or trust.

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