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If they just killed people in such ways, that would be one thing. They are killing people in such ways, and publicizing it. The depravity and willingness to go beyond the pale is part of a communications strategy. It's all about the message.
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That's a good point. I'm inclined to view that as counterproductive, as it can only galvanize disgust at them. But then I go back to my earlier point. They don't care. They want total war. And publicizing it as they have puts them across the Rubicon.
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At the risk of overstating the similarities, MAGA dead-enders and Hamas each understand they are minority movements that losing their larger struggle, and each signal a scary commitment and a willingness to break norms. They know that if they play by the rules, they'll lose.
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It's refusal to deal with reality. Reality dictates that one must compromise. The US cannot be run or controlled by MAGA policies. It is not possible. There must be compromise. Hamas cannot push Israel into the sea. It has just signed its own death warrant in attempting to do so.
And yet, here it appears Trump will nevertheless be the candidate, or the third party spoiler with 30 million votes of hardcore dead enders in his pocket. And Hamas will be all but obliterated.
The lack of compromise in Israel/Palestine accrues largely from geography, which cannot be reconciled, and goes back a long way. But the refusal to deal with others that is appearing here and in right wing movements in Europe is part of a global trend. People write it off as a passing fad of nationalism. But it seems more than that. There's an "I want my reality and I'll have it, actual reality be damned" attitude that persists. It's like a large chunk of humanity has decided its their way or the highway, and being reasonable and horse trading to have functional societies is anathema. Everything's a zero sum game.
