Well, Russia's long been an enemy, for starters. And Russia was completely unprovoked by Ukraine, physically, at least. Post-9/11 anti-Islamic sentiments play in, and as we all know, the Jews have gotta be in the holy land for Jeebus to come back. The U.S. also didn't help found Russia, so we don't feel a sense of responsibility for their success and safety, and while Russian losses in WWII were almost unfathomable, there wasn't a genocide against them. But yeah, ultimately, of course whether or not you're a U.S. geopolitical ally has the most to do with it.

Speaking of the import of language, 'bl00 used the phrase "foreign catastrope" to describe Oct. 7th. It's not really foreign, though. It's a domestic attack from an occupied territory, ultimately because of a lack of political influence in the Israeli system. But it is perceived as a foreign attack by the Israelis, which is a tacit admission that continuing to slowly invade and disable Palestine was a terrible idea. It's punishing the side pushing for a two-state solution while also imagining them as foreigners. Makes no fucking sense.

It's also really hard to convince me that Israeli intel (hella top notch, the best money can buy) had no knowledge of an operation large enough to kill 1,200 Israelis, especially when the political survival of the current regime in Israel depends on waging war on Palestinians. But I digress.