I respect reportage in The Atlantic. Max certainly sounds like a class A slimeball. Yes, Israel is absolutely one of the world’s epicentres of evil. It may even be the worst one. But epicentres of evil are hardly rare these days. And, indeed, the US is “the most perfidious force on the planet” but, again, there sure is no shortage of perfidy. To insult those Iranian women in that way betrays Blumenthal’s class struggle. One couldn’t get more low-class in the sub-basement parking lot. But it’s undeniable that war on Iran was a pre-emptive strike by Israel and its American toady for no reason whatsoever. There was no goal, there was no plan. And Israel bailed as soon as they realised that. Israel’s attack was not even payback for the tens of thousands brutally murdered in the streets—for no reason. It was merely a display of power that was a predictable failure. It may have galvanised other Mideast countries, notably Saudi and UAE, against Iran but they were never Iran’s supporters, anyway. Max is a dark joke but some element will follow him just like some follow Trump or Bibi. I wonder what’s in it for Max, and who pays for his tickets.
