These type of issues always bring me back to the phenomenal essay "I Can Tolerate Anything Except The Outgroup"[1]. People can cheer on the worst despots as lon

These type of issues always bring me back to the phenomenal essay "I Can Tolerate Anything Except The Outgroup"[1]. People can cheer on the worst despots as long as their local "outgroup" is aligning with the other side. Trump/Israel bad > Trump/Israel is anti Iranian regime > Iranian regime must not be so bad (or actually be good!) [1] https://www.slatestarcodexabridged.com/I-Can-Tolerate-Anything-Except-The-Outgroup https://www.slatestarcodexabridged.com/I-Can-Tolerate-Anythi...