Who gets to stay and who has to go has been the sick little game we’ve all been playing, like we’re trapped in an episode of the Twilight Zone and are one wrong opinion away from being wished into the cornfield. [that episode scared the sh*t out of me as a kid]

The unholy alliance of screeching, infantile, overly sensitive cry bullies on social media and the major institutions that bowed to them has been spreading like a toxic fungus on college campuses and throughout American culture for far too long.

But guess what, kids? The worm finally turned, and now, all of that power you held in the palms of your hands can be used against you.

I agree with the author up to this point, but then:

It comes down to judgment, critical thinking, and a commitment to the truth. Everyone must be able to say that there is no justification for what Hamas did on October 7. Stop there.

After that, then the conversation can begin about what Israel should do about it and whether or not the US should involve itself in what looks like a world war.

You don't have to and shouldn't argue that Hamas was justified, but the conversation can't even begin until the well-documented atrocities perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinians over decades are given equal attention and weight. While it's unquestionably convenient to treat October 7th as the start of history (we've seen this movie before), it's also glaringly dishonest and the rest of the world ain't buying it.