Dustin Arand
1 min readApr 20, 2024

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Well, since I think one can detest the current Israeli government while still harboring no ill will towards Israelis or Jews in general, I don’t think detesting the American government entails detesting Americans.

It’s the same all around. I loved living in China and have warm feelings towards Chinese people, most of whom were very gracious and welcoming to me. But I detest the brutal authoritarian regime.

I’ve never been to Iran, but from what I’ve read Iranians seem to share many values with Americans and it’s a shame our governments are at odds. There’s plenty of blame to go around on that score, but we shouldn’t let that be an excuse for ignoring the Iranian regime’s abysmal human rights record.

But to your point, there does seem to be something about the way the Right in America conceives if the government that isnt analogous. It’s not as specific. Almost hard to believe that they’d ever be on board with any politics that didn’t privilege certain racial or religious groups, because they seem to see diversity as a zero sum con being pushed on them by globalist elites.

Ironically, those kinds of conspiracy theories are similar to other, patently antisemitic conspiracy theories. I think the Right’s common cause with Israel these days is therefore all about recognizing a kindred nationalist populism, which is also why they like people like Putin, Erdogan, Orban, and Xi.

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Dustin Arand
Dustin Arand

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Lawyer turned stay-at-home dad. I write about philosophy, culture, and law. Author of the book “Truth Evolves”. Top writer in History, Culture, and Politics.

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