The Rainbow and the Scimitar

How Westerners Fell in Love with Their Executioners

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They aren’t crazy.

We have seen the signs, usually captured and thrown up on X (Twitter) and accompanied by indignant comments. Examples include “Trans for Hamas” or “LGBTQ+ for Hamas.”

Many struggle to understand why they can support Hamas, a group that clearly states that transsexual or gay individuals should be put to death.

Parallels are drawn to fictional groups like “Turkeys for Thanksgiving,” but such irrational believers are not mad or stupid.

Yet these true believers persist and seem immune to rational arguments.

The question is, why?

But before becoming utterly f…