Those are hilarious (but not surprising) examples. In the end taarof-ing is a net positive. A sign of respect and humbleness and treating everyone like equals.
This is awful but brings me some joy and laughter. The "taarof" is one of the best (and also frustrating) etiquettes in Persian culture. I love it and hate it. God bless this old man and I wish him peace. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taarof
I just get the impression that Iran has Trump by the balls. Trump has publicly said over and over again that he is done with this war. It's obvious. He doesn't even care if there's a deal, he wants to move on. Iran sees that, and are probably betting he doesn't have the stomach to re-start the air strikes. Iran will use that as leverage to negotiate and negotiate until they get what they want. They are in no rush, while the clock is ticking for Trump.
One of their lead negotiators. Am I wrong to think demanding a ceasefire in Lebanon is a position to respect and admire? This is completely rational. https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2042614290192957698
It's funny to see Tucker, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, etc. criticize Trump and say something has "changed " with him. He hasn't changed at all. This is exactly who he was 10 years ago. Even 40 years ago. The only thing that's changed is he was able to fill his administration with bootlickers in this 2nd term. That's why things are 20x worse. I don't even buy the the talk that old age/dementia is affecting him or Israel has something on him.. He's being who he's always been. But since a feature of MAGA/right wing thinking is to always blame others, these long time supporters say Trump has changed to protect themselves from personal accountability. Maybe a bunch of R voters join in with this thinking and a D presidential candidate wins in a landslide. I'd take that scenario right now, but it's just a bandaid. Until the American people hold themselves accountable in some way, we're just kicking the can down the road.
A Majority of Jewish Israelis Believe that the Iran War G...A majority of Jews (82%) and just over one-half of Arabs (52%) think that the interests of the US and Israel are very strongly or fairly strongly aligned in the joint operation in Iran. Around 70% of
The Israeli population is extremely right-wing, especially after October 7th. The young people even moreso. Left, center, and right all support wiping out Palestinians. The settlers power has grown with government too. 93% of Israeli Jews support the Iran war. 93%! The population is a HUGE part of the problem, and why this situation is a code fucking red with Israel. Here are 2 respected Israelis (a journalist and historian) that are ringing the alarm bells. I've tried to timestamp (47:30 mark) where they discuss the bleak path the country is spiraling towards.