Our goal is to make “We Are Speaking” a best-selling publication by July 1, 2026, increasing our reach and influence! To achieve our goal, we will need 15 new paid subscribers every week. If you value our publication, please consider becoming a paid subscriber for $5/month or $50/year. We appreciate your financial support!
From AP, because I can’t say it any better than they already have.
“The White House’s social media feed has issued a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, gaming footage, and bone-crunching football tackles, leading critics like a top cleric of the U.S. Catholic Church to condemn a trivialization of deadly real-life conflict.
“Clips from “Braveheart,” “Superman,” “Top Gun,” “Breaking Bad,” and “Iron Man.” All appear cut between declassified imagery of what is presumably the Iran war. Even the cartoon likeness of SpongeBob SquarePants is spliced in, asking, “You wanna see me do it again?” in between images of buildings, planes, and vehicles blown up by American bombs. The caption on one bomb-heavy post: “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” — the title of a post-9/11 Toby Keith song about war that is subtitled “The Angry American.”
This story was reported a few days ago, on March 9. As an opinion writer, I usually like to add my flair to telling my stories and sharing my opinions because, well, that’s what I do. The best way for opinion writers to get readers to read their opinions is to write them in the most interesting and eye-catching way possible. But sometimes just the plain statement of facts is all that’s needed. The President of the United States has engaged our country in a war for no discernible reason except distraction – and apparently because being at war can be cool and fun. Just like video games.
The fact that China and Russia are supporting Iran (Russia signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Iran in January of last year, and China signed a 25-year cooperation agreement with Iran in 2021) would normally raise the question, “Are we creeping toward World War III?” Because, you know, if we’re fighting Iran together with Israel, but Russia and China are supporting Iran with these mutually beneficial long-term economic agreements, then we’re kinda fighting them too. Granted, the agreements don’t stipulate any obligation for either China or Russia to respond to any military aggression taken against whoever threatens Iran. And picking a fight with the U.S. could be risky.
Then again, with Trump in charge, would it really be that risky? As compared to once upon a time when maniac toddlers weren’t in charge of the White House and the Defense Department? When some of the most qualified military personnel have been relieved of duty for either not being the right color or not being stupid enough to please Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth?
But Russia is Trump’s good friend! And China is…well…China. So it’s all just in fun. It’s all good.
It’s all a game. It’s all a game. It’s all a game.
