I genuinetely do not think Hasbara like this works anymore. The overton window on this has irrevocably shifted since 2023 and it would be a better strategy for you to live within this new reality, rather than making ludicrous claims that the middle eastern country most vehemently trying to shape western views on the region is... Qatar. It just comes across as an obvious projection, and only encourages sentiment that has a real potential to become harmful to you personally.

That is, unless posts like thos are designed to encourage that sentiment, which I sometimes suspect.

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lyu07282 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I think this shifted overtone window has partially to do with why they started this war to begin with, they see the writing on the wall and their window of opportunity is closing. Trump is at historic lows in polling [1]; 65% of democrats now sympathize more with Palestinians over Israelis (17%) [2]. HN is just a generally reactionary place, I wouldn't read to much into that.

[1] https://www.natesilver.net/p/trump-approval-ratings-nate-sil...

[2] https://news.gallup.com/poll/702440/israelis-no-longer-ahead...

	▲	LAC-Tech 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The more telling figure is that 50% of republicans under 50 do not support Israel. Even Charlie Kirk was posting about how awful an idea an Iran war was before he was killed in mysterious circumstances. The Epstein files with their derogatory and supremacist remarks made about "goyim" have not helped. Neither has the PR dwmage control to either ignore that or claim he was working for Russia or Qatar. The times they are a changin'.