"The architects of this war have made a virtue out of stupidity, and have been supported in that by a stupefying information ecosystem. The conflict waged by the US feels like the first of its kind in the modern age: distinctly remote and profoundly ignorant."
"In another, entitled Touchdown, NFL players tackle each other and upon contact, boom, footage of a strike explosion tagged unclassified. SpongeBob SquarePants also makes an appearance, asking, Wanna see me do it again?, and then, an explosion."
"For that competition to be fun, it has to be portrayed in the most low-stakes way possible. And so the war is not about death, destruction, calamitous fallout economically and geopolitically, but about the boom, the score, the fist pump."
"The Trump administration is like a gamer in a dark basement, downing beers, nursing deep insecurities, hectically self-soothing through flashes of colour and noise on a large screen."
The Trump administration presents the war on Iran as a trivial spectacle, likening it to a video game and social media entertainment. This portrayal minimizes the serious consequences of the conflict, focusing instead on competition and scoring points. The administration uses pop culture references and memes to frame the war in a low-stakes manner, reflecting a broader trend of treating politics as a game. This approach serves to distract from the real implications of war, reducing it to entertainment for a specific political base.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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