No, I wasn't saying you were defending Israel. And I think you have a strong point that our silence on other atrocities undercuts our moral authority in pointing out others.

But ultimately, reality is what we see. An atrocity is an atrocity, and protesting one thing doesn't mean we condone another. It just means this is the thing we're focused on right now.

I can't help the Uyghurs. I have no leverage against China. I can write to my Senator, a guy who I voted for, who is a strong supporter of Israel, and I can tell him how I feel. I can talk to my friends and relatives about it, and we can change the dynamic of public support for a nation engaged in human rights abuses that are enabled by American voters. I could mention Uyghurs in my letter, and lgbtq+ rights in Russia, and Muslims and Sikhs in India, and half a dozen other problems. But fixing those problems would mean invasion. We might win one of those wars, but we won't win them all and we aren't really in a position to be exporting freedom around the world, anyway.

We can stop Israel now. Today. Biden, the US government, the American citizens, we can stop this. We can't stop Hamas from attacking. We can't ensure humans everywhere have food, safety, and water. We can stop Israel.