rant · moment 6 of 26
A Mixed Bag of 90 Million: Extremism Swings Both Ways
from Waiting For War & Negotiations Under Fire | The Tim Dillon Show #449 · #449
4 min
He watches viral video clips of Iranians expressing hostility toward the US and Israel, then muses that 90 million people have varied opinions and that political extremism can swing wildly from one pole to the other, like an addict or a leftist turning far-right.
- Beverly Hills Jews—the Sephardic ones with bright colors—he was with them on the issue, but doubts Iranians will share that enthusiasm.
- A crowd excited about US and Israeli involvement in a war with Iran; Tim examines what that enthusiasm looks like.
- Iranian protestors shown chanting anti-US and anti-Israel slogans, declaring their nation believes death is sweeter than honey.
- Tim notes that with 90 million people in Iran, there are clearly varied opinions—younger progressives versus those just seen ranting.
- The fun of invasion will be figuring out who feels which way through years of explosions and door-to-door conflict.
- People can swing from far left to far right to far left again; extremism justifies itself and breeds more extremism.
- Pendulum swings happen everywhere—very progressive people end up very right-wing, and this pattern extends across all areas of life, not just politics.