Cultural Perspective

Cultural Perspective

Daily Brief: America’s Double Standard—War, Talks, and Moral Theater

A cultural analysis of how the US wages war in one region, negotiates peace in another, and condemns both when others do the same.

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Way Yuhl
Apr 18, 2025
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In today’s email:

🎯 Bombs in Yemen, diplomacy in Iran, silence in Gaza

🇾🇪 US continues airstrikes while warning others against violence

☢️ Iran and the US talk peace—through a back channel

🇮🇱 Israel strikes Gaza, but US response? Quiet

🧠 A cross-cutting concept: Moral Exceptionalism vs. Strategic Compromise

📚 Book of the W…

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