{"id":37415,"date":"2023-10-10T22:10:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T03:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=37415"},"modified":"2023-10-10T22:10:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T03:10:47","slug":"group-conflict-isnt-as-simple-as-tales-of-good-guys-vs-bad-guys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=37415","title":{"rendered":"Group conflict isn\u2019t as simple as tales of good guys vs. bad guys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RR-history-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37416\" src=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RR-history-card.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RR-history-card.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RR-history-card-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RR-history-card-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RR-history-card-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RR-history-card-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll probably regret recording this, because few people will agree \u2014 and most who disagree will misunderstand what I\u2019m saying in an attempt to make sure they don\u2019t have to question what they\u2019ve been taught about \u201cgood guys\u201d and \u201cbad guys\u201d in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not asking you to change your mind. I\u2019m just asking that you consider that the truth about war and group slaughter is a lot more complicated than you\u2019ve probably been taught.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch this on my YouTube channel or just watch the copy below.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EJAisJ5ib_I?si=TZdo-HXnPkvObXid\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ll probably regret recording this, because few people will agree \u2014 and most who disagree will misunderstand what I\u2019m saying in an attempt to make sure they don\u2019t have to question what they\u2019ve been taught about \u201cgood guys\u201d and \u201cbad guys\u201d in the Middle East. I\u2019m not asking you to change your mind. 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