We have historical examples, but we're not really connected to the traditions they were part of in the way that, for example, the Japanese are to theirs. Also, at least for recent examples, I wonder if writers aren't overcompensating in response to Mary Sue accusations on social media.

Throwback to the time England had a civil war and both major belligerents had flowers as their main symbol

Japan also has a somewhat better known history of teaching women to fight. The popularity of Naginata fencing among women in the Edo period comes to mind. There were some comparable western martial traditions, but we're generally less connected to them than the Japanese are to theirs.

I wonder if it's even that deep. It feels like they just want to see democrats punished for not listening to them, and might not have detailed thoughts beyond that.

Is there any evidence of this? So far all I've been able to find on Haaretz is a report that the barrage didn't produce any casualties.

I wish Israeli air defenses a 99% success rate, with the 1% being located entirely over whatever building(s) Netanyahu, Ben Gvir and Smotrich are in right now.

I wonder if first-year English majors/minors, like converts everywhere, aren't *more* likely to say absurd things like "my favorite novel is Jane Eyre" in an attempt to fit in.

It's pretty easy to see how this happened, though. It would have been much easier to plan attacks on the IDF cordon around Gaza than attacks deeper into Israel, and irregular troops who outrun their orders have always been prone to doing these kinds of things.

I really hope Walz develops a habit of saying "this rhetoric is couched in [whatever]" or saying that something old has "been around since the Ottoman Empire". You know, keep it subtle

Not to mention the old "just sell your house" thing