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What aspects do you agree and disagree with? This doesn't tend to be a topic people are lukewarm about.
As do we; the issue where these beliefs seem to diverge is when looking at ongoing or past conflicts and identifying the instigator. There's also significant disagreement in other areas where people are dying due to the actions of an oppressive class like lack of housing, healthcare, or nutritious food, not to mention the general living conditions of the poor worldwide while a select few do everything they can to maintain their position at the top
I can't tell if you're doing "both sides", "all lives matter", or "whataboutism". Other people care about things outside of meaningless platitudes.
whataboutism
If you live in Russia, opposing your own government's involvement in the war is quite different than an American opposing Russia's involvement in the war.
The former is advocating peace, the latter more dead Ukrainians and Russians.
How would identifying with Palestinians make you less empathetic and rush to the defense of the US?