Who would have thought the guy who took a year to gush over the Japanese Imperial army, was a chud?
Its history.
It's hardcore.
It's really mean of the Palestinians to fight back.
What the Japanese did when they suicide bombed American naval carriers was an act of immense bravery, fueled by dire circumstances that pushed the warriors to make the greatest of sacrifices. Palestinians fighting back is different, because I don't think they're cool or based.
Edit: Should probably make it clear I in no way think the Palestinians fighting against Israel is comparable to what the japanese did in WWII. I just think it's kinda telling that a guy who has spent 20+ hours glamorizing the japanese for fighting a "lost cause", somehow thinks it's wrong for the palestinians to fight a fight he thinks they have no chance of winning.
I just thought it was near how he focused on the horror of warfare in WW1. Something that was usually overshadowed in American highschool education because WW2 was the big topic.
He simultaneously flip-flopped between "was is hell and terrible" to "hey isn't this weapon system cool?"
He had probably just read The Face of Battle by John Keegan and riffed from there.
I think he did mention that at some point, but I listened to it like 7 years ago and don't feel like relistening to a 17 hour podcast