Remember that vile Christian saying: "Suffering is good for the soul."
It's only a small step from there to believing that prolonging, increasing or even causing suffering in others is a good thing.
Covid-19 already attacks the brain.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41420-023-01512-z
Also, and this may be news to some, we are't mice.
But I'm sure if China did create a much more deadly version of the disease, many of you would still avoid any and all methods to control its spread.
...by moving troops to the border to defend against an attack, in this case. That isn't being heavy handed. That's being proportional.
However, that didn't happen because of intelligence failures, which was the point of my original post.
"The Israeli Intelligence Community is arguably the best in the world..." ...even though they failed to spot large, coordinated attack being planned on their own doorstep.
I suspect it's like how Russia has the 2nd army in the world.
Energy minister instructs authorities to cut off water to Gaza
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/energy-minister-instructs-authorities-to-cut-off-water-to-gaza/
Is it okay to torture and murder civilians, before dumping their bodies in mass graves?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62922674
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61003878
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61183056...
So?
Pooty's propagandists are always threatening nuclear war if 'The West' crosses any of Russia's so-called 'red lines'. How many have been crossed now, leading Russia to backpeddle?
"In some cases, fentanyl can kill you just by being around it, you don't actually have to ingest it intentionally."
How many cases of people dying just by being around it?