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Re:Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sourc... by anigbrowl on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @08:20PM (#41587093)
I don't want to go on a pdf hunt for the one perfect paper now, but years of social science and historical reading inclines me to believe that external attacks almost always unify rather than divide a population.

Consider how Gaza has been pounded mercilessly for most of a year now, with the burden falling mainly on civilians, but they're not turning on Hamas.

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Re:Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sourc... by ineedasername on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @10:09PM (#41587780)
Good point, but I'm also not sure it will cause a significant shift in positive support beyond anything already seen. Other commenters here have said 50,000+ rockets/missiles have been launch by Israel so far in this conflict. Those are much more damaging so I'm not sure support will increase base on this.
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