In fact, I think the war in Iran is a stupid and immoral thing to do. It's possible that the person you are responding to feels the same about the Israeli government's genocidal actions in Gaza.

However, you did not bother to find out. When you judge someone before knowing them, it is called "prejudice". Pre-judging.

I quit smoking cigarettes. It took years. It was incredibly difficult on an emotional level, and took a lot of failure and disappointment to finally make it through. And I almost lost all my progress when I relapsed after my Dad died unexpectedly.

Every pair of eyes that you see walking down the street has an entire universe behind them that we cannot see. It is not simple like you assume.

I suggest you recognize your exceptional self-discipline and relatively unaddicted lifestyle as the stroke of good fortune that it is; you are genetically predisposed or developmentally more well-prepared than most. Recognize that others are less fortunate than you in that regard, but no less deserving of aid, comfort, and a legal avenue to seek recompense from unscrupulous actors.

Citation needed. I believe you are mistaken.

The Stanford Prison Experiment is a good analogue to what we are seeing with ICE. People empowered to be cruel.

And they are given the message (from the president!) they have absolute immunity, and instructed to regard the law as a set of nonbinding guidelines.

The Supreme Court played a role in this too. They made it harder to stop by halting the long-established precedent of nationwide injunctions.

The people pulling the trigger are still not blameless. They are murderers no matter how badly misled. Your common murderer is misguided too. That doesn't mean they are absolved. I don't think that's what you were saying, but it bears mentioning.

My heart aches for the countless victims of this band of fascists in the executive branch.