War is never worth celebrating, even when the cause is just

There is a tendency among those who wage war for a just cause to relish the destruction and bloodshed that accompanies the waging of that war.

I recently observed a handful of prominent conservative commentators making comments that could well be described as bloodthirsty and inhumane. These commentators posted videos of Israel launching missile strikes at the Gaza city of Rafah as the nation continues to wage its war against Hamas following the terrorist organization’s attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.

But accompanying these videos were comments celebrating the destruction. These comments ranged from saying that the millions of people who live in Rafah deserved what they were getting to urging the Israeli military to kill as many people as possible. I have refrained from naming

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