Israel

Well
You might have a starting point of not considering people like Trump as viable political figures.
In terms of being financially tied to conflict, I am presuming you the dominant position of the weapons industry in our manufacturing economy.

Most might choose not to be but are unprepared for the hit to our economy if we pulled back.
What sickens me most is the propaganda behind "defence of the realm" that gets touted every time anyone dares raise this.

Selling to "client states" is fundamental to that industry.
And, we are not fussy.

The shareholder return on sales to Saudi Arabia which are then used to kill civilians in Yemen is pretty good I hear.

In the meantime the USA spends $3.8 billion annually funding Israel. Annually. Imagine how many schools, hospitals and infrastructure that would build in Gaza. The USA spends about $150M pa currently supporting the Palestinians, a number that has been guaranteed by the Biden Administration.

No supporter of violence I, but I can completely understand the frustrations of the Palestinians who operate in what is essentially an apartheid state, hugely funded by the West.

You post rubbish like this just for the windup , then when you get called out for spouting made up rubbish you feign offence . 

“The hypocrisy will reign supreme here too. Many of the peace activists and concerned onlookers are financially tied to conflict. Probably most of the posters on this chat too. Awkward eh!”

Call me out by all means, its a chat board.
I'm not offended at all, just letting you know that you are rude🤷‍♂️
My post will wind people like you up because you either know its true and are snookered, or didn't realise and now feel violated! Lol.

Ok
Then surely we, as members of our democracy (so called), have a duty to hold our politicians, policy makers, to account?
Playing the ultra cynic card renders that possibility (however slim) impossible. Correct me if my impression of you is incorrect but you play the cynic card constantly across a range of topics.

With regard to offspring I have two adult sons and five grandchildren. Believe it or not we discuss such matters often and the potential impact on the grandchildren. (Ages 5 to 23)
The older ones are engaged as a result (I believe)

Just recently the parents of the 5 year old twins had a decision re COVID vaccines. Having been granted green cards in the USA the question of the children arose. They would gain automatic status due to their parents until the age of 18, at which time they would lose it. Or, get a COVID booster now and be granted the green card now which is a lifetime privilege. Torn between taking a wholly unnecessary vaccine (at their age) we discussed it at length. They chose to guarantee the legal status over the miniscule risk associated with vaccine.

These are real time issues which if we were a family of cynics rather than logic the grandkids would have had a degree of uncertainty embedded in their lives.

I am not, absolutely not, raising this example to challenge you on that point. But more to challenge the cynical "stand offish" quips that you make more generally.
In summary you state, in short sentences, your opinion but never explain why.
Not that you have to of course.

My personal fear is that the forces of Hezbollah become involved which has the potential of dragging Iran into open conflict with Israel.
America would not let Israel fall which means fighting Iran.
The potential loss of life is frightening.

The Straits of Hormuz would be closed and oil exports from Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi threatened.

The world economy would tank in a hurry. Forget HS2 arguments, think food on the table.

Would be surprised to see any direct action between Israel and Iran, it'll stay between proxies imo.

Where there may be conflict is if Iran tries to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, we can expect an increase in naval deployments to escort shipping.

On a more selfish note, may be worth fixing fuel tariff.

Go on I will pose the question,the creation of the Israeli State in 1947 meant the destruction of Palestine,in hindsight was that right?.

You have made some thought provoking points here. I understand your view of my posts and agree, mainly because I use this forum in that way rather than getting into the weeds of a particular topic.
We will disagree on things, example being the covid example you have just stated-which to me is absolutely ridiculous.
As usual you have taken an opportunity to go off on a tangent which is fine, I can see you want to speak on things that you are comfortable with. Wrt playing the cynic card, yes that is a result of living in reality rather than some idealistic dreamland that people float around in.
Holding our policy makers to account sounds great, but we are in a place where that counts for nothing in the grand scheme so you may aswell look after your own nest-imo.

Being honest, what you have written there regarding your grand children makes me feel pretty sad.

I fixed mine in July😜
It's a difficult economic situation in Iran. They may try and leverage some gain on that front.