Alternate phrasing that just popped into my head, works better with the leash part: The imperialist blaming the running dog for fucking it up, while pretending the leash doesn’t exist.

The handler blaming the asset for fucking it up, while pretending the leash doesn’t exist.

Nah, other reasons.

This feels like bait.

Of course the empire news selectively uses title and summary information to present it like Hamas is just delaying hostage releases for no apparent reason, only saying this part a few paragraphs in:

But Hamas said late Monday that it was indefinitely postponing the next hostage-prisoner swap Saturday, accusing Israel of continuing to shoot at Palestinians, stopping them from moving back to the northern part of the strip, and delaying the entry of medical supplies and shelters.

And this part is way down there in the article:

Even before Hamas announced its delay in freeing hostages, confidence in the ceasefire has been shaken by Trump’s repeated statements that he wants to permanently remove Palestinians from Gaza so that the United States can develop the war zone as a real estate opportunity.

Patriarchy and the baggage it brings with it is awful. It’s a systemic denial of so much of reality and does everything it can to erase it from existence, so that even well meaning people will be confused when they encounter it.