For a supposedly meaningless game, it had such a delightfully bonkers narrative that really ends up being more memorable than the vast majority of game stories.
I've only read The Stranger by Camus and not much Existentialism proper, so take this with a grain of salt. Imho Camus wanted to make his own thing with Existentialism, so I would say it's an attempt to overcome nihilism.
Various and heterogeneous, from real political ones as de facto supporting US interests, eschatological ones concerning Israel's place in the second coming of Jesus such as with right wing evangelicals, tradition of Zionism proper from The Jewish State of Theodor Herzl forward.
Also, states use whatever bullshit necessary to bolster their actions, Israel is not wholly special in that regard.
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For a supposedly meaningless game, it had such a delightfully bonkers narrative that really ends up being more memorable than the vast majority of game stories.