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[+] NineMileTower@lemmy.world -14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) "the middle east can't figure their shit out" —the civil western man after decades of colonization, coups, arming terrorists, assassinations, bombing, wars, torture, and otherwise meddling in the middle east. thank you so much for figuring shit out for yourself, o civilized man. please update us whenever you figure out how to do literally anything without massive exploitation. it's been a quarter millenium, we're waiting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] evilrobotdrew@lemmy.world -14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Typical leftist misrepresenting the facts again. We are looking at like, 2+ centuries of western meddling in the middle east. At a bare minimum 75 years. not just a quarter century. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It said "quarter millennium". We're all in agreement here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] evilrobotdrew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Well shit. I guess I can't read. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Least genocidal american policy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NineMileTower@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago At least it would be a fair fight. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are you under the impression that the genocide exists in a vacuum devoid of international context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] freeman@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Racist pos permalink fedilink source parent [–] penquin@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, the middle East was fine until y'all fuckers came in at the beginning of the 20th century and started taking people's countries. They were being giving to invaders like slices of pie, ya know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because history of the ME began in 19 hundreds permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] penquin@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Ok then, every US citizen needs to get the fuck out of the country and give it back to the natives. The Jews lived in the middle east thousands of years ago, not 20 years ago. So, don't pull that shit on me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win -7 points 2 years ago 20 years ago. more like 80. So is that the line that makes finders keepers cool then? 80 years? Why 80? Will it be okay in 2 more decades? When DO property rights expire for civilizations? Or is this whole idea of "I was here first" BS to begin with? Nahhhhh... That can't be right. I mean, it's not like anyone fighting today was alive when Israel was re-founded but what does that matter? permalink fedilink source parent [–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (2 children) So because a few people who cover up their strive for power with bullshit ideologies that are tangential to religion you want everyone surrounding them, innocent civilians, to die - people who have been born into these countries, who cannot leave even if they were willing to sever the ties to their beloved ones and everything they knew, children, disabled people, you just want them to die alongside - because you are sick of reading about it on the news? Fuck you then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Religious zealots blowing each other up and I'm the bad guy because I think they are wrong for doing it. Got it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You're the bad guy for assuming because a couple of dozen people in power want to blow each other's civilians up and monger hate amongst their citizens everyone deserves to die. You're the asshole for wanting to arm them to the teeth so that they can finally blow each other up for good. Yes, that does indeed make you the bad guy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I don't actually believe we should arm both sides, I'm being an asshole. I just hate the fact that people kill each other for religious bullshit. I'm so fucking sick of it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago i wonder what your opinion on the cold war is/was permalink fedilink source parent [+] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) "the middle east can't figure their shit out" —the civil western man after decades of colonization, coups, arming terrorists, assassinations, bombing, wars, torture, and otherwise meddling in the middle east. thank you so much for figuring shit out for yourself, o civilized man. please update us whenever you figure out how to do literally anything without massive exploitation. it's been a quarter millenium, we're waiting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] evilrobotdrew@lemmy.world -14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Typical leftist misrepresenting the facts again. We are looking at like, 2+ centuries of western meddling in the middle east. At a bare minimum 75 years. not just a quarter century. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It said "quarter millennium". We're all in agreement here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] evilrobotdrew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Well shit. I guess I can't read. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] evilrobotdrew@lemmy.world -14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Typical leftist misrepresenting the facts again. We are looking at like, 2+ centuries of western meddling in the middle east. At a bare minimum 75 years. not just a quarter century. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It said "quarter millennium". We're all in agreement here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] evilrobotdrew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Well shit. I guess I can't read. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It said "quarter millennium". We're all in agreement here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] evilrobotdrew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Well shit. I guess I can't read. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] evilrobotdrew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Well shit. I guess I can't read. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Least genocidal american policy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NineMileTower@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago At least it would be a fair fight. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] NineMileTower@lemmy.world -11 points 2 years ago At least it would be a fair fight. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are you under the impression that the genocide exists in a vacuum devoid of international context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] penquin@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, the middle East was fine until y'all fuckers came in at the beginning of the 20th century and started taking people's countries. They were being giving to invaders like slices of pie, ya know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because history of the ME began in 19 hundreds permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] penquin@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Ok then, every US citizen needs to get the fuck out of the country and give it back to the natives. The Jews lived in the middle east thousands of years ago, not 20 years ago. So, don't pull that shit on me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win -7 points 2 years ago 20 years ago. more like 80. So is that the line that makes finders keepers cool then? 80 years? Why 80? Will it be okay in 2 more decades? When DO property rights expire for civilizations? Or is this whole idea of "I was here first" BS to begin with? Nahhhhh... That can't be right. I mean, it's not like anyone fighting today was alive when Israel was re-founded but what does that matter? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because history of the ME began in 19 hundreds permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] penquin@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Ok then, every US citizen needs to get the fuck out of the country and give it back to the natives. The Jews lived in the middle east thousands of years ago, not 20 years ago. So, don't pull that shit on me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win -7 points 2 years ago 20 years ago. more like 80. So is that the line that makes finders keepers cool then? 80 years? Why 80? Will it be okay in 2 more decades? When DO property rights expire for civilizations? Or is this whole idea of "I was here first" BS to begin with? Nahhhhh... That can't be right. I mean, it's not like anyone fighting today was alive when Israel was re-founded but what does that matter? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] penquin@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Ok then, every US citizen needs to get the fuck out of the country and give it back to the natives. The Jews lived in the middle east thousands of years ago, not 20 years ago. So, don't pull that shit on me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win -7 points 2 years ago 20 years ago. more like 80. So is that the line that makes finders keepers cool then? 80 years? Why 80? Will it be okay in 2 more decades? When DO property rights expire for civilizations? Or is this whole idea of "I was here first" BS to begin with? Nahhhhh... That can't be right. I mean, it's not like anyone fighting today was alive when Israel was re-founded but what does that matter? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win -7 points 2 years ago 20 years ago. more like 80. So is that the line that makes finders keepers cool then? 80 years? Why 80? Will it be okay in 2 more decades? When DO property rights expire for civilizations? Or is this whole idea of "I was here first" BS to begin with? Nahhhhh... That can't be right. I mean, it's not like anyone fighting today was alive when Israel was re-founded but what does that matter? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (2 children) So because a few people who cover up their strive for power with bullshit ideologies that are tangential to religion you want everyone surrounding them, innocent civilians, to die - people who have been born into these countries, who cannot leave even if they were willing to sever the ties to their beloved ones and everything they knew, children, disabled people, you just want them to die alongside - because you are sick of reading about it on the news? Fuck you then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Religious zealots blowing each other up and I'm the bad guy because I think they are wrong for doing it. Got it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You're the bad guy for assuming because a couple of dozen people in power want to blow each other's civilians up and monger hate amongst their citizens everyone deserves to die. You're the asshole for wanting to arm them to the teeth so that they can finally blow each other up for good. Yes, that does indeed make you the bad guy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I don't actually believe we should arm both sides, I'm being an asshole. I just hate the fact that people kill each other for religious bullshit. I'm so fucking sick of it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago i wonder what your opinion on the cold war is/was permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Religious zealots blowing each other up and I'm the bad guy because I think they are wrong for doing it. Got it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You're the bad guy for assuming because a couple of dozen people in power want to blow each other's civilians up and monger hate amongst their citizens everyone deserves to die. You're the asshole for wanting to arm them to the teeth so that they can finally blow each other up for good. Yes, that does indeed make you the bad guy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I don't actually believe we should arm both sides, I'm being an asshole. I just hate the fact that people kill each other for religious bullshit. I'm so fucking sick of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You're the bad guy for assuming because a couple of dozen people in power want to blow each other's civilians up and monger hate amongst their citizens everyone deserves to die. You're the asshole for wanting to arm them to the teeth so that they can finally blow each other up for good. Yes, that does indeed make you the bad guy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I don't actually believe we should arm both sides, I'm being an asshole. I just hate the fact that people kill each other for religious bullshit. I'm so fucking sick of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I don't actually believe we should arm both sides, I'm being an asshole. I just hate the fact that people kill each other for religious bullshit. I'm so fucking sick of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago i wonder what your opinion on the cold war is/was permalink fedilink source parent
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