Quote (JohnnyMcCoy @ 3 Oct 2023 17:32)
countries are a direct reflection of the people
and when some cultures are obsessed with archaic bullshit and tribal wars instead of creating value, thats when you get 3rd world shitholes
And why do you think these countries were at war for the past 100 years?
The Umayyads civilization of Iberia (and later Cordoba caliphate) left behind immaculate works of art and sophisticated cultural artifacts, far superior to those available to unwashed hordes invading them from the north.
Levantine civilization for example and subsequent kingdoms that inhabited that area were equally or more advanced compared to Roman Empire and only started to decline around end of 17th, beginning 18th century. Culminating ofcourse with Sykes-Picot partitioning of the failing Ottoman Empire. Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia particularly suffered bad as they were given to Italy which became fascist and exploited the land and the people.
I can go on a long tangent about history of Mesopotamia over the past 100 years culminating in an illegal invasion, but that’s throwing pearls before swine I guess.
None of these people wanted to travel to Europe or live there before. What changed in the past century or two?
This post was edited by Malopox on Oct 3 2023 10:19am