• Dadd Volante@sh.itjust.works
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    10 days ago

    Yeah, this whole “that place hasn’t had peace for thousands of years” is a Western talking point made to justify our occupation there.

    The Ottoman and Arab empire (which we LOVE to pretend never existed) not only brought a lot of the innovations in science and technology that we still use to this day, but they also had a lot of social advancements that predated Western culture.