This is very insulting to all the people of MENA and non westerns in general. I my self have partipate in protest in my country and saw other people died, when westerns tell us that we don't exist, and we did it because we were coopted and not because we suffer oppression, poverty, etc. and they refuse to listen our voices is total bigotry. And I think that this need to be addressed here.
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GaldraChevaliere wrote
It's a serious dick move, aye. Reading through it a lot of it seems like they don't even know what they believe about it, they're just wrapped up in "okay but America though" without considering any of the other factors. Thinking that all kurds are alike and have the same politics was pretty sketch too. Reading further down, it looks like they were super aggressive to you too. There's zero reason for that kind of smug condescension.