PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIf they could do it, why can't we?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down16cross-posted to: cartographyanarchy@lemm.eehistorymemes@lemmy.worldnoncrediblediplomacy@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1269arrow-down1imageIf they could do it, why can't we?lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square16linkfedilinkcross-posted to: cartographyanarchy@lemm.eehistorymemes@lemmy.worldnoncrediblediplomacy@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarewise_pancake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·4 months agoThe French and British does not ignore history, they specifically used it to created decisions to create a dependency on them and crush the promise of a united Arab state following the demise of the ottoman empire
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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months ago“If you help us against the Ottomans we’ll totally help you in return, please trust us” - Perfidious Albion in WW1
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minus-squarewise_pancake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoYeah they were pure evil for that. I don’t know if evil is strong enough a word for causing generations of pain and conflict on purpose.
The French and British does not ignore history, they specifically used it to created decisions to create a dependency on them and crush the promise of a united Arab state following the demise of the ottoman empire
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“If you help us against the Ottomans we’ll totally help you in return, please trust us” - Perfidious Albion in WW1
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Yeah they were pure evil for that. I don’t know if evil is strong enough a word for causing generations of pain and conflict on purpose.