The Problem With the Middle East's Borders
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Also what about ancient times when they had Wars and were invading each other and Europeans were involved? The Europeans may have had a hand in this but dont act like all of them are these peaceful people. Theyve had their agendas as well throughout thousands of years.
Seems like everyone wants to play the blame game and forget about the history of their own people. Basically, if a ethnic group dominates at war throughout any time in history, that ethnic group turns into the people who are to blame. And all their own doings are all swept under the rug. Whats that old saying? You live by the sword, you?
Its the same thing with the trans Atlantic slave trade. The Western African Kingdoms enslaved their own people without any Europeans being involved. They wanted to sell and trade slaves to the Arabs and Europeans. Then after its all said and done. The history is twisted into the Europeans invaded and enslaved black people because theyre black and are terrible racists.
And the world ignores the slavery that happend all over the entire earth. And it becomes the Europeans fault. 99% black people in America dint even know that their ancestors were initially enslaved and bred like animals by their own people. When I expose them to that true fact in history. They flip out and call me a liar and a white supremacist. There hasnt truly been even one innocent Kingdoms with a military across the planet. There has been some corrupt royalty throughout the history of all humanity who committed atrocities
Date: 2023-12-14
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-VictorJD
You make great points throughout the video. Implicit in your argument is the idea that a nation-state is a more ideal governing entity than a state containing multiple nations. Not that the latter is strictly impossible, but tension is inevitably created when different groups with different languages and different values are expected to compromise. This is especially unstable when you have a democratic government. Democracy is the idea that the majority of individuals get to decide common policy for all (minority rights have to be separately protected under constitutional and republican structures. This idea only works well in individualistic cultures where there is broad agreement on fundamental values but disagreement on the details of policy. It does not work well when the values gap is large and the culture is more collectivist. Fast forward to 2023 and western governments are pushing hard the narrative that diversity is a strength in order to accommodate different nations within the same borders.
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You make great points throughout the video. Implicit in your argument is the idea that a nation-state is a more ideal governing entity than a state containing multiple nations. Not that the latter is strictly impossible, but tension is inevitably created when different groups with different languages and different values are expected to compromise. This is especially unstable when you have a democratic government. Democracy is the idea that the majority of individuals get to decide common policy for all (minority rights have to be separately protected under constitutional and republican structures. This idea only works well in individualistic cultures where there is broad agreement on fundamental values but disagreement on the details of policy. It does not work well when the values gap is large and the culture is more collectivist. Fast forward to 2023 and western governments are pushing hard the narrative that diversity is a strength in order to accommodate different nations within the same borders.
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-Rene-uz3eb
It seems the middle eastern arabic dialects are mutually intelligible amd the all learn standard arabic. Similarly while the warring parties tend to be sunni vs shia, that's hardly ever the reason for the wars, so maybe again too much is put even on religious differences. For example, the houtis not so much started a civil war because it was them vs the rest, but because of a dictator who siphoned off all the riches.
Regarding israel, if it ever comes to a resolution, the settlers all have to leave. That is the closest to a provable crime. It would also give the palestinians some nice housing in return.
Other scenario would be israel buying up all the west bank houses and land, except for historical/religious areas, and make only the arab population on these historical areas israeli citizens? Doesn't address the refugees, but the bigger problem seems to be settlers and west bank sovereignty.
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It seems the middle eastern arabic dialects are mutually intelligible amd the all learn standard arabic. Similarly while the warring parties tend to be sunni vs shia, that's hardly ever the reason for the wars, so maybe again too much is put even on religious differences. For example, the houtis not so much started a civil war because it was them vs the rest, but because of a dictator who siphoned off all the riches.
Regarding israel, if it ever comes to a resolution, the settlers all have to leave. That is the closest to a provable crime. It would also give the palestinians some nice housing in return.
Other scenario would be israel buying up all the west bank houses and land, except for historical/religious areas, and make only the arab population on these historical areas israeli citizens? Doesn't address the refugees, but the bigger problem seems to be settlers and west bank sovereignty.
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-engineersin
Turkey is NOT in Middle East. Turkey has NEVER had an ethnic or political unrest that made a civil war. Turkey's borders are NOT drawn by any other countries but demanded very strictly in Montreux Treaty in 1936. Turkey's ONLY in common thing with middle east is the majority religion, WHICH IS THE MILDEST. There is NO hijab or other obligatory dress code. Women can drive, vote, own properties, can work with EQUAL rights with men. Besides alcohol is NOT banned or stricted, NO political or domestic obligation of being a Muslim. Just because a corrupt extreme rightest govt have been ruling Turkey does NOT mean all the citizens are like the politicians,
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Turkey is NOT in Middle East. Turkey has NEVER had an ethnic or political unrest that made a civil war. Turkey's borders are NOT drawn by any other countries but demanded very strictly in Montreux Treaty in 1936. Turkey's ONLY in common thing with middle east is the majority religion, WHICH IS THE MILDEST. There is NO hijab or other obligatory dress code. Women can drive, vote, own properties, can work with EQUAL rights with men. Besides alcohol is NOT banned or stricted, NO political or domestic obligation of being a Muslim. Just because a corrupt extreme rightest govt have been ruling Turkey does NOT mean all the citizens are like the politicians,
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-bigbo1764
More of an issue with middle eastern culture, if multiple groups of people can-t coexist together in a state, then the issue is not with the state, but with the groups of people. Separating the Jews, Arabs, and other races into perfectly divided states wouldn-t have solved anything, rather than civil wars, it just would-ve been normal war; these people hate each other on a fundamental level simply for their racial and/or religious identity, no border will fix that.
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More of an issue with middle eastern culture, if multiple groups of people can-t coexist together in a state, then the issue is not with the state, but with the groups of people. Separating the Jews, Arabs, and other races into perfectly divided states wouldn-t have solved anything, rather than civil wars, it just would-ve been normal war; these people hate each other on a fundamental level simply for their racial and/or religious identity, no border will fix that.
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-afsane_nezhadi
Why do you give wrong information to your audience - if you don't have correct information since when did Khuzestan become Arab people? people of Khuzestan are Persian Bakhtiari lorish there is also Arabic speakers university of Gundishapur was created by Prince Arta Dokht Shapur king Sassanid empire in khuzestan and one of historical city Iran this is how you set a forigner flag for it and what is the purpose of misinformation?
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Why do you give wrong information to your audience - if you don't have correct information since when did Khuzestan become Arab people? people of Khuzestan are Persian Bakhtiari lorish there is also Arabic speakers university of Gundishapur was created by Prince Arta Dokht Shapur king Sassanid empire in khuzestan and one of historical city Iran this is how you set a forigner flag for it and what is the purpose of misinformation?
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reallifelore
The latest colonizer were The Ottoman Empire, lastning for more than 600 years and left the area total broken, then the britts came and took over the mess and after 30 years mandating the area gave the area free to the arabs, called palestinians or jordanians, the Jews or zionists or just israelis. Since then there has not been peace in the area. Lesson to learn, bring back the Ottoman Empire.
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The latest colonizer were The Ottoman Empire, lastning for more than 600 years and left the area total broken, then the britts came and took over the mess and after 30 years mandating the area gave the area free to the arabs, called palestinians or jordanians, the Jews or zionists or just israelis. Since then there has not been peace in the area. Lesson to learn, bring back the Ottoman Empire.
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-anneeq008
Oh the same racist tropes about the -violent Arabs- -. Forgetting all the wars revolutions, cessessions and insurgencies throughout Europe's history. To name a -few off the top of my head: ETA, IRA, Corsica Scottish and Welsh insurgencies throughout the ages. The iron curtain, all the Catholic vs Protestant vs orthodox wars. Viking piracy/terror and so much more on top
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Oh the same racist tropes about the -violent Arabs- -. Forgetting all the wars revolutions, cessessions and insurgencies throughout Europe's history. To name a -few off the top of my head: ETA, IRA, Corsica Scottish and Welsh insurgencies throughout the ages. The iron curtain, all the Catholic vs Protestant vs orthodox wars. Viking piracy/terror and so much more on top
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-msb8792
The ethnic map you presented is highly incorrect. The regions of the Levant, Arabia, Iraq, and Northern Mesopotamia are ethnically different from each other, with a lot of internal diversity. As a matter of fact, the linguistic map (dialect based) you showed is a much more accurate -ethnic map- than the one you presented. Nonetheless, great video, good job.
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The ethnic map you presented is highly incorrect. The regions of the Levant, Arabia, Iraq, and Northern Mesopotamia are ethnically different from each other, with a lot of internal diversity. As a matter of fact, the linguistic map (dialect based) you showed is a much more accurate -ethnic map- than the one you presented. Nonetheless, great video, good job.
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-henryrochford7499
This is an incredibly poor video. It is patronising and diminishing to argue that residents of the Middle East are incapable of operating across cultural, religious and ethnic lines. Also, even if it that was the case, dividing up the countries into those groupings would change the violence from intra-national to extra-national.
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This is an incredibly poor video. It is patronising and diminishing to argue that residents of the Middle East are incapable of operating across cultural, religious and ethnic lines. Also, even if it that was the case, dividing up the countries into those groupings would change the violence from intra-national to extra-national.
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-mpggv8368
one of the fastest ways to shut off hamas is to stop the money flow - we dont even know exactly where the money is going at all. the eu is sending 350 mill dollars per year. so shut off the money tap it will work wonders and cease activities: partly its going into illegal buildings, houses and gold watches
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one of the fastest ways to shut off hamas is to stop the money flow - we dont even know exactly where the money is going at all. the eu is sending 350 mill dollars per year. so shut off the money tap it will work wonders and cease activities: partly its going into illegal buildings, houses and gold watches
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-vinny4765
Can all be summed up with how Israel just shouldn't exist. UK and France should've given up part of their own countries if they really wanted to give the Jewish people their own country instead of giving someone else's territory away and starting multiple decades long worth of violence.
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Can all be summed up with how Israel just shouldn't exist. UK and France should've given up part of their own countries if they really wanted to give the Jewish people their own country instead of giving someone else's territory away and starting multiple decades long worth of violence.
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-sinkingship101
Is it just me or a little ironic that in a country like Canada we are told we can be multicultural and coexist in one country, while you're saying cultural and ethnic differences are exactly why these countries are always in conflict. which is it?
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Is it just me or a little ironic that in a country like Canada we are told we can be multicultural and coexist in one country, while you're saying cultural and ethnic differences are exactly why these countries are always in conflict. which is it?
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-SaintSalliti
Man I-m starting to realize that your videos are full of misinformation. In Jordan they speak leavntine Arabi not Najidi. Solid Levanitine. I lived there half of my life. All your vidios on the middle east are like that. I-m unsubscribing
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Man I-m starting to realize that your videos are full of misinformation. In Jordan they speak leavntine Arabi not Najidi. Solid Levanitine. I lived there half of my life. All your vidios on the middle east are like that. I-m unsubscribing
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reallifelore
The problem with this is that giving every ethnic or religious group their own country would have been just as bad. I think Britain should have kept their promise to the Hashemites and gave them one united Arab kingdom.
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The problem with this is that giving every ethnic or religious group their own country would have been just as bad. I think Britain should have kept their promise to the Hashemites and gave them one united Arab kingdom.
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-Bohemier
I saw that bargain deal of curiosity stream and nebula for 15$ A YEAR, I just thought wow two things for only 15 dollars, On the other hand for just something like netflix is 2/3 that but just for 1 month. Crazy
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I saw that bargain deal of curiosity stream and nebula for 15$ A YEAR, I just thought wow two things for only 15 dollars, On the other hand for just something like netflix is 2/3 that but just for 1 month. Crazy
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-tibodeclercq2131
I understand religious and ethnic devides.
But different dialects of Arabic? common.
Why would people fight eachother just because of a different dialect of the same language?
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I understand religious and ethnic devides.
But different dialects of Arabic? common.
Why would people fight eachother just because of a different dialect of the same language?
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-Mustang-wt1se
As terribly the borders drawn by Europe are it-s still the Middle East that keeps the borders. They could hold a conference and redraw their borders but they-ll almost never agree on it
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As terribly the borders drawn by Europe are it-s still the Middle East that keeps the borders. They could hold a conference and redraw their borders but they-ll almost never agree on it
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-conradfield
What evidence do you have that the borders were -intentionally- drawn by Britain and France to destabilize? Yes you can see why they might do that, but was that actually their intention?
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What evidence do you have that the borders were -intentionally- drawn by Britain and France to destabilize? Yes you can see why they might do that, but was that actually their intention?
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reallifelore
So, to prevent Middle Eastern countries from being a threat to them, the UK & France made these borders, yet it backfired since the conflicts can harm & involve their own citizens too.
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So, to prevent Middle Eastern countries from being a threat to them, the UK & France made these borders, yet it backfired since the conflicts can harm & involve their own citizens too.
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-random_being432
Bro the map at start is completely incorrect. You showed half of the north punjab including lahore as shia majority. Are you on weeds. Only G-B is shia majority area in pakistan.
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Bro the map at start is completely incorrect. You showed half of the north punjab including lahore as shia majority. Are you on weeds. Only G-B is shia majority area in pakistan.
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-danieltoth3431
At 5: 54 the map is misleading, it looks like the ottoman empire was that big before the first world war, wich is not true, at that time the ottoman empire was much smaller.
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At 5: 54 the map is misleading, it looks like the ottoman empire was that big before the first world war, wich is not true, at that time the ottoman empire was much smaller.
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reallifelore
Even if the Middle East unified to a new nation United Arabia Middle East makes this a new great idea. Why make this complex when they all must unify combine together?
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Even if the Middle East unified to a new nation United Arabia Middle East makes this a new great idea. Why make this complex when they all must unify combine together?
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reallifelore
Everyone: All problems happening in the Middle East is America-s fault
France and the UK: -Pushes away Picot Agreement- America what are you doing step-bro?
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Everyone: All problems happening in the Middle East is America-s fault
France and the UK: -Pushes away Picot Agreement- America what are you doing step-bro?
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-willlwill4860
Saudi Arabia can never let those border changes happen. Think about it. An allied shia nation to Iran bordered right next to Saudi Arabia? I don't think so.
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Saudi Arabia can never let those border changes happen. Think about it. An allied shia nation to Iran bordered right next to Saudi Arabia? I don't think so.
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reallifelore
RLL: I'm not talking about Israel/Palestine because I won't get ads on it.
ALSO RLL: Uploads a revised video that discusses Israel and Palestine.
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RLL: I'm not talking about Israel/Palestine because I won't get ads on it.
ALSO RLL: Uploads a revised video that discusses Israel and Palestine.
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-bothompson-ov6ju
Ahh religion almost as responsible for as many problems as money United States money is rid of all evil I guess religion would be the trunk
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Ahh religion almost as responsible for as many problems as money United States money is rid of all evil I guess religion would be the trunk
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-danielsinger2337
This video has numerous historical inaccuracies that it actually makes me questions whether content in your other videos are even true.
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This video has numerous historical inaccuracies that it actually makes me questions whether content in your other videos are even true.
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reallifelore
You got something wrong, arab is not an ethnicity, there-s are many different and diverse arab people with different ethnicities
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You got something wrong, arab is not an ethnicity, there-s are many different and diverse arab people with different ethnicities
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-leeatterberry1239
I ain't got to watch this video because I already know what the problem is they don't respect people's boundaries
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I ain't got to watch this video because I already know what the problem is they don't respect people's boundaries
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