• NoneOfUrBusiness
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    245 days ago

    Are you fucking kidding me? Go spread your historically illiterate (and very racist) misinformation elsewhere; the Middle East under the Ottoman empire was exceptionally stable before European imperialism wrecked the region.

    • @NateNate60@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      My bad, apparently if the imperialism gets strong enough the region becomes stable. Good take-away, thanks for letting me know.

    • @PugJesus@lemmy.world
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      65 days ago

      the Middle East under the Ottoman empire was exceptionally stable before European imperialism wrecked the region.

      I uh

      think you may be viewing Ottoman imperialism through a very idealistic lens.

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
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        65 days ago

        I never said I liked the Ottoman empire, but they kept the region stable; that’s like the one thing they were good for. There’s a lot to blame Ottoman imperialism for, with the obvious elephants in the room being the janissaries and the Armenian genocide, but they were pretty successful in keeping their Middle Eastern territories intact and free of armed conflict… until they weren’t.

        • @PugJesus@lemmy.world
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          34 days ago

          I never said I liked the Ottoman empire, but they kept the region stable;

          I mean, other than the constant rebellions, raids, feuds, attempted usurpations, banditry, sectarian persecution, secessions, and interstate wars, I, uh, guess?