Mastodawn

We already passed 1984's prediction of the future: "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever"

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We already passed 1984's prediction of the future: "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever" - Divisions by zero

At no point in my lifetime has there not been war going on in the Middle East. Are we going to run out of boots or faces first I wonder? Or will it really just last forever?

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AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor Mar 5

At no point in my lifetime has there not been war going on in the Middle East

And every time you look closely, there’s a Burgerland president somehow involved. I wonder if there’s anything we could do…

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DigitalAudio

The situation is eerily similar to that of the Crusader States and the Latin Empire in surprise surprise the “Holy Land”.

Not to mention those wars also came as a general result of prosperity and wealth in Christian kingdoms that fought and pushed back against the Islamic states.

Israel has a lot in common with the Latin Empire really. Fully supported by a foreign, far away power with strategic interests in the region.