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

[–] fxomt@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Even though it was tactical, fuck them still for betraying us. Most of the chaos in the middle east is caused by the french and british.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"If you help us against the Ottomans we'll totally help you in return, please trust us" - Perfidious Albion in WW1

[–] fxomt@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago

HUSSEIN NO DONT TRUST THE BRITISH THEYLL BETRAY YOU YOULL CAUSE MILLIONS OF DEATHS NOOOOO

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

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.