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Assigning a made-up identity ["a well-organized sense that these people over there were not like "us " and didn't appreciate "our " values] to East was essential to legitimize war going on in those areas.
And the world really is convinced that war belongs to East, the orient. That's why people only get emotional when the war takes place in Europe. Check this Twitter thread:
https://bit.ly/35AWMi6
— Feb 28, 2022 12:40PM
And the world really is convinced that war belongs to East, the orient. That's why people only get emotional when the war takes place in Europe. Check this Twitter thread:
https://bit.ly/35AWMi6
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Also check the reasons people cite for thinking that Syrian/Iraqi refugees would have problems integrating to their culture, but Ukranians would adapt easily.
Even Turks who are located closer to Middle East rather than the Slavs, and muslims (some of Albanians and Bosnians) make the same claims.