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[โ€“] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 58 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The middle east would be one of the most developed regions in the world if the US, with Israel as it's lackey, didn't spread its tentacles there.

[โ€“] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 47 points 2 days ago

Don't forget European colonialism.

That's what really started this whole shitshow.