since when is Bin Laden + a couple of goons the whole people of Saudi Arabia ?
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Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Long before Israel, Americans been sending weapons to Saudi Arabia the people who took out the twin towers, and nobody seems to care.
mEEGal@lemmy.world 3 days ago
AnxiousOtter@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Typically, when people refer to a country by name in this manner, such as “Saudi Arabia”, they are referring to the government/ruling class of that country, not the people as a whole.
anas@lemmy.world 2 days ago
they did say “the people”
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Saudi Arabia, the people who
Yes, in reference to “Saudi Arabia”, which refers to their government
I added the comma for clarification, but that’s what was said
They didn’t say “the people of Saudi Arabia did 9/11”
Soleos@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You forgot the part where Saudi Arabia started courting American aid and literally expelled Bin Laden for being anti-American. That doesn’t make SA “the good guys” but it makes a huge difference in how your framing paints SA’s position and involvement with Al Qaeda during the 2000s. During the war on terror, SA was much more aligned with the US against Al Qaeda and Bin Laden
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Patriots care. We just don’t have a lot of them in office - most people are for sale.
exanime@lemmy.world 2 days ago
“Patriots” who are either too aloof to get involved or just become traitors along the way to power