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AnxiousOtter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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anas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
they did say “the people”

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- gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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”
  
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Soleos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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

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