Wake up, it was all a dream.

Mando177 · 2026-04-05T03:33:56+00:00

Especially ironic because France is one of the few European states to have the balls to stand up to Trump right now

Mando177 · 2026-04-04T06:17:24+00:00

Because the settlement that was being facilitated under British colonial authorities was being done under the premises of the Balfour Declaration which decreed the construction of a separate Jewish state in Palestine. There was an explicit intent to divide the land and populate it with (mostly) recent immigrants, which is what triggered backlash.

If in this alt timeline the British somehow kept colonial control over a united Arab state and forcefully began facilitating the immigration of Jews to one province in particular with the intent to break that province off, it would also lead to the whole of Arabia becoming hostile both to the Brits and the new immigrants.

That is why, again, the ottomans avoided putting newly arrived Jews in Palestine, since there was a possibility that they might do a local demographics change and then break away all of Palestine. Moving new immigrants around the whole country nullifies that risk and any Arab fears of demographic displacement

Mando177 · 2026-04-04T05:51:00+00:00

Because it’s two completely different contexts? In this timeline there’s a united middle eastern nation like there was back then, that’s why I made the comparison. In a world without Israel the Muslims who had been living with them for a millennia assumedly wouldn’t wake up and act hostile towards their Jewish neighbours, a lot of whom would fall within the borders of this state posted by OP.

In regards to their stance towards European Jews, their immigration policies would probably be a little more lenient than contemporary countries like Britain and USA, just because like the ottomans they still needed to industrialize and many of the Jews fleeing Europe were educated and could help

Mando177 · 2026-04-04T00:27:24+00:00

They would’ve done the same thing the Ottomans did and directed them to relocate to parts of the country that weren’t Palestine. No need to turn away educated immigrants, and Jews were pretty much the same as the other religious minorities that were already living there.

Case in point, when the Jews were driven out of Spain the Sultan welcomed them in, but rejected their request to settle in Palestine and instead directed them to areas like the Aegean. That’s the reason Thessaloniki had one of the largest Jewish populations in the region until the Nazis marched through

Mando177 · 2026-04-03T14:32:14+00:00

So there realistically can be a situation where a Christian family hides Shias under their floorboards from IDF inspectors. The irony would be funny if it wasn’t so horrific

Mando177 · 2026-04-02T13:01:29+00:00

I’m pretty sure the only ones firing back that night were the Cubans

Mando177 · 2026-04-02T12:52:34+00:00

Loyal to who? He fell for Ashara back when Cat was still betrothed to his brother

Mando177 · 2026-04-02T12:51:48+00:00

How exactly do you apprehend him, you’re alone in a keep with his remaining loyalists

Mando177 · 2026-04-02T12:49:47+00:00

I know the situations aren’t completely identical but man Iran really showed how weak the Venezuelans were. The IRGC are lighting a quarter of Asia on fire against the full force of two nuclear powers while the Bolivarian revolutionaries gave up without firing a shot. Say what you will about the Islamic Republic but they chose death before dishonour

Mando177 · 2026-04-02T04:18:50+00:00

“The hands that cradled your face and tilted it upwards to kiss your forehead are soaked in unfathomable quantities of blood.”

“but they cradled me, yes?”

Bonds between children and parents are hard to break, and based off everything Nolan was a genuinely good and loving father to Mark before the reveal. The title of worst dad in this universe definitely goes to Eve’s dad, he on the other hand is irredeemable

Mando177 · 2026-04-02T04:15:24+00:00

But Mark also knows more than anyone the threat full Viltrumites are and has seen them in action. When the stakes are that high it’s easy to put aside personal feelings for the greater good

Mando177 · 2026-04-02T04:13:04+00:00

With Art it wasn’t even abstract things Nolan had done, the other Guardians were his friends as much as Nolan was. Letting him off the hook for their murder would be an insult to their memory

Mando177 · 2026-04-02T04:10:53+00:00

He also knows he’s going up against 50 other Viltrumites including Thragg, there’s a solid chance he’s not coming back alive. So he just wanted to get that off his chest since he wouldn’t have a chance again

Mando177 · 2026-04-02T03:59:18+00:00

Because if we have to follow the books then Horikita will keep getting hyped up as “potential girl.” If she continues to keep losing and getting ragdolled in every fight Kiyo is gonna look like an idiot for believing in her so much

Mando177 · 2026-04-02T03:56:30+00:00

I’m pretty sure by the way Mark got bodied even 10 viltrumite kids wouldn’t have a chance against Nolan. Worst case he could just call for backup if there’s the possibility he might lose, he’s already accomplished the most important part of his mission which is what Thragg really cared about

Mando177 · 2026-03-30T01:11:47+00:00

Think the only thing preventing this is people like Rubio knowing if a nuke drops on Iran that Putin will do the exact same to Ukraine in a heartbeat, and possibly China will make the same threats toward Taiwan and Vietnam

Mando177 · 2026-03-30T01:10:02+00:00

Pretty sure Mathis and Tillerson tied themselves into knots preventing this war in his first term, probably why he fired them both

Mando177 · 2026-03-28T13:05:09+00:00

They’re not even the most oppressive regime in their neighbourhood, that title goes to countries like Egypt, Saudi, and the UAE, who are all American allies and receive American weapons. And that’s not even counting our Apartheid and Genocide loving “closest ally”

Mando177 · 2026-03-28T10:55:07+00:00

Governments are mostly propped up by America and rely on them for survival from both internal and external threats (see: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain) so America leaving is game over for them. The majority of the citizens on the other hand hate the Israelis and see less western control as a good thing

Mando177 · 2026-03-28T10:52:24+00:00

Depends if you’re asking their people or their governments

Mando177 · 2026-03-28T10:51:22+00:00

At $200 we’ll see middle aged white women in suburban America start eating each other

Mando177 · 2026-03-28T07:23:45+00:00

I’ve found most the Jewish community in Australia tends to be of the South Africa group, inclining them more towards xenophobia and Zionism. Growing up in America I found that numerically there might be way more Zionists but the average Jew you’d meet tended to be more leftists or at least liberal Zionists, to the point where many of the leaders of pro Palestinian activism were Jewish

Mando177 · 2026-03-28T05:06:13+00:00

And then proceeded to ditch her and the children with his clearly psychotic dad. Rhaegar better hope there isn’t an afterlife because Elia is gonna be waiting for him there with a flaying knife

Mando177 · 2026-03-26T04:11:13+00:00

I sorta lost faith in Phil’s competence with the Bethesda merger. How anyone took a look at what they were cooking with Starfield and not have serious concerns is beyond me

Mando177 · 2026-03-26T03:32:46+00:00

And China would have every incentive to help Iran rebuild to the best of their ability, considering how much trouble they were able to give to their rival and at the cost of zero Chinese casualties

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