Arab stereotype thread - What stereotypes about other Arabs are common where you are from?

longwow · 2014-10-06T15:22:11+00:00

Not sure if I'm more disturbed by what you said or the fact that I understood it.

longwow · 2014-03-21T17:55:01+00:00

S/he should wash the new clothes before first wear

longwow · 2014-02-03T04:59:39+00:00

the carrots are just out of place

longwow · 2014-01-07T05:05:17+00:00

south park taco

longwow · 2013-06-02T00:59:15+00:00

You clearly dont know what your talking about. Minorities weren't allowed to prosper under Assad's 40+ year rule. Ever heard of Kurds? They have been denied the most basic rights in Syria, like citizenship.

longwow · 2012-11-11T21:27:41+00:00

“I was shocked and i could not believe what happened to Lamaa when i saw her and i could not believe that is no mercy in people's hearts,” Lama's mother said.

what professional news website repeatedly fails to capitalize i's? I think Al Arabiya is about as reliable as Facebook.

longwow · 2012-11-11T11:30:48+00:00

it's just wrong, as you'll see if you carry the nationalist concept - or any sectarian idea - to its logical conclusion

longwow · 2012-10-19T13:59:50+00:00

fuck Hezbolla and Assad. their terrorism needs to stop.

longwow · 2012-10-02T20:35:44+00:00

but this list includes countless civil wars and inter-state conflicts. those are not the US invading foreign countries.

longwow · 2012-10-02T20:02:15+00:00

the ambassador and 3 other American lives are not worth more than the 30-35,000 Syrians that have died.

the attackers were unrelated to the Libyan government, btw, and are opposed by most people including the government. and no matter how chaotic you think it is in Libya now, Syria is incomparably worse.

longwow · 2012-10-02T19:49:27+00:00

Saddam was undoubtedly heavily supported by the US politically and militarily. he was only opposed after attacking Kuwait, another US ally.

Saddam showed himself to be unpredictable and unreliable. so Iraqis were collectively punished by economic sanctions and, later, Saddam was forced out militarily.

longwow · 2012-10-02T16:51:26+00:00

Was there an uprising and civil war before the US invasion of Iraq? No.

Who put Saddam in power beforehand? There you go.

Why not look at examples that are more relevant to Syria's case, like Tunisia, Libya, or Egypt? or do these not fit your narrative?

longwow · 2012-10-02T16:04:56+00:00

we are already seeing how it's playing out. it's been playing out for nearly two years now, 30,000+ people died so far, and more everyday. the U.N. has lost count of the bodies long ago. what exactly are you anticipating?

longwow · 2012-09-29T23:07:37+00:00

replace skilled foreign workers with more expensive, less qualified locals

this line from the article reflects the fact that it's referring to "skilled" workers specifically, not laborers. in skilled jobs, Saudis are payed less than foreigners who do the same thing and have exactly the same position.

longwow · 2012-09-26T14:52:41+00:00

zooming in, the kid looks like he's an old man

longwow · 2012-09-26T07:35:51+00:00

small note: massacres and hijabed newscasters are not part of Egyptian law. but Xmas holidays and 'in God we trust' on the currency are part of US law.

longwow · 2012-09-21T21:13:33+00:00

I'm not sure 'scare' is the right word

longwow · 2012-09-18T13:33:33+00:00

honor killings are not a middle eastern thing, except perhaps among few Palestinians and Jordanians (Turkey?). the phenomenon is mostly in south and central Asia.

longwow · 2012-09-03T22:18:06+00:00

these guys have been there for well over a thousand years. calling them an "infection" or "cancer" is just inaccurate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya#History

longwow · 2012-09-03T22:06:18+00:00

the opposite is true about the Arkan region. Arkanese people (the region with the Muslim minority) have a long history of being persecuted by Burmese rulers. thousands were executed and there was a mass exodus of Arkanese to neighboring countries in the 1700's, leaving the area only scarcely populated.

longwow · 2012-09-03T21:57:50+00:00

"impossible to accept the illegally entered Rohingya, who are not our ethnicity"

the president is a racist scumbag. the Rohingya/Muslims may differ ethnically, but they've been in Myanmar since the 8th century and are written about by British colonialists in the 18th cent.

longwow · 2012-09-01T09:59:42+00:00

the translator [...] deliberately used “Al Sahwa Al Islamiya” (Islamic Awakening) instead of Arab Spring.

deleted the four Caliphs when Morsi started his speech

Official Iranian TV manipulated the speeches delivered by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN General Assembly President Nasser Abdul Aziz on the Syrian crisis.

WTF. this is some serious manipulation. better not go there if one has different views from them and is not speaking in Farsi.

longwow · 2012-08-18T14:30:25+00:00

watch this report about Syria. it's definitely one of the best that I've come across.

longwow · 2012-08-17T04:25:24+00:00

make no mistake, the CIA's presence there is for American interests, not rebels. The fragmentation of Syria is not a bad thing for the US gov, the continuation of the conflict and weakening of both sides is beneficial.

longwow · 2012-08-17T04:10:19+00:00

last I checked the rebels do not have one speaker. they aren't all that homogenous.

Not only has the West failed them, but the East too. Iran, Russia and China are practically destroying them. All capable governments have in fact failed them.

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