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Fun fact!
In 1931 the region was under [British Rule](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_Palestine) but, in fact, never an independent country. Prior to that it was under the OETA rule after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
I mean - if the Nazis and Japanese wouldn’t have been that evil then the British and French (not even speaking of the Soviets…) certainly would not have been the good guys…
Especially in Asia a lot of people welcomed the Japanese with open arms and many independence fighters in the 50s had collaborated with the Japanese. Heck even Chian Kai Shek himself was educated in Japan…
But plundering, pillaging and total war of course burned those bridges…
You missed out the Belgians. Peaceful little neutral country at home, the most horrifying colonial empire imaginable abroad. If it was a choice between the Brits and the Belgians you'd pick the brits every time.
the most horrifying colonial empire imaginable abroad.
Not really, "The Congo Free State" was the personal property of Leopold II, and a lot of the atrocities were committed by foreign mercenaries. Things cleaned up somewhat when the Belgian government took over in 1908. They were obviously bad also, but not genocidal like the king
Indeed, so was India! But we don't pretend like Indians didn't exist prior to, during, or after British rule nor that they have a cultural tie to the subcontinent area decades later, do we? That's because nobody sent idk white Aryan people there to "reclaim their Aryan homeland" or something /s
so, two things: When was all of India a state in any way that resembles a modern country? Would that be the (muslim) Mughal empire, for instance?
Also, the majority of jewish Israelis do not descend from european jews, but from Middle-Eastern jews who were forcibly evicted after 1948. Would they be more or less welcome to return than Pakistani Muslims wishing to return to their ancestral homes in India?
Does that mean the people who’ve been living there historically don’t have a right to the land because the paper your colonialist grandparent came up with didn’t acknowledge them?
Damn and I guess America was under Spanish rule and not the rule of the native Americans lmfao….
What a racist PoS
Is your argument that the native Palestinians were colonialist or that the native Americans were?
White didn’t even come into my equation but seems to be a prerequisite for yours…
I think he might have been referring to the Ottoman and Arab Empires prior.
Side note: Isn't the region far more diverse than just being having jews and Palestinians? I feel like there are plenty of ethnic groups that call the region home.
It's not even remotely interesting. It's a post made by someone feeling strongly about a current political situation, thinking this will make an impact.
There's no such thing as a British accent, there are only "standard" English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish accents which is a misnomer to begin with. Using English accents for context, compare Scouse to Cockney.
Why are people downvoting him for being right? The ‘British accent’ you think you know is not THE British accent - it’s just one of the many.
Even between Essex and London, barely 30 minutes on the train, and you’ll find different variations of the accent. Same as travelling from Wales, to Liverpool, to Manchester - 3 different accents there in less than 100 miles.
Ah but we weren’t talking general sense. I may be picky with wordings here but he said “the accent” - keeping it singular. That’s what my response is aimed at.
If that's the case then there probably isn't any country accents ,if you hear someone from America you say you have an American accent even tho it's the same as the UK ,they all sound different,being a cockney or scouser someone from a different country is going to say that's a British accent as they wouldn't know the individual areas,the difference is if you live in the UK you can narrow it down
Jewish extremist groups started launching attacks on the British and the USA urged the British to pull out leaving the region in chaos, then the attacks on Palestinians started.
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Every basic job interviewer would tell me this manhole cover will fall on someone because it’s not round.
I learned from the internet that this shape goes in the square hole.
Reuleaux triangle (and polygon) would not fall down too
Especially with the one side at the top being shorter.
r/confidentlyincorrect
British built the sewer system.
Yeah but what else have they done for us!?
The Beatles
The X factor, Ant & Dec,Beans on toast...Hollyoaks
The aqueducts.
Harry Potter.
Introduced tea culture to India that they’ve now made their own in their own ways. Only positive thing ever.
...and partitioned the world.
Indus valley built it first
Its shaped like a glenfiddich
This man knows good drink.
Fun fact! In 1931 the region was under [British Rule](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_Palestine) but, in fact, never an independent country. Prior to that it was under the OETA rule after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Amazing how about everything was almost owned by a few nations pre-ww2.
I mean - if the Nazis and Japanese wouldn’t have been that evil then the British and French (not even speaking of the Soviets…) certainly would not have been the good guys… Especially in Asia a lot of people welcomed the Japanese with open arms and many independence fighters in the 50s had collaborated with the Japanese. Heck even Chian Kai Shek himself was educated in Japan… But plundering, pillaging and total war of course burned those bridges…
You missed out the Belgians. Peaceful little neutral country at home, the most horrifying colonial empire imaginable abroad. If it was a choice between the Brits and the Belgians you'd pick the brits every time.
the most horrifying colonial empire imaginable abroad. Not really, "The Congo Free State" was the personal property of Leopold II, and a lot of the atrocities were committed by foreign mercenaries. Things cleaned up somewhat when the Belgian government took over in 1908. They were obviously bad also, but not genocidal like the king
A lot of things happening in that time period for sure worldwide. Kind of feels like a pattern every 80-100 years.
Yeah, specifically the levant due to the Sykes-Picot agreement
I hope your dms are close bc the looneys will probably start sending you dms
Nah, they’ll probably ignore my comment due to cognitive dissonance
Do you know what the PWD means?
Public Works Department I'm guessing - due to it being under British administration and occupation at the time
I’m guessing “Public Works Department” but I’ve been wrong before…..
Public Works Department perhaps?
Indeed, so was India! But we don't pretend like Indians didn't exist prior to, during, or after British rule nor that they have a cultural tie to the subcontinent area decades later, do we? That's because nobody sent idk white Aryan people there to "reclaim their Aryan homeland" or something /s
Do you realize how many people were displaced when india and pakistan were created?
so, two things: When was all of India a state in any way that resembles a modern country? Would that be the (muslim) Mughal empire, for instance? Also, the majority of jewish Israelis do not descend from european jews, but from Middle-Eastern jews who were forcibly evicted after 1948. Would they be more or less welcome to return than Pakistani Muslims wishing to return to their ancestral homes in India?
Does that mean the people who’ve been living there historically don’t have a right to the land because the paper your colonialist grandparent came up with didn’t acknowledge them? Damn and I guess America was under Spanish rule and not the rule of the native Americans lmfao…. What a racist PoS
Is colonialism only bad when the colonialists are white?
Is your argument that the native Palestinians were colonialist or that the native Americans were? White didn’t even come into my equation but seems to be a prerequisite for yours…
I think he might have been referring to the Ottoman and Arab Empires prior. Side note: Isn't the region far more diverse than just being having jews and Palestinians? I feel like there are plenty of ethnic groups that call the region home.
Yeah, and what I’m saying is that just because the governing body is changing names, doesn’t mean those people inhabiting the land stop existing.
Why is it in English?
Maybe because it was a British Mandate.
Makes sense.
Then it would be *in British*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_for_Palestine
Lingua franca
Have you not seen their hieroglyphics?
Whose?
Palestinians, im assuming since that's what we are talking about here
Sorry, but don’t Palestinians write in Arabic not in hieroglyphics
Wow.... You're a quick one, aren't you.
You know hieroglyphics were more of an ancient Egyptian thing, right?
He's being derogatory.
LOL
Check out the big brain on Brett!
Dang, and here I was trying to be informative and not argumentative.
A rookie mistake on reddit
Gotta be quick with attention-starved trolls like you around.
seriously?? youre having a semantic jihad here over a joke you dont seem to get, and im the one trolling?? L O L
What an ignorant thing to say. I'm embarrassed for you.
oh? whys that??
It's not even remotely interesting. It's a post made by someone feeling strongly about a current political situation, thinking this will make an impact.
Once in a while you'll find something interesting on this sub and trust me , it'll be worth it. All you have to do is wait . . .
Wow, this is a piece of history! I wonder what its all seen over the years.
Feet, lots and lots of feet
From what I can see, it's eyes are in the other direction, no actually no feet at all
Google dementia
Google dementia
From what I can see, it's eyes are in the other direction, no actually no feet at all
Google dementia
From what I can see, it's eyes are in the other direction, so actually no feet at all
Probably not good things.
Smelly feet
whats so bad about brits?
i mean the accent is kind of annoying but they're pretty good people
There's no such thing as a British accent, there are only "standard" English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish accents which is a misnomer to begin with. Using English accents for context, compare Scouse to Cockney.
there is a thing called british accent, its the accent people from great britain/UK have happy to help you sir
Why are people downvoting him for being right? The ‘British accent’ you think you know is not THE British accent - it’s just one of the many. Even between Essex and London, barely 30 minutes on the train, and you’ll find different variations of the accent. Same as travelling from Wales, to Liverpool, to Manchester - 3 different accents there in less than 100 miles.
If that’s the case “American accent” is like 50 different things lol British and Scottish that’s all that the world understands anyway
That’s also true
Sure but in a general sense it’s just American accent and British accent. For most people the specific doesn’t matter at all.
Ah but we weren’t talking general sense. I may be picky with wordings here but he said “the accent” - keeping it singular. That’s what my response is aimed at.
If that's the case then there probably isn't any country accents ,if you hear someone from America you say you have an American accent even tho it's the same as the UK ,they all sound different,being a cockney or scouser someone from a different country is going to say that's a British accent as they wouldn't know the individual areas,the difference is if you live in the UK you can narrow it down
I doesn't have eyes
Some shit
Anyone decently versed in history will understand that this is not, in fact, interesting.
Very interesting that it's in english. Wonder why
The area was ruled by the english till 1948. Before that it was the ottomans.
And before that, all sorts of kingdoms, empires all the way back to Judah and then the Israelites.
Must be the same reason you find English all over the world today—— oh wait… that would be dumb
Look under the giant Mosque with the gold dome in Jerusalem next.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Stone
I can’t quite figure out what exactly is Damn interesting about this manhole cover?
Haven't seen PWD for a long time.
Curious its in english
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Damn what happened then
Jews and Palestinians got into a big war
Jewish extremist groups started launching attacks on the British and the USA urged the British to pull out leaving the region in chaos, then the attacks on Palestinians started.
Lands been bought fair and sqaure. Cope.
Nothing to cope about i was just explaining the history you weirdo
Before explaining - learn more about this history please . There is a lot more to it than what you currently seem to think .
Cope
Now a home to 50 terrorists
Haifa is one the more peaceful cities lol.
More than 50 for sure. Rats.
Israël’s population is much larger than that tho!
Wow so fascinating. My life is forever changed.
why in english????
FREE FREE
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Lol their most recent post is of Holocaust denial 🙄
Reddit moment
Where did that land ? Egypt?