By sharing our interests do you only mean political interests?
Quote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 09:56:22 PMQuote from: Nυƙʌ 'Kʌʅ Vʌɾɢυɲ on March 09, 2015, 09:54:41 PMBy sharing our interests do you only mean political interests?No. More generally. Most 20-year olds understandably don't care about political topics or enjoy talking about what goes on in the rest of the world.I can safely say that I would fall under that category.
Quote from: Nυƙʌ 'Kʌʅ Vʌɾɢυɲ on March 09, 2015, 09:54:41 PMBy sharing our interests do you only mean political interests?No. More generally. Most 20-year olds understandably don't care about political topics or enjoy talking about what goes on in the rest of the world.
All I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?
Quote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:37:47 PMAll I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?Not American politics. Global politics. Like, international relations, conflicts, why various governments do what they do. American politics are fucking boring as hell.And there was a lot more to the Syrian conflict than just that. Many other domestic factors played a larger role than "muh ebul dicktatur" in inciting the conflict.There were influences from other conflicts. And that conflict in turn influenced those conflicts again, and now it's a giant Middle Eastern proxy war pitting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel against Iran and Russia.
Quote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:40:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:37:47 PMAll I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?Not American politics. Global politics. Like, international relations, conflicts, why various governments do what they do. American politics are fucking boring as hell.And there was a lot more to the Syrian conflict than just that. Many other domestic factors played a larger role than "muh ebul dicktatur" in inciting the conflict.There were influences from other conflicts. And that conflict in turn influenced those conflicts again, and now it's a giant Middle Eastern proxy war pitting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel against Iran and Russia.Ah, well I understand next to nothing about that recently other than Russia got sanctioned, think their economy dived, and they were trying to show off power or something. I assumed there was more, but I really am not aware and most new sources tend to seem like shit in some way. Wait, what? Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are in some cold war with Iran and Russia?
Quote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:46:50 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:40:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:37:47 PMAll I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?Not American politics. Global politics. Like, international relations, conflicts, why various governments do what they do. American politics are fucking boring as hell.And there was a lot more to the Syrian conflict than just that. Many other domestic factors played a larger role than "muh ebul dicktatur" in inciting the conflict.There were influences from other conflicts. And that conflict in turn influenced those conflicts again, and now it's a giant Middle Eastern proxy war pitting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel against Iran and Russia.Ah, well I understand next to nothing about that recently other than Russia got sanctioned, think their economy dived, and they were trying to show off power or something. I assumed there was more, but I really am not aware and most new sources tend to seem like shit in some way. Wait, what? Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are in some cold war with Iran and Russia?Though the sides aren't that clear-cut, the massive new cold war beef is between Saudi Arabia and Iran. But that brief and massive decrease in oil price was a direct result of that Cold War. See, that particular conflict isn't so far away and irrelevant now that it affected just about everyone in the US.
Quote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:49:25 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:46:50 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:40:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:37:47 PMAll I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?Not American politics. Global politics. Like, international relations, conflicts, why various governments do what they do. American politics are fucking boring as hell.And there was a lot more to the Syrian conflict than just that. Many other domestic factors played a larger role than "muh ebul dicktatur" in inciting the conflict.There were influences from other conflicts. And that conflict in turn influenced those conflicts again, and now it's a giant Middle Eastern proxy war pitting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel against Iran and Russia.Ah, well I understand next to nothing about that recently other than Russia got sanctioned, think their economy dived, and they were trying to show off power or something. I assumed there was more, but I really am not aware and most new sources tend to seem like shit in some way. Wait, what? Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are in some cold war with Iran and Russia?Though the sides aren't that clear-cut, the massive new cold war beef is between Saudi Arabia and Iran. But that brief and massive decrease in oil price was a direct result of that Cold War. See, that particular conflict isn't so far away and irrelevant now that it affected just about everyone in the US.But the schools told us it was our savior Obama and the freedom of capitalism that made the prices drop.Yeah, I really don't see how Saudi Arabia would be teaming up with Israel, even if they both hate Iran. How's Russia coming into this?
Quote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:53:43 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:49:25 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:46:50 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:40:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:37:47 PMAll I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?Not American politics. Global politics. Like, international relations, conflicts, why various governments do what they do. American politics are fucking boring as hell.And there was a lot more to the Syrian conflict than just that. Many other domestic factors played a larger role than "muh ebul dicktatur" in inciting the conflict.There were influences from other conflicts. And that conflict in turn influenced those conflicts again, and now it's a giant Middle Eastern proxy war pitting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel against Iran and Russia.Ah, well I understand next to nothing about that recently other than Russia got sanctioned, think their economy dived, and they were trying to show off power or something. I assumed there was more, but I really am not aware and most new sources tend to seem like shit in some way. Wait, what? Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are in some cold war with Iran and Russia?Though the sides aren't that clear-cut, the massive new cold war beef is between Saudi Arabia and Iran. But that brief and massive decrease in oil price was a direct result of that Cold War. See, that particular conflict isn't so far away and irrelevant now that it affected just about everyone in the US.But the schools told us it was our savior Obama and the freedom of capitalism that made the prices drop.Yeah, I really don't see how Saudi Arabia would be teaming up with Israel, even if they both hate Iran. How's Russia coming into this?This isn't the 70's anymore. Saudi Arabia and Israel actually have passable relations with eachother now. They aren't friends, but they're pretty cool with eachother. Israel and Saudi Arabia both support different rebel factions, since it is in neither of their interests to see Assad anywhere other than 6 feet below the ground or a prison.Russia comes into play since they have had great relations with the Assad regime since the 70's back when Hafiz was in power, and they are trying to preserve whatever soft power and influence they have left in the world, so they make natural allies with Iran (who is protecting Assad to the point where they have active troops deployed in Syria). Russia also has had very close trade relations with Syria saying that they've been the primary supplier of their weapons for 50 years, and they want to keep things that way.Politics aren't so boring now, are they?
Quote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:57:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:53:43 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:49:25 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:46:50 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:40:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:37:47 PMAll I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?Not American politics. Global politics. Like, international relations, conflicts, why various governments do what they do. American politics are fucking boring as hell.And there was a lot more to the Syrian conflict than just that. Many other domestic factors played a larger role than "muh ebul dicktatur" in inciting the conflict.There were influences from other conflicts. And that conflict in turn influenced those conflicts again, and now it's a giant Middle Eastern proxy war pitting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel against Iran and Russia.Ah, well I understand next to nothing about that recently other than Russia got sanctioned, think their economy dived, and they were trying to show off power or something. I assumed there was more, but I really am not aware and most new sources tend to seem like shit in some way. Wait, what? Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are in some cold war with Iran and Russia?Though the sides aren't that clear-cut, the massive new cold war beef is between Saudi Arabia and Iran. But that brief and massive decrease in oil price was a direct result of that Cold War. See, that particular conflict isn't so far away and irrelevant now that it affected just about everyone in the US.But the schools told us it was our savior Obama and the freedom of capitalism that made the prices drop.Yeah, I really don't see how Saudi Arabia would be teaming up with Israel, even if they both hate Iran. How's Russia coming into this?This isn't the 70's anymore. Saudi Arabia and Israel actually have passable relations with eachother now. They aren't friends, but they're pretty cool with eachother. Israel and Saudi Arabia both support different rebel factions, since it is in neither of their interests to see Assad anywhere other than 6 feet below the ground or a prison.Russia comes into play since they have had great relations with the Assad regime since the 70's back when Hafiz was in power, and they are trying to preserve whatever soft power and influence they have left in the world, so they make natural allies with Iran (who is protecting Assad to the point where they have active troops deployed in Syria). Russia also has had very close trade relations with Syria saying that they've been the primary supplier of their weapons for 50 years, and they want to keep things that way.Politics aren't so boring now, are they?Yeah, learning that there actually have been things happening in the world since the Berlin Wall fell besides the wars in Iraq is something you do not learn in American schools. Got any good news sites you use? I despise the majority of the media so I don't tend to learn much aside from secondhand info from conversations.
Quote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 10, 2015, 12:05:12 AMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:57:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:53:43 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:49:25 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:46:50 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:40:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:37:47 PMAll I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?Not American politics. Global politics. Like, international relations, conflicts, why various governments do what they do. American politics are fucking boring as hell.And there was a lot more to the Syrian conflict than just that. Many other domestic factors played a larger role than "muh ebul dicktatur" in inciting the conflict.There were influences from other conflicts. And that conflict in turn influenced those conflicts again, and now it's a giant Middle Eastern proxy war pitting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel against Iran and Russia.Ah, well I understand next to nothing about that recently other than Russia got sanctioned, think their economy dived, and they were trying to show off power or something. I assumed there was more, but I really am not aware and most new sources tend to seem like shit in some way. Wait, what? Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are in some cold war with Iran and Russia?Though the sides aren't that clear-cut, the massive new cold war beef is between Saudi Arabia and Iran. But that brief and massive decrease in oil price was a direct result of that Cold War. See, that particular conflict isn't so far away and irrelevant now that it affected just about everyone in the US.But the schools told us it was our savior Obama and the freedom of capitalism that made the prices drop.Yeah, I really don't see how Saudi Arabia would be teaming up with Israel, even if they both hate Iran. How's Russia coming into this?This isn't the 70's anymore. Saudi Arabia and Israel actually have passable relations with eachother now. They aren't friends, but they're pretty cool with eachother. Israel and Saudi Arabia both support different rebel factions, since it is in neither of their interests to see Assad anywhere other than 6 feet below the ground or a prison.Russia comes into play since they have had great relations with the Assad regime since the 70's back when Hafiz was in power, and they are trying to preserve whatever soft power and influence they have left in the world, so they make natural allies with Iran (who is protecting Assad to the point where they have active troops deployed in Syria). Russia also has had very close trade relations with Syria saying that they've been the primary supplier of their weapons for 50 years, and they want to keep things that way.Politics aren't so boring now, are they?Yeah, learning that there actually have been things happening in the world since the Berlin Wall fell besides the wars in Iraq is something you do not learn in American schools. Got any good news sites you use? I despise the majority of the media so I don't tend to learn much aside from secondhand info from conversations.For more general news, I use Britbong sources (mainly BBC, Dailymail, and Independent)For Middle East-related news, I go on /r/syriancivilwar (possibly the most intelligent reddit in existence), Al-Monitor (Arab-American), and Dailystar (Lebanese)And if you're in the mood for some comedy, go onto PressTV (Iran) or Sputnik News (Russia).
Quote from: GethKhilafah on March 10, 2015, 12:08:32 AMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 10, 2015, 12:05:12 AMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:57:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:53:43 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:49:25 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:46:50 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:40:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:37:47 PMAll I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?Not American politics. Global politics. Like, international relations, conflicts, why various governments do what they do. American politics are fucking boring as hell.And there was a lot more to the Syrian conflict than just that. Many other domestic factors played a larger role than "muh ebul dicktatur" in inciting the conflict.There were influences from other conflicts. And that conflict in turn influenced those conflicts again, and now it's a giant Middle Eastern proxy war pitting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel against Iran and Russia.Ah, well I understand next to nothing about that recently other than Russia got sanctioned, think their economy dived, and they were trying to show off power or something. I assumed there was more, but I really am not aware and most new sources tend to seem like shit in some way. Wait, what? Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are in some cold war with Iran and Russia?Though the sides aren't that clear-cut, the massive new cold war beef is between Saudi Arabia and Iran. But that brief and massive decrease in oil price was a direct result of that Cold War. See, that particular conflict isn't so far away and irrelevant now that it affected just about everyone in the US.But the schools told us it was our savior Obama and the freedom of capitalism that made the prices drop.Yeah, I really don't see how Saudi Arabia would be teaming up with Israel, even if they both hate Iran. How's Russia coming into this?This isn't the 70's anymore. Saudi Arabia and Israel actually have passable relations with eachother now. They aren't friends, but they're pretty cool with eachother. Israel and Saudi Arabia both support different rebel factions, since it is in neither of their interests to see Assad anywhere other than 6 feet below the ground or a prison.Russia comes into play since they have had great relations with the Assad regime since the 70's back when Hafiz was in power, and they are trying to preserve whatever soft power and influence they have left in the world, so they make natural allies with Iran (who is protecting Assad to the point where they have active troops deployed in Syria). Russia also has had very close trade relations with Syria saying that they've been the primary supplier of their weapons for 50 years, and they want to keep things that way.Politics aren't so boring now, are they?Yeah, learning that there actually have been things happening in the world since the Berlin Wall fell besides the wars in Iraq is something you do not learn in American schools. Got any good news sites you use? I despise the majority of the media so I don't tend to learn much aside from secondhand info from conversations.For more general news, I use Britbong sources (mainly BBC, Dailymail, and Independent)For Middle East-related news, I go on /r/syriancivilwar (possibly the most intelligent reddit in existence), Al-Monitor (Arab-American), and Dailystar (Lebanese)And if you're in the mood for some comedy, go onto PressTV (Iran) or Sputnik News (Russia).Add Vice onto that list though their translations have been shit and maybe trying to figure out the mess in r/Ukrainian Conflict. That sub is a mess, but sometimes you can figure something out from some of the different sources being put up.
Quote from: GethKhilafah on March 10, 2015, 12:08:32 AMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 10, 2015, 12:05:12 AMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:57:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:53:43 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:49:25 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:46:50 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:40:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:37:47 PMAll I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?Not American politics. Global politics. Like, international relations, conflicts, why various governments do what they do. American politics are fucking boring as hell.And there was a lot more to the Syrian conflict than just that. Many other domestic factors played a larger role than "muh ebul dicktatur" in inciting the conflict.There were influences from other conflicts. And that conflict in turn influenced those conflicts again, and now it's a giant Middle Eastern proxy war pitting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel against Iran and Russia.Ah, well I understand next to nothing about that recently other than Russia got sanctioned, think their economy dived, and they were trying to show off power or something. I assumed there was more, but I really am not aware and most new sources tend to seem like shit in some way. Wait, what? Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are in some cold war with Iran and Russia?Though the sides aren't that clear-cut, the massive new cold war beef is between Saudi Arabia and Iran. But that brief and massive decrease in oil price was a direct result of that Cold War. See, that particular conflict isn't so far away and irrelevant now that it affected just about everyone in the US.But the schools told us it was our savior Obama and the freedom of capitalism that made the prices drop.Yeah, I really don't see how Saudi Arabia would be teaming up with Israel, even if they both hate Iran. How's Russia coming into this?This isn't the 70's anymore. Saudi Arabia and Israel actually have passable relations with eachother now. They aren't friends, but they're pretty cool with eachother. Israel and Saudi Arabia both support different rebel factions, since it is in neither of their interests to see Assad anywhere other than 6 feet below the ground or a prison.Russia comes into play since they have had great relations with the Assad regime since the 70's back when Hafiz was in power, and they are trying to preserve whatever soft power and influence they have left in the world, so they make natural allies with Iran (who is protecting Assad to the point where they have active troops deployed in Syria). Russia also has had very close trade relations with Syria saying that they've been the primary supplier of their weapons for 50 years, and they want to keep things that way.Politics aren't so boring now, are they?Yeah, learning that there actually have been things happening in the world since the Berlin Wall fell besides the wars in Iraq is something you do not learn in American schools. Got any good news sites you use? I despise the majority of the media so I don't tend to learn much aside from secondhand info from conversations.For more general news, I use Britbong sources (mainly BBC, Dailymail, and Independent)For Middle East-related news, I go on /r/syriancivilwar (possibly the most intelligent reddit in existence), Al-Monitor (Arab-American), and Dailystar (Lebanese)And if you're in the mood for some comedy, go onto PressTV (Iran) or Sputnik News (Russia).I thought Dailymail was a joke?
Quote from: Risay117 on March 10, 2015, 12:37:31 AMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 10, 2015, 12:08:32 AMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 10, 2015, 12:05:12 AMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:57:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:53:43 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:49:25 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:46:50 PMQuote from: GethKhilafah on March 09, 2015, 11:40:45 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on March 09, 2015, 11:37:47 PMAll I'm really aware of about politics is that political parties don't seem to work well, the government seems corrupt as hell, most politicians just seem to want money or power, and we have 2 real sides that shut anyone else out and don't get any progress done.Syrians were upset that their leader was a dictator and rebellion broke out and they've been dividing into factions of questionable motives and fighting since. Ukraine also rioted and they did overcome their government, the tanks never showed up, but the country divided and Russia was sending troops in support of pro-Russians. That's all I got.That should be enough for you to talk a lot about what I'm missing, right?Not American politics. Global politics. Like, international relations, conflicts, why various governments do what they do. American politics are fucking boring as hell.And there was a lot more to the Syrian conflict than just that. Many other domestic factors played a larger role than "muh ebul dicktatur" in inciting the conflict.There were influences from other conflicts. And that conflict in turn influenced those conflicts again, and now it's a giant Middle Eastern proxy war pitting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel against Iran and Russia.Ah, well I understand next to nothing about that recently other than Russia got sanctioned, think their economy dived, and they were trying to show off power or something. I assumed there was more, but I really am not aware and most new sources tend to seem like shit in some way. Wait, what? Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are in some cold war with Iran and Russia?Though the sides aren't that clear-cut, the massive new cold war beef is between Saudi Arabia and Iran. But that brief and massive decrease in oil price was a direct result of that Cold War. See, that particular conflict isn't so far away and irrelevant now that it affected just about everyone in the US.But the schools told us it was our savior Obama and the freedom of capitalism that made the prices drop.Yeah, I really don't see how Saudi Arabia would be teaming up with Israel, even if they both hate Iran. How's Russia coming into this?This isn't the 70's anymore. Saudi Arabia and Israel actually have passable relations with eachother now. They aren't friends, but they're pretty cool with eachother. Israel and Saudi Arabia both support different rebel factions, since it is in neither of their interests to see Assad anywhere other than 6 feet below the ground or a prison.Russia comes into play since they have had great relations with the Assad regime since the 70's back when Hafiz was in power, and they are trying to preserve whatever soft power and influence they have left in the world, so they make natural allies with Iran (who is protecting Assad to the point where they have active troops deployed in Syria). Russia also has had very close trade relations with Syria saying that they've been the primary supplier of their weapons for 50 years, and they want to keep things that way.Politics aren't so boring now, are they?Yeah, learning that there actually have been things happening in the world since the Berlin Wall fell besides the wars in Iraq is something you do not learn in American schools. Got any good news sites you use? I despise the majority of the media so I don't tend to learn much aside from secondhand info from conversations.For more general news, I use Britbong sources (mainly BBC, Dailymail, and Independent)For Middle East-related news, I go on /r/syriancivilwar (possibly the most intelligent reddit in existence), Al-Monitor (Arab-American), and Dailystar (Lebanese)And if you're in the mood for some comedy, go onto PressTV (Iran) or Sputnik News (Russia).Add Vice onto that list though their translations have been shit and maybe trying to figure out the mess in r/Ukrainian Conflict. That sub is a mess, but sometimes you can figure something out from some of the different sources being put up.Good point. How the fuck does VICE even get into half the places they do. I mean, they were reporting on the frontline from the fucking Islamic State side!! And they can waltz into Kurdish cantons, Rebel, and Government lines like it's nothing.r/UkrainianConflict is a clusterfuck, but you can find your occasional gold through the mess. Shockingly, r/UkrainianConflict is still better than most of Reddit!!!Do you post on r/syriancivilwar or r/UkrainianConflict?
Doxx someone or ddos the site
I'm bored and I want purpose here.
