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(Posting as top level since this is getting discussed in several sub threads) I'm Egyptian (though haven't lived there in over a decade) . Many of us loved thi
by Ozzie_osman 6y ago
(Posting as top level since this is getting discussed in several sub threads)
I'm Egyptian (though haven't lived there in over a decade) . Many of us loved this display. We are proud of our heritage and proud that the world can see and appreciate it the way we do.
That said, many of us also have qualms about the local politics and the authoritarian way the country is being run. It's possible to both appreciate this display and be critical of the politics. It's not easy because the figureheads of those politics were so heavily involved here. Good on them for at least doing this piece well.
- thisisauserid 6y agoUsing the word "heritage" seems odd here. Would anyone who moved to into this land qualify as inheritors?
- EdwardDiego 6y agoI'm a Pakeha Kiwi and proud of the Māori heritage of our country, even though it's not my direct heritage.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoI imagine there's like a 99% chance the poster is related to every mummy shown, both because it's been millennia and Egyptian nobility surely married throughout what became Persia.
- oytis 6y agoEgyptian nobility was largely inbred (and modern Egypt population is Arab, not Persian anyway).
- boomboomsubban 6y agoEgyptian nobility went on for millennia, "largely inbred" would still involve thousands of outside marriages. I was referring to the Persian Empires, which included large parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
- inglor_cz 6y agoThis inner conflict between loving our country and history vs. being dismayed about its current leadership seems to be fate of almost everyone around. Even in democratic countries. We have less violence, but the extent of bribery, cronyism and incompetence that is documented by the media every day is disheartening.
- kevinmchugh 6y agoIt's certainly a good thing to have a media that documents such things, if we're counting.
- mensetmanusman 6y agoThe interesting thing is that corruption was also rife in the past as well, but like birthing pain, it is mostly forgotten as it morphs into memory.