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Those borders didn't exist at the time the "ancient civilization" was constructed. So what's the point?
by hereforphone 4y ago
Those borders didn't exist at the time the "ancient civilization" was constructed. So what's the point?
- DrBenCarson 4y agoIt inspires nationalism which enables dictators
- hereforphone 4y agoErdoğan is a dictator propped up on Islamic sentiment and tradition. He is not a nationalist.
- tsunamifury 4y agoAnd Zimbabwe was no where near the Egyptian Southern Kingdom, and Mussolini came ~1800 years after the height of the Roman Empire. There is no point other than attempting to create a narrative of ancient power & nationalism and aligning it with yourself. Propaganda doesn't operate with logic.
- nyolfen 4y agothe 'point' is being able to say that turkey is the world-historical nexus of civilization, with the earliest urban civilization, which feeds nationalist narratives. every country likes to think they're special.