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> and is plentiful mostly in places that are unstable or hostile to us. Plentiful in places we keep making unstable and hostile to us by bombing.

• Leonard_of_Q 19d ago
  A little history goes a long way: https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/barbary-wars.html https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-... The enmity between "the West" and "the middle east" goes back to the islamic colonisation era which created a religious incentive to "fight the infidels" and/or plunder and enslave them.
  • soco 19d ago
    I challenge you to find one time period or some states/tribes which did not plunder and enslave each other throughout history. I'm fed up with all this "oh but they did it first" - everybody did it first and that's still no reason to continue doing it with the children of their children.
    • Byvrsakjo10 19d ago
      In ancient times everyone plundered each other unless they were allies, it was just how the world operated at the time I think it was probably more of a survival tactic "plunder or get plundered".
      • treapassing-sil 19d ago
        Then came the next stage of plunder. 'Pay a tax and you'll be protected' Some it was true, but most times it also cost your life. Never simple.
        • Byvrsakjo10 19d ago
          If universal basic income becomes a thing, meaning no tax what we'll be the next stage of plunder?
          • snapplebobapple 18d ago
            There will be large tax to pay ubi. Ubivproponents dont understand how the economy works or basic math usually