We have a tradition of representative government and more honest leadership. Trying to get offended on behalf of people that live under despotic governments elsewhere is the reason why everybody hates the politically correct.

Western style governments elect their leaders, they have the Free Press, and they are allowed to criticize their leaders and companies. Something that does not and has not ever existed in the East to any large degree.

Well it would be governmentist not racist.

And it is true that I am biased against autocratic governments ruled by despots.

But do not let me keep you here, don't you have somebody to accuse of cultural appropriation?

And my favorite:

The ignorant always think they know more, because they never learned enough to know how little they know.

chefs-kiss

edit: They're still going lmfao

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[–] huf@hexbear.net 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

a few hours after i saw this thread, i had this convo with someone on irc:

<dude1> "Yemen’s Houthis confirm prime minister killed in Israeli strike on Sanaa"
<dude1> i missed this. does not seem to be widely reported
<dude2> they have a prime minister?
<huf> they're yemen's government
<huf> so... yes?
<dude2> actually they're a tribe, aren't they
<huf> ?
<huf> no?
<huf> they're yemen's government
<huf> westoid media just refuses to acknowledge the state of things because they want their puppet govt there
<dude2> yes, but it's a tribe
<dude2> it's like saying the Arpad was the prime minister of the hungarians
<huf> ?
<huf> why?
<dude2> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Houthi_family
<dude2> I'm just saying that prime ministers are a recent invention
<dude2> tied to european style of government
<dude2> nevertheless, it could have been someone with the title "prime minister"

i'm afraid there's no hope.

[–] Samsuma@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They see Gulf comprador states and project the wildest imaginations of governance (and pretty much everything else) on the entirety of WANA and Central Asia. Many such cases.

[–] huf@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

no, i think this is different. like, even comprador states have prime ministers. that's just the head executive of the government when it's not a presidential system. how can you question that? what else would they have? what?

this is like thinking chinese companies dont have a CEO, because handwave

[–] Samsuma@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I get that, but from a surface level view, a Westerner seeing or hearing the words "King ...." and "Prince ..." when referring to a leader in the Gulf will likely lead them to assume A) they are "tribal" unlike "our civilized" ass and B) that every single West Asian/North African nation is ruled via monarchy held by a tribe. Which is fucking silly as hell.

[–] huf@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

oh yes! they dont have a prime minister, they have a vizier! how could i forget about the oriental vizier

[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

bruh-moment