Would the US losing in Ukraine hurt the US elsewhere? Would it increase the likelihood that West Asia can free itself?

I hope you are right. That would be the good ending. “The victory of colonialism, even in the farthest corners of the earth, is a defeat for us, and the victory of freedom anywhere is a victory for us.” – Abd el-Krim

it would be better to break up Russia first

So it wasn’t just some liberals on Reddit daydreaming of breaking up Russia, it was actual policy?! This amount of delusional thinking from the top can only be explained by racism and chauvinism. Either that or a lot of nepotism and corruption.

If US military suppliers are going to cheat the government with cut-rate products, it is given at this point

Critical support to scummy military contractors

China will turn them into mincemeat

No problem. My sarcasm detector was broken.

if they decide they hate the decadent and sinful West

That wasn’t the motive, else they would have attacked Japan.

Plus, this is Arab media https://youtu.be/XcclXnr6UVU

I’m not sure this is more likely. It may happen, depending on what parties ending up winning elections in the West. But if the current governments remain in power I can’t see them allowing it to happen even if it meant WW3.

I knew it! Western media and politicians have been lying about the possibility of defeating Russia all along.

They are either delusional or manipulative. In Russia’s advantage it is politically more stable long term than any Western government which could at any moment elect a government that doesn’t want to continue the war

The risk being US sanctions of course

As a native I will probably be of no use on how to learn it as a foreigner, but from my experience learning languages music and TV help a lot and I wouldn’t mind recommending songs and shows for you.

Other than the writing system and some loanwords, it is very similar to Punic which survived in North Africa until the 7th or 8th centuries. I have an Ugaritic dictionary which I wanted to memorize, also similar to Canaanite Languages at least in vocabulary, I know the grammar and verb morphology differs.

Greek, but I haven’t been focused or committed for the past 9 months.

Qarmatians: slavery-based socialism

The Qarmatian state had vast fruit and grain estates both on the islands and in Hasa and Qatif. Nasir Khusraw, who visited Hasa in 1051, recounted that these estates were cultivated by some thirty thousand Ethiopian slaves. He mentions that the people of Hasa were exempt from taxes. Those impoverished or in debt could obtain a loan until they put their affairs in order. No interest was taken on loans, and token lead money was used for all local transactions. The Qarmathian state had a powerful and long-lasting legacy. This is evidenced by a coin known as Tawila, minted around 920 by one of the Qarmathian rulers, and which was still in circulation in Hasa early in the twentieth century.

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Yes, they are roughly equal but one is growing and the other is on track for a two-year recession.

I think the Russian GDP is roughly half of Germany’s GDP alone

not when measured in PPP

Yes, I am not overly concerned. As I see it with enough cheap energy and technology, it is a livable problem, if only the entire region had peace and stable governments. Some cities in the more prosperous countries have outdoor air conditioning, and what luck cooling is a more efficient process than heating. I personally hope we develop nuclear energy and use outdoor air conditioning in all cities.

Don’t complain about heat if you haven’t lived around the Persian Gulf. I know what true heat is like and you can watch this and see https://youtu.be/adcfm-fBhSw

Dubya: They hate us for our freedom

This was a good post, thank you