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Re:Neom: Saudi Arabia sentences tribesmen to death for resis... by throwaway2203 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:40AM (#33163906)
100% agree with your comment. Culture makes the people and the people make the culture.

My point is more that the feedback loop is something that was put in place generations ago and most people are just stuck in it. We should pity such people, not despise them.

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Re:Neom: Saudi Arabia sentences tribesmen to death for resis... by rayiner on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @12:00PM (#33164995)
To be clear, I don’t think we should “despise” anyone and I wouldn’t call any place a “shit hole” because it’s rude.

But insofar as the term is commonly used as a shorthand to describe places marked by dysfunction, Pakistan (and to be fair Bangladesh) fit the bill—notwithstanding nice people, great food, and pretty scenery.

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Re:Neom: Saudi Arabia sentences tribesmen to death for resis... by throwaway2203 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @12:30PM (#33165398)
Dysfunction is a great word to describe it, I will accept that :)
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