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Re:‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood dea... by _ph_ on Friday September 15, 2023 @06:56AM (#37521144)
My impression is, that Libya is at least split into two major factions and as they are bound in their internal conflict there is no international politic any more. Which conveniently allowed the west to mostly forget about Libya.

I saw a heartbreaking report about the disaster region yesterday. One interesting aspect were hints that this disaster might have stimulated more cooperation inside Libya. May be this is a starting point for sorting out their internal political problems. I would really wish it to the people of Libya.

Re:‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood dea... by sokoloff on Friday September 15, 2023 @07:13AM (#37521286)
The US experienced a significant unifying force 22 years and 4 days ago. The effect was very clearly only temporary.
Re:‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood dea... by csomar on Friday September 15, 2023 @07:27AM (#37521408)
Last time I visited the US, the TSA still exists. Pretty sure the effects have remained. Not sure about the "unifying force" fantasy though.
Re:‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood dea... by mrguyorama on Friday September 15, 2023 @09:31AM (#37522672)
9/11 didn't unify the USA, it was used as a cudgel to beat any defectors into submission.
Re:‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood dea... by sokoloff on Friday September 15, 2023 @11:28AM (#37524515)
I was in the US on Thursday September 6th and Thursday September 13th.

From everything I observed in the days and weeks following, there was a massive increase in feelings and expressions of unity. (These were also temporary.)

Re:‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood dea... by the-dude on Friday September 15, 2023 @07:23AM (#37521361)
It was still far too long.