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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by someotherperson on Sunday December 08, 2024 @03:47AM (#42355908)
Somewhere between 0 and None, which is a good thing for literally everyone. Unless we’re now cheering for ethnostates and a full blown Turkish invasion. Even the Syrian Kurds don’t want independence, rather just autonomy as part of a multiethnic Northern region.
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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by inemesitaffia on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:17AM (#42356502)
Almost every country in the region is an ethostate.

The only reason Kurds would say they don't want their country is Turkey.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by crvst on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:15AM (#42356698)
Virtually every country in this region was drawn up by the British and French with little regard for ethnic or religious boundaries. What are you talking about?
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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by inemesitaffia on Sunday December 15, 2024 @12:18PM (#42424573)
Every single one of the countries is Persian, Arab, or Turkish with a big heaping of Islam
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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by grumple on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:50AM (#42356831)
Why should every other group get autonomy but the Kurds? Turkey’s habit of ethnic cleansing isn’t a reason to deny the Kurds such a right.
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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by aguaviva on Sunday December 08, 2024 @01:26PM (#42358987)
It's not about what they "should" have.

But rather the fact that it seems difficult to imagine such a state being set up without further conflict / ethnic cleansing.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by someotherperson on Sunday December 08, 2024 @03:03PM (#42359934)
Literally no other group has autonomy or aspirations for it.
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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by aguaviva on Sunday December 08, 2024 @01:25PM (#42358969)
Unless we’re now cheering for ethnostates

This is a misuse of the term.

Even the Syrian Kurds don’t want independence, rather just autonomy as part of a multiethnic Northern region.

Doesn't have to be full-scale independence. I think "stable, legal regional autonomy" was probably included in what the commenter meant by "their own land".

As opposed to the halfway / fully isolated / unstable situation they've had up until now.

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