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Blaming Colonialism is a very popular opinion right now but it simply does not work.
If you want to blame Colonialism, you can look at the Southern Americas, Africa, and Asia. The Middle East was left amazingly alone in comparison. The only countries that have room to complain are Egypt and the Maghrab countries.
One major argument is that the countries are given false borders, that we can not expect people to live together in peace within the borders. That is probably the worst and elitest argument I've ever heard. First it ignores the history of the people living together in peace the majority of years they have coexisted. Second it points the blame in the wrong direction, yes the nation may not have a long history, however it IS up to them to learn how to live in peace. And finally it implies that they are unable to coexist in peace and thus must be separated. This is how you treat 3year olds that dont want to share their toys, not intelligent adults.
The reforms that are needed to undergo are on their side. When the Crusaders marched into Jerusalem and massacred half the city and proclaimed all infadels must die (sound familiar?), no one would argue now that it was the Muslims (who allowed the brothers of the book to worship as they may, and were granted great freedoms and protections under the law... sound familiar?) who must make reforms.
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