scaredycat

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scaredycat

scaredycat

@scaredycat102

skilled at googling things

Katılım Nisan 2018
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@thedimitri @Rationalbot That's underplaying it! Modern Turkey is mostly made up of descendants of the Antaloian Byzantine farmers. Actually "Turks" aka descendants of Turkish speaking nomads are a smaller percentage and a low status group. Ottoman Empire is in many ways a continuation of Byzantines.
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Dimitri@thedimitri·
@Rationalbot Proof there was mutual cultural exchange between the Greeks and the Turks during Ottoman rule
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@Savanojito @gbrew24 I mean Qalibaf is IRGC. Reality is that there's no one person running Iran but a coalition.
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Spin@Savanojito·
@gbrew24 It smells like they think Qalibaf can make decisions and in reality Vahidi and other IRGC are prob calling shots. Vance seemed surprised that they couldn’t close a deal in Islamabad when it was so obvious they’d have to bring anything back. It all reads as bs or incompetence
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Gregory Brew@gbrew24·
Vance sounding very optimistic tonight about reaching a deal with Iran. Referred to Qalibaf as "the person running the country." Seemed to think a deal was within reach. I dunno, gang...
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Eastern Margins@ShamiArchives·
I used to believe Saudi Arabia would eventually stagnate in the mid to late 2030’s, but it’s possible the economic death-spiral arrives much earlier.
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @SyrianLib It's clearly not true ! Something that definitely started as a joke that became accepted as a truth However it does matter that it feels true
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hamadiyeh@hmadsyria·
One of the rumors (for which I cannot produce proof - because it's a rumor and a thing said in taxi cabs) I have heard here is that Hazem al Sharaa was requiring an 800,000 USD bribe from bidders on government contracts - and that this has scared some investors off.
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria Not true at all It go backs to the comfort of conspiracy theories Much easier to believe one man is stopping investment instead of Syria not being attractive to instability and lack of resources
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @Idlibie Stg did significantly reduce cooperation in their takeover. Actually ending it will require decades of recovery. Pressure is part of the process but there's no quick solution
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @Idlibie Ex, Minister of endowments was someone new brought into the coalition from former Sharaa opposition. That's why his kid got an ambassadorship (which America also uses for that purpose)
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Karim@Idlibie·
Happened to my uncle in Aleppo, who was accused by his neighbours of being an Assadist. Our grandfather’s property has now been seized by the state. These ‘neighbours’ told the authorities that because my grandmother was from Jableh, my uncle is an ex-Assadist Alawite.
الرقة تذبح بصمت@Raqqa_SL

The arrest of “Mohammad Ahmad Al-Issa” in the city of Aleppo, who is the father of one of the founding members of the RBSS campaign. The arrest reportedly stems from a malicious complaint filed by a woman (his neighbor), who is said to be backed by influential authorities. The arrest was conducted without clarification of the reasons, without a judicial warrant, and he has not been presented before a court up to this moment. We call for clarification of the circumstances of the case, ensuring respect for legal procedures and citizens’ rights, and putting an end to any violations that undermine justice and the rule of law.

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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @Idlibie Yes . But sadly inevitable. Even in America, a new elected official will materially award his allies. It's a question about reducing extent not completely stopping this behavior because it's necessary to hold political coalitions together
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @Idlibie Unfortunately you have to reward your circle to some extent elsewise they won't maintain loyalty . Not good but every Syrian gov will do the same or quickly fall.
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hamadiyeh@hmadsyria·
@scaredycat102 @Idlibie I disagree a bit with this - a lot of their policy favors within their closed circle as opposed to the general public
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @Idlibie That's part of what I mean by internal politics . STG is a new, fragile government so maintaining internal cohesion is prioritized above all else . Not good but rational.
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hamadiyeh@hmadsyria·
@scaredycat102 @Idlibie I meant consultants, as i think i wrote it, not businessmen. Also, it’s important not to circumvent the implicit role in nepotism in such a closed structure.
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @Idlibie However in most cases, resource constraints not policy decisions is what is driving the problems. Frankly they don't have the money to implement basically any of the suggestions.
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @Idlibie And they have good reason not to trust many of the ex pat businessman who aren't impartial in their complaints. (Not the case for more academic experts )
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @Idlibie I personally think that STG sincerely wants to reduce every day corruption but it's inevitable with low salaries The class element of war makes everything worse
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hamadiyeh@hmadsyria·
@scaredycat102 @Idlibie Very true, the system is so outdated, and general economic misery means corruption is a survival mechanism (رشاوي)
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@Idlibie @hmadsyria It's not that all the good people are dead . But they have no organization in way that can govern. It's way Ismailis fair the best since they were somehow able to organize a strong civil society under Assad.
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Karim@Idlibie·
@hmadsyria The problem is that all the good people in Syria were brutally murdered by Assad, ISIS et al. and now we are left with an overwhelming repertoire of snivelling opportunists and scoundrels who survived through grit and exploitation.
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @Idlibie Pro gov had same delusion early on .that getting rid of Assad and then sanctions, would automatically revive Syria economically . That just removing mismanagement and corruption was enough
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@hmadsyria @Idlibie It's comforting to believe the new gov wants to Syrians remain poor. Reality is that any Syrian gov would act in similar ways because resources are limited, capacity small , and poverty encourages corruption for everyone
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scaredycat@scaredycat102·
@SyrianShabab It's likely going to be nominal control for now. Still real progress Biggest progress is that SDF has removed a ton of their checkpoints in Haskah.
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Rami SD@SyrianShabab·
Important: The Ministry of Interior will take control of all prisons run by the SDF in Al-Hasakah Governorate in the coming days. I still cannot believe how peacefully the integration has been going so far. And its pace is decent considering the complexity.
مديرية إعلام الحسكة@McHasakah

الفريق الرئاسي: ستتسلّم وزارة الداخلية جميع السجون التابعة لـ"قسد" في محافظة الحسكة خلال الأيام القليلة المقبلة. #الحسكة #محافظة_الحسكة

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