• Herding Llamas@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Why is this coming out now? Like we know… Why is this a news story, now? I am absolutely not a conspiracy theorist, but this makes me feel like one. Is something going to happen to Saudi Arabia… Are some powers at be trying to sway public opinion for some reason?

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      6 months ago

      Is something going to happen to Saudi Arabia

      Nope.

      Why is this coming out now?

      Because it’s too late for anyone to do anything with this information. It’s the same reason why they don’t mind us knowing about the SS-level war crimes the US perpetrated in Vietnam - they know it’s far too late for the majority of people in the US to care.

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      6 months ago

      Just planting the seeds to manufacture consent for a future war/invasion/destructive action. I assume after Israel fully takes over Palestine, Israel won’t have as much of a need to feign friendliness or even neutrality to countries like Saudi Arabia (Egypt is likely also on the hit list). The bad actions of enemy states are always useful to bring up at a later date to build a case for their destruction. For example, China’s human rights abuses were allowed to happen for a long time with maybe a call-out here or there (planting the seeds), but the case intensified when China threatening the US’s top world economic spot became even a remote possibility.

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        6 months ago

        No, SA and Egypt are vital to Israel’s continued existence

        You’re thinking of Syria, Iraq, and Iran

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          6 months ago

          Syria and Iraq are the ones they’ve beaten down. Iran is one of the next ones, definitely before Saudi Arabia. Make no mistake, when the other dominoes fall, countries like Saudi Arabia and Egypt are next. It’s simple divide and conquer.