Why “Qatar” is being discussed
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This seems like mostly pseudo-profound bullshit. Like the stuff about Australia exploiting gas. The average Australian is being ripped off royally by that. From Saul Griffiths:…
by ZeroGravitas · Sep 30, 2026
Man, i cant wait for qatar to run out of money and send these bots back to McDonalds.
by 21asdffdsa12 · Sep 30, 2026
> The blockade only started after Hamas was elected into power Israel has been restricting Gaza's economic viability since the 90s, much before the official blockade. (source: U…
by 4gotunameagain · Sep 30, 2026
> A 20 year blockade (and allowing Qatar to fund Hamas) The blockade only started after Hamas was elected into power, to reduce their access to more missiles and weapons. The mo…
by rantoniol · Sep 30, 2026
This is such a spin. A 20 year blockade (and allowing Qatar to fund Hamas) leading to the Oct. 7 attack - the justification - for the ongoing atrocities, framed as "unilateral d…
by 4gotunameagain · Sep 30, 2026
I'd rather ask myself how Qatar managed to wiggle its way into pretty much every university and many left-wing and "progressive" parties that now openly support Hamas. Israel ha…
by mschuster91 · Sep 29, 2026
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Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants. Most of the land area is made up of flat, low-lying desert. Read more on Wikipedia