Comments by "Houseplant101" (@houseplant1016) on "Why there is no Arab superstate" video.

@Dani-zh5lx The GCC is nothing like the EU, it is just an organisation to counter Iranian influence.
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The problem is that with a Union like the EU other already fragiele Arab states like Algeria or Egypt would be in more danger because of countries like Lebanon or Tunisia or Yemen....
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No lmao, what are you saying? The Arab oil states would never want to merge. Moroccans and Algeria's together? We would also import eachother's problems: all those minorities and religious sects. Nah, thanks.
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@Dani-zh5lx I did. Wikipedia's first line literally says it. It isn't a union or anything like that. It is just an organisation led by the Saudis to counter the Iranian influence. Qatar is also part of it but yet they haven't been treated friendly...
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@phylicia595 Arabs can't do that? Egypt, Morocco, Algeria are pretty decent. Lebanon was very rich, until the economic crisis. It had a huge banking sector. Syria and Iraq were also very rich until the war and the revolution. Jordania is a beautiful example, it's even landlocked and still doing pretty good.
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Because the Middle East is a tough place, where you can only succeed with strong leaders. That's why even Israel, one of the democracies, chose Netanyahu and other strong macho leaders...
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@rohankishibe8259 The Yasmine revolution in Tunisia literally caused the Arab spring in many countries.... Or you're not an Arab or you're bad educated and the Tunisian education has failed heavily...
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@rohankishibe8259 Yes, Algeria had mass protests. Again, bad informed. Have a good Day.
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@CountingStars333 Quote where I said that it is powerful.
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@rohankishibe8259 "losing". The protests caused mass reforms and the toppling of Bouteflika... The powerful regime abandoned its own president Bouteflika to temper the Hirak mouvement. After his resignation there was a referendum that changed a lot. You really are bad informed. Your definition of a revolution is quite flawed. A revolution isn't always some kind of a civil war.
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@eavocado5890pppj I know. But to this day, Qatar has very very good relations with Iran and Turkey , which upsets Saudi Arabië.
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@eavocado5890pppj Read again. I know the ban is lifted I am pointing out the GCC isn't Qatar's main policy. Besides, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have indeed started relations again but they are still geopolitical enemies looking for influence in the Middle East. And why are you mentionning the UAE out of nowhere? The UAE isn't a major geopolitical player like Iran, Saudi Arabia or Turkey in the ME. They are the pawns.
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