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0 pointsalephnerd2mo ago0 comments

> Isn't it ironic that many world cultures wear garments that Westerners mock and belittle as feminine "dresses"? I mean, even kilts for Scotsmen?

Especially when Eastern and Balkan Europeans were wearing similar clothes barely 60-70 years ago.

Doesn't matter - now they want an FTA [0] and Defense Pact [1] with those same non-western countries, and solicit non-western funding for infrastructure [2] and defense [3].

[0] - https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/india-...

[1] - https://www.reuters.com/world/india/eu-proceed-security-defe...

[2] - https://www.lagazzettamarittima.it/2025/10/30/rixi-in-india-...

[3] - https://geetha.mil.gr/kyklos-synomilion-staff-talks-kai-ypog...

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B1FIDO2mo ago

I am sorry -- what in the world do your comments on "infrastructure and defense", and those four links, have to do with garments?

alephnerdOP2mo ago

I find the lens of orientalism that is constantly effused in every Matt Lakeman "Notes on" post to be infuriating. It's something I strongly dislike about inauthentic attempts to deep dive into a culture of society. We have our own izat as well.

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