You do realise Afrin has been ethnically cleansed right? Something like half the population had to flee after Turkish backed fighters invaded with the help of TSK. They were openly looting homes and have also been involved in sex trafficking and violent extortion.
What does an Afrin resident look like? This is exactly like the fuckwits in the UK who argue that Asian people aren't British.https://twitter.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/1087060455691075584 …
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You don't need to tell me what crimes have been committed against Afrin. That's not what this is about. He said she doesn't look like a resident because she's not Kurdish. That's racism whichever way you spin it.
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How do you know what he meant by that?
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Because even people trying to defend him can read between the lines. He is claiming that because of her clothing she is not local. It's racism pure and simple.https://twitter.com/Gargaristan/status/1087079949985595392?s=19 …
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No it really isn't racism. How can it be? Do you even know if that woman is an Arab or a Kurd? He's not saying what you think he is. He's speaking about the very specific demographics of those areas.
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It's like me posting a photo of a Muslim doctor and saying "hmm he doesn't look like he's from Manchester". It's barely veiled racism.
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Bad comparision, because a Muslim doctor isn't an invader. It's more like posting a photo of a British colonizer in Kenya in times of Imperialism and saying "hmm he doesn't look like he's from Nairobi". Because he isn't, he's an occupier.
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And sure, it is possible that this dude would actually be a white settler whose parents came there a long time ago and settled there peacfully. It's just not very likely.
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I am unaware the UK had a recent war where there were serious allegations of ethnic displacements and severe demographic change. I would refer you to ReliefWeb for more info on what happened in Afrin to inform your arguments.
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He is referring to her religious black garb more prevalent among settlers from Islamist/FSA held areas in Syria. Wladimir knows exactly what he is talking about.
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Kyle, how genuine are you in understanding what/why Wladimir wrote, how it relates to Afrin and general Afrin invasion and its ramifications, including serious ethnic cleansing?
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This is pure idiocy. Do you really think Syrians are *that* physically different than people from Afrin? This is lamenting the loss of Afrin locals to settlers from elsewhere. Where the fuck did you get the racial element?
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Barking up the wrong tree mate.
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Stop virtue signaling. That nothing like the UK.
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Arabs (and Arabised Kurds) did live in Afrin before the war too, who knows when they moved there
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