> That's ridiculously short sighted and bordering on racist.
Now, here's a true, actual, case of using accusations of racism to avoid criticism. The post you responded to said nothing about guilt.
You could (absurdly) blame the West entirely for the region's state - but most ME countries are still basketcases regardless of who's fault it is (and plenty of it obviously goes to the locals, e.g. Lebanon being a great example of a country mostly ruined by local and regional actors).
Now, here's a true, actual, case of using accusations of racism to avoid criticism. The post you responded to said nothing about guilt.
You could (absurdly) blame the West entirely for the region's state - but most ME countries are still basketcases regardless of who's fault it is (and plenty of it obviously goes to the locals, e.g. Lebanon being a great example of a country mostly ruined by local and regional actors).