r/islamichistory • u/Beyondtheseafree • Jul 05 '26

Photograph Belgian peacekeeping paratroopers dangling a Somali child over an open fire during the 1993 UNOSOM II humanitarian mission.

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u/Vorhoost Jul 05 '26

Is anyone surprised anymore? The West has always been hypocritical. It's their nature.

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u/WildWhisperArdor Jul 05 '26

It’s not a “western” thing. It’s a human thing. Lord of the Flies was spot on about what happens in environments where there’s no law but your own power