Ecstasy and Amnesia | Shany Mor on How the Arab World Deludes Itself Into Endless Cycles of Tragedy

JL;DR SUMMARY The video delves into the recurring pattern in Arab history of launching wars against Israel with initial excitement and jubilation, only to face defeat leading to the adoption of a victim narrative and a rewriting of history, and questions if breaking free from this cycle is possible. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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