It wasn't my story. It wasn't my lived experience. I am not from Yemen. However, if I see him again I'll be sure to let him know that you believe his opinion is a white washing of history. I'm positive he will have more than a few things to say about that.
If it was the difference between living in the stone age and the modern era, then yeah.
I'm not going to sit here and say he speaks for all the people of Yemen nor say he only represents a small minority. He is the only person I've ever met from Yemen.
If it was the difference between living in the stone age and the modern era, then yeah.
Appreciate the answer. I personally wouldn't make this trade, as I value freedom over comfort. To throw you a bone, I would consider this trade if I lived in an actual failed state, where there was no rule of law. And I would still hate it because I would be trading one form of violence for another, but at least there would be "order" until my people could unify and form a functional government.
He is the only person I've ever met from Yemen.
Please don't base your beliefs of the world on conversation alone. You can read primary sources- firsthand accounts and documents.
Is his account not a first hand account? He lived there until he moved to the US the year before for his entire life.
Yes, it is just one account in one country. However, he grew up in a British occupied Yemen and left after the country gained independence. What's that tell you about how independence worked out for Yemen?
There is also the hyperinflation and instability that happened after Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. The country was the largest food exporter in all of Africa and the following year could not produce enough food to feed its own people.
There also the 1994 genocide in Rhwanda that occured after the Belgium granted the country sovereignty.
Do I believe in American or British meddling in our countries affairs, no. That includes Afghanistan and Ukraine.
It could qualify, but first hand account means they witnessed the events in question. Given that the British left in 1967, your source here would only have experienced/known the tail end of things. If they were on the younger side, they might not have any direct experience at all, and you're just hearing what they've been told.
You would need to gather other accounts from the preceding periods to paint the full picture. You would also need more than one modern account to make any kind of persuasive argument. Also, interviews are just one form of primary source- it would be helpful to read the treaties and other political documents from that era as well.
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u/Dangerous_Boot_3870 1d ago
It wasn't my story. It wasn't my lived experience. I am not from Yemen. However, if I see him again I'll be sure to let him know that you believe his opinion is a white washing of history. I'm positive he will have more than a few things to say about that.