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Ukraine

You should actually humanize these people, not pedestalize them.

Like, nothing will expand your brain quite like visiting Dubai. Not just good things, although there are SO many…but the neutral and bad things too. Because the world is actually complicated, and it’s not possible to divide it into “good countries/people” and “bad countries/people”.

Dubai is beautiful. It was built with what’s basically slave labor. Hearing the call to prayer played over loud speakers all over the city was incredible. The city is able to afford desalination of ocean water to supply drinking water because oil is cheaper than fresh water. Dubai operates under Sharia law. I saw women in everything from “western” clothes to full burqa in a Sephora buying makeup, and even the women in burqa had cool shoes. The women in burqa were accompanied by male family members and didn’t shop alone. There are amazing sights to see. There are prayer rooms in malls and mosques all around.

Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French author of graphic novel 'Persepolis', dies aged 56 - https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/marjane-satrapi-iranian-french-author-graphic-novel-persepolis-dies-aged-56-2026-06-04/