i'm having a blast with the suez canal memes and i absolutely don't mean to put a damper on things, but i have the faintest bit of hope that now that its name is coming up a lot, people might research a little bit about the history of the suez canal and the tragic history behind it
Here's an article if you're interested, but I'll summarize it for you as best as i can:
The contruction of the Suez canal started during the French occupation of Egypt. Close to a million workers were forced to work on it, and were denied even drinking water in the scorching heat during the construction (among numerous other cruelties I'd rather you read about in the article than have me repeat them). Over a hundred thousand Egyptians died in the process.
Despite how much Egyptians gave up for the construction of the canal, Egypt was only granted 15% of the income of the canal - only to be forced to sell even that small share to France and England.
It was only a hundred years later that Egypt took control of the canal - a decision that triggered a war on Egypt carried out by France, England, and Israel, which occupied Sinai, a region in the north of Egypt. In the battle to liberate the occupied region, around three thousand Egyptians were killed.
When you think of the Suez canal and how important it is to worldwide commerce, please keep the people of Egypt in your thoughts.
