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To: LS
Arab culture is a "shame culture". Losing face is bad. Admitting fault is hard. This makes it hard for them to field an effective Western-style military organization.

SHAME, THE ARAB PSYCHE, AND ISLAM

27 posted on 07/16/2019 6:07:08 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: PapaBear3625

Yes. As Pollack says, making the mistake is bad, but admitting it is worse.


29 posted on 07/16/2019 6:21:35 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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