r/geography • u/Necessary_Wing799 Geography Enthusiast • 15d ago

Oman - a country rarely spoken about. What's happening there? Discussion

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Oman is located in a area we heat about a lot for an array of reasons - there are many famous and newsworthy spots close by from dubai to Doha to Iran and Yemen...... what goes on in Oman? Let us know how life is here and any relevant info on its current state....

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u/AssumptionExtra9041 15d ago

Oman is stable, is relatively rich. It is not involved as much in international politics as its neighbors and it also does not prominently commit human right violations.

So, to keep it short: (almost) everything going on in the neighboring countries is also happening in Oman but to a much shallower degree.

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u/PosterOfQuality 15d ago

it also does not prominently commit human right violations

They didn't say Oman has never committed human rights violations

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u/PosterOfQuality 15d ago

Because the person who wrote that was clearly talking in the present tense?

Every country on the planet has a dark history

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u/salcander 15d ago

Wow, so you bring up the kafala system in oman, which is an absolute shit example because they basically have NO kafala system in comparison with he other gulf states.

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u/PosterOfQuality 15d ago

I have no idea what that is. I know very little about Oman. I'm just explaining why it's a bit ridiculous to respond to someone who was clearly talking in the present tense with "they only stopped doing slavery in 1970". That's 54 years ago lol

If you had initially made your argument about some human rights violations that is occurring today I'm sure you wouldn't have got downvoted

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u/MotorProteins 14d ago edited 14d ago

I'm really not trying to be obtuse, and I am not going to pretend I know what's is going on in Oman, but the wiki you linked has a tab for 7 different countries and none of them were Oman.

Edit to add, while I'm guessing the Kafala system is fucked up in ways I don't understand at face value it doesn't look too different than having to get your employer to sponsor your visa in the United States

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u/Next_Snow9064 14d ago

Why dont we talk about the massive amounts of slavery in the us and the fact that they currently enslave prisoners? Moron 😂

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u/Rossmci90 15d ago

Almost all countries have a dark history. Humans were pretty shitty to other humans for a very long time.

We're talking about Oman now.

Your comment is like seeing a post saying that modern Germany is fairly progressive and a good place to visit, and replying that Germany murdered 6 million Jews.

Its not really relevant to visiting modern Germany.

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u/MisterMejor 15d ago

Were shitty? Since when did it stop?

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u/MotorProteins 14d ago

I'll say again I don't know the state in Oman, but slavery was abolished 150 years ago in the United States and we are still healing lots of societal and systemic damage. It takes a long time to heal from such deep wounds.

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u/StrawberryComplete58 14d ago

The USA has slavery to this very day, no wonder wounds can't heal.

Read the 13th in full

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u/MotorProteins 14d ago

Yes I understand there is a prisoner loophole in the 13th (that I don't agree with). But you are also kinda making my point. It took 100 years until the civil rights movement. And it's been 60 years since then. Things get better slowly.

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u/JohnnyG30 14d ago

The whataboutism in the thread is making my head spin. “But..but…what about the other thing that is loosely correlated?!”

This mindset is why politics are a complete dumpster fire these days. I have no energy for these types of clowns anymore. Nothing they say is in good faith. It’s all shitty set ups to some unimpressive “got ya” moment while completely missing the point being made to them. It’s exhausting. Don’t waste your time, man.

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u/StrawberryComplete58 14d ago

How is America still having slavery "loosely correlated" to the claim that the US abolished slavery?

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u/JohnnyG30 14d ago

That’s not the point. The point is to redirect conversations to topics that are “loosely correlated” to avoid answers you either don’t like or don’t have.

Look how far you’ve derailed the debate from the main topic. You’ve shifted to like 3 other topics as some sort of justification or comparison that voids the main argument, hence my comment.

We weren’t talking about slavery in the US, but that’s how far you reached to justify your original comment. You aren’t interested in receiving any new or relevant information, which is why I said the other guy is better off not wasting his time. None of what you posted was in good faith lmao. Later tater!

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u/StrawberryComplete58 14d ago

It's literally only been one point to contradict the misinformation Americans love to spread about their country.

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u/StrawberryComplete58 14d ago

It's not a loophole, it's a feature. Have you ever wondered why the US has the most people imprisoned? It's specifically so they can lease oligarchs slave labour.

Frankly calling the consistent enslavement of minorities a "loophole" is ethically repugnant.

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u/MotorProteins 14d ago

Yea a purposeful loophole. I don't even understand why/what you are arguing at this point? I agree it's not a good loophole, we are on the same side but you are so unlikeable.

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