&gt; the whole Middle East fuck-up is the result of the post-WW1 partitions<p>Blaming everything on the Sykes-Picot agreement removes a lot of agency from the inhabitants of the Middle East, especially political movements like the rise of Baathism and pan-arabism. &#x2F;r&#x2F;BadHistory had a good post on this recently: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;badhistory&#x2F;comments&#x2F;3j75b8&#x2F;sykespicot_or_why_my_blood_pressure_spiked_at&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;badhistory&#x2F;comments&#x2F;3j75b8&#x2F;sykespic...</a>