One thing they do not have in common is a commonality of government.
Americans are being compared to 'arabs'. The usual bullshit demand is
that all arabs act as one and think as one and so all share the
responsibility . As I say, the usual bullshit or if not then no one
anywhere can sit on any moral high ground.
Even 'arabs' being a part of the Darfur situation is forced:
It is important to distinguish the Sudanese Arab from other Arabs of the
Middle East. Sudanese Arabs are descended primarily from the ancient
Nubians. In terms of racial origin, it is not clear what specific racial
or ethnic group the Nubians originated from. Over a period of centuries,
Arab immigration into the Sudan, intermarriage among Nubians and Arabs,
and the introduction of Islam and the Arabic language, Arabised the
Nubians into the Sudanese Arab of today. In appearance, the Nubians look
similar to the Ethiopians and Eritreans; at one point, they shared a
common history with the latter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_conflict
Let us be honest, Darfur would not be in the news as much as it is if