een there on both sides. Saying one thing in public while holding on to a different opinion is characteristic of both sides. The last three decades of oppression by the Sunni minority have only made things worse.
I have heard some terrible prejudices against Iraqi Shia from people I have contact with, some of whom are educated and sophisticated. Although I have heard these things for all my life, it has never been as widespread as it is now. This is the underlying reason for boycotting the elections, Sunnis know they will lose even if the whole governorates of Nineva, Salah Al-Din and Al-Anbar vote. They believe they can save face by not participating.
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