• Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus
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    15 hours ago

    I’d say the current situation in Iran is comparable to civil war; support for the rebels would probably help speed up things and reduce deaths on their side.

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      15 hours ago

      The only war is the ongoing one with Israel and the US and Iran and their allies. I suspect your media and sources of information are doing you a disservice if you see things like that.

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        14 hours ago

        Be honest, do you see the theocratical regime in Iran as a positive thing? Iran under the Shah was pretty progressive and actually gave a shit about basic human rights, something you can’t say about Iran today.

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          14 hours ago

          Yeah the basic human rights of BP to have access to Iran’s resources

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          14 hours ago

          The Shah was incredibly repressive. Infamous secret police. The ruling class had some rights, got their pictures taken smiling.

          This is all just trying to restart the war and you are going along with it, why? Because you believe them? That the shah was great, that the protests can topple the regime here?

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            11 hours ago

            You didn’t answer my question. Do you approve of the current status of Iran as a theocratical-military dictatorship?

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              11 hours ago

              I have no say in the government of Iran. The only thing we have a say in is if we give the worst people in the world cause to war against them more. You don’t either. Iran government mean, US/Israel Warring good, is your logic here.

              As if that would help anything, it would make it worse. But helping isn’t the point, distracting the public for israel is.

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                10 hours ago

                I didn’t ask if you have a say in the Iranian government. I asked you a very simple yes or no question. You evading to answer speaks for itself. I have nothing more to discuss with the likes of you.

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                  10 hours ago

                  You don’t have a say in who leads Iran either. You do have a say in if we go to war with them again, and make everything worse. Worse for their protesters, worse for all of their citizens. Does not help anyone in the west either.

                  You want more war to make everything worse, and breed instability that will give endless cause for provokations and new strikes across the borders, everytime Israel needs a public relations boost they can pop over and bomb some stuff, safe knowing that Iran can’t hit them back effectively if at all.