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[-] LotrOrc@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

Ah you mean the Iran that was doing perfectly well and was a beacon of progressiveness until the United States overthrew their democratically elected government in the 50s?

[-] No_Change_Just_Money@feddit.de 24 points 6 months ago

It is not the argument if they were evil before the US intervened

You can not change the past and currently they are a oppresive religious dictatorship

[-] verity_kindle@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

The Shah had his secret police making people disappear and using torture. He was not a beacon of anything.

[-] skillissuer@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 months ago

Shah was a piece of shit, but i'm pretty sure lotrorc is about removal of prime minister Mossadegh from power. That definitely didn't make things better

[-] skillissuer@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

and by the way, i'm of opinion that it's one of several times in history when rabid mccarthyism of CIA came around to bite them in their ass later, because if shah's CIA handlers weren't laser-focused on destruction of Tudeh party, then Khomeini would have to compete with them for audience and islamic revolution might have never happened. but it's a talk for another day

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

I don't think they are talking about the Islamic revolution of the 70s. I believe they are referring to the coup of the Prime Minister in 53'.

[-] LotrOrc@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

The 50s were not the same time period as the Islamic revolution

[-] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Ahhh, yes, let's dig up events from 70 years ago as justification for their current behavior!

[-] LotrOrc@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

You don't think that the US putting in an extremist faction that has run the country since has anything to do with them being extremist now?

And funnily enough they've shown more restraint than Israel this entire time

this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2024
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