• acargitz@lemmy.ca
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    11 hours ago

    Omg some of the responses here are so disregulated. Guys, it’s not that difficult, two things are true at once:

    1. The Iranian regime is horrible, it violates human rights, it stifles the legitimate aspirations for freedom and democracy of progressive Iranian people using brutal methods. The people at the business end of Iranian state violence deserve our sympathy and solidarity.

    2. The US and Israel should be defeated out of their illegal murderous war against Iran, and should be made to pay reparations for the horrible crimes they inflicted on the country.

    In fact, motherfucker, the US and Israel are strengthening the Iranian regime’s political position. They are literally making it impossible for Iranian patriotic progressives to fight for a better Iran.

    So yea, if we’re talking about the Iranian army kicking American and Israeli asses? Good on them. If we’re talking about the Iranian police and guard busting Iranian skulls? Fuck them to hell.

    Don’t be campists kids, just don’t.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      The Iranian regime is horrible

      I’ve been reading this propaganda continuously since I was old enough to pick up a newspaper.

      Practically every Muslim nation gets this treatment to some degree. But countries we’re at war with get it extra bad.

    • IndustryStandard@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      You forgot about the third thing that is most true: Iran is defending the entire region against genocide and imperialism from terrorist attacks by the West.

      And if you truly think that the start of another Western genocide is the time to criticize the government of the genocided then you are fully on board with it.

      • Greyghoster@aussie.zone
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        The main point is that Iran was on the nose until Demented Donny made them into some sort of underdog hero. Totally underestimated them and screwed the world all for ego (and probably the Epstein files).

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        5 hours ago

        You’re throwing around the word genocide like it’s candy to the point where you’re conflating genocide with imperialism and terrorism. Sit down.