Valuy@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoIranian star Parastoo Ahmadi sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijabwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square190fedilinkarrow-up1537arrow-down116
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minus-squarekingshrubb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down5·17 hours agoWell, Iran had a democratic government before the U.S. and U.K. orchestrated the coup in 1953 that installed the Shah. The government was led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who was democratically elected and nationalized the oil industry.
minus-squaregarbage_world@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down26·12 hours agoAnd? We are talking about what is now, and not what was before
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 hours agoI like the idea of remembering history and who the real villains are. These scum are just a result of American work.
minus-squareandho@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down3·12 hours agoI like this extra information. Why do you have a problem with it?
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoContext weakens the mindless imperialism that most USAians embrace.
Well, Iran had a democratic government before the U.S. and U.K. orchestrated the coup in 1953 that installed the Shah. The government was led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who was democratically elected and nationalized the oil industry.
And?
We are talking about what is now, and not what was before
I like the idea of remembering history and who the real villains are. These scum are just a result of American work.
I like this extra information. Why do you have a problem with it?
Context weakens the mindless imperialism that most USAians embrace.