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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour 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.

[–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago

Oh hey blatant Hasbara made by a UK website that justified the UK's slave trade as a positive thing for the slaves. What a surprise.

And posted by a UK account that justified killing journalists and children.

I wonder what their dual nationality is.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Cool. Now do Israel and the US

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

If it helps I had no idea which country it was until competing the sentence.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 53 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (47 children)

The Iran regime sucks, it's authoritarian and brutal.
Yet I can't help but having a nagging feeling that the reason we are hearing these stories, is to help justify the next move of Israel/USA.

There is no doubt that USA is a huge part of the reason it is as bad as it is now in Iran, because half a century of sanctions against Iran has undermined their economy, and bad economy is a major factor of the internal problems of Iran. Life threatening poverty has a strong tendency to lead to violence.

[–] GardenGeek@europe.pub 12 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Iran might have been on a path to a more civil society when moderates were at power. However this was against Israels plan to picture the local rival as force of evil... so Trump singlehandedly ended the nuclear deal Iran was kept word in and proved to the Iraninan leaders that 'the West' can't be trusted. Next election saw a switch to more conservativism and repression, just as intended.

I'd say you're right.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

It is like condemning Hamas for violent resistance after Israel completely shot up the peaceful Hamas peaceful march of return against occupation in 2017 with full backing of the West, and so many other Palestinian attempts at a peaceful resolution which were met with bloody massacres from their oppressors.

Yeah oppressed people are going to learn a lesson. They will become "hardliners" who "no longer trust the West". And they should be praised not falling for it again.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

No doubt the sanctions and theft of Iranian assets have radicalized the country, both the regime and following that the opposition too.
The international community that participated in this are all guilty of crimes against humanity.

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

Honey wake up time for your daily portion anti-Iran propaganda by TheGuardian

[–] treehugger6@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

Trying so hard to manifacture consent.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I didn't read the headline fully and only midway through the article i realized it was about Iran, not Israel.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

It is written by a notorious Zionist as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFdDoez4Is4

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 1 points 5 hours ago

I was going to post a satirical comment about how the Mossad must be involved in this. Never mind. No need to highlight how warped many of the viewpoints here are.

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