• Stovetop@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I expect them to stop harming their own civilians, too.

    We don’t need to cheer on an oppressive, totalitarian regime just because they’re at odds with another oppressive, totalitarian regime.

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      14 hours ago

      Funny, I’ve been saying this for the last three years and liberals have been telling me that that makes me a tankie Putin simp.

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      1 day ago

      I am cheering iran right to self defence not the regime harming their own civilians.

      Do you condemn israel starting the war and killing civilians ?

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        1 day ago

        Yes I condemn Israel, this isn’t an either/or type of situation. Both countries are shitty.

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          14 hours ago

          Ukraine is also pretty shitty, but no one seems to have any problem understanding why people would cheer them on when they get attacked.

          Funny how liberals can only extend that privilege to white countries

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          1 day ago

          We saw how western and Israel intervention always has devastating effect to the population of those countries. The only rational way to think about this is Iran has to defend itself against foreign power known for indiscriminate destructions . Once once it is repealed . The Iranian population can fight against the regime

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            11 hours ago

            Sure, not saying Iran doesn’t have the right to defend itself.

            Revolution is sort of a separate consideration, however. Governments often use war as an excuse to continue eroding the basic rights of citizens, and Iran is no stranger to theocratic fascism. Revolutions can begin during wars.

            1940’s China paused its revolution in order to face the existential threat of Japan. On the other hand, 1910’s Russia began its revolution during the ongoing conflict of the Great War. The people will reach a breaking point whenever things become too intolerable. It’s different for each example.

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              8 hours ago

              Only soldiers on the ground by the usa may make the regime fall. Iran war will never got worse than gaza war. Despite famine, only few gazans are protesting hamas.

              I will also repeat that western interventions always has terrible effects

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                9 hours ago

                I think we’re having separate conversations, this is about a much needed people’s revolution by the citizens in Iran to course correct for the Western meddling that landed them in their current situation.