Yep. All of the sudden, the “great satan” stuff seems a lot more credible, and anybody who was calling for detente with the West looks really foolish.
On the other hand, there’s a lot of fresh faces at the top of the hierarchy now. Maybe gradual reform will be more possible, whenever this chapter of history ends. For now, 74 lashes for the celebrity, so nobody forgets who makes the rules.
Yep. All of the sudden, the “great satan” stuff seems a lot more credible, and anybody who was calling for detente with the West looks really foolish.
On the other hand, there’s a lot of fresh faces at the top of the hierarchy now. Maybe gradual reform will be more possible, whenever this chapter of history ends. For now, 74 lashes for the celebrity, so nobody forgets who makes the rules.