Google 1970s Iran vs now. It’s an interesting contrast of how quickly societies can change; and some would argue, not towards the future but backwards.

  • commandar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The Sovjets came at the invitation of the current government of that time.

    “The current government of that time” was a communist regime that seized power after multiple successive coups and was deeply unpopular in much of the country. While your statement is technically true, it leaves out a massive amount of context.

    I would argue all colonial powers are of similiar blame in repeatedly fucking Afghanistan over.

    That does get to the underlying point I was hinting at: imperialism is generally net harmful in all its flavors, whether that’s capitalist imperialism or communist imperialism.