• Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It actually was quite nice. It was socially progressive and had respected universities, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, women’s rights and was even quite respected for its art. It was a vacation destination for many westerners.

      Unfortunately, it also had oil and you know how American conservatives are about oil. They absolutely wrecked Iran’s government in an attempt to aquire their oil, manipulating the locals into installing a conservatave government.

      What you see there today is a conservative win-condition; a hellscape of oppression, sickness and death. This is a glimpse at our future in the U.S. if conservatives have their way.

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        1 year ago

        Unfortunately, it also had oil and you know how American conservatives are about oil.

        Pretty sure US never had access to Iranian oil reserves.

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            1 year ago

            Okay? That means it’s impossible to intervene with positive results, right?

            It’s a literal rule of the universe, lol.

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              The US having involvement in Iran’s oil in the past has nothing to do with future positive results from whatever intervention you are suggesting.

              I’m not sure what you are so upset about. You made a false statement minimizing US involvement in the creation of Iran’s current conservative hellscape and I replied with factual data showing US involvement. Conservatism is a plague of oppression. You should not defend conservatives. They do not need or deserve your defense.

              If by “intervention” you mean invading Iran to liberate the citizens, I really don’t know if that would be successful or not. Maybe it would be.

              The citizens certainly need saving. But, I suspect US conservatives would be very opposed to an invasion to liberate people who are suffering (conservatives prefer that people suffer). I also suspect non-conservatives (normal people) in the US will be resistant to invading a country for any reason at all, based on past sentiments. So, even if an invasion would be successful, I doubt it could happen. That’s why I think their best hope is revolution without intervention.