• MisterFrog@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    Certainly not shedding a single tear for the regime, but it remains to be seen how positive this will be for the people Iran long-term.

    If I’m not mistaken, the current regime was able to take power in the first place on the back of a movement against the Shah, who US/UK installed via coup.

    Who knows what would have ended up happening if the US hadn’t meddled in the first place, but the point remains that the US shares a large part of the blame for creating the conditions that brought about the current regime.

    Fingers crossed there is a silver lining here :/ Hopefully a genuine grassroots/workers movement can seize this opportunity to bring about something positive.

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      11 days ago

      If I’m not mistaken, the current regime was able to take power in the first place on the back of a movement against the Shah, who US/UK installed via coup.

      Oh yeah, the US absolutely fucked it up and I feel bad for the Iranians who have had to live with the consequences for so long, I also agree, I wouldn’t have liked to have seen this until there was a credible opposition that could move in and quickly settle things

      The Basij as well unless we see a large amount of them switch sides could be a HUGE headache

      You might like this:

      German satire on the USA and the Middle East (subbed)

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xBIDUTVBfI