Anti-hijab protest in Iran days after the 1979 revolution

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[–]Hellothereawesome 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (8 children)

You stupid idiot. Shah was a dictator. Read.

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

She'll

Shill

Sheil

Chill

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Yes. Sure he was. And he was 1000 times more liberal than the Ayatollahs.

I suppose you don't know the story how Iranian leftists collaborated with the Islamists, and Jimmy Carter gave them the green light to overthrow a staunch US ally, the Shah. The leftists were useful idiots. They wanted to align Iran with the Soviets. They helped with the revolution, and the minute it was safe the Islamists turned on them. Massacred them, imprisoned them, exiled them. Ha ha ha ha!

And they were gobsmacked by the whole thing. Utterly surprised that it had happened. Just like useful idiots always are. Here's a book review on what happened

[–]Hellothereawesome 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Your first sentence shows that you don't know that people were promised that they would have freedom as they were protesting, and that they were betrayed afterward.

I wouldn't be surprised if Carter decided to hop on the train and help the revolution once he realized that he couldn't keep his puppet.

"Ha ha ha ha!" What's so funny about individuals being massacred? Or is it funny to you just because they're not from Utah or Missouri? Or are you a morally immature nationalist that likes seeing "the other" burn? It's poetic justice that the Iranian government that survived ended up giving the US what it deserved, and it's going to continue doing so... Just watch.

"Just like useful idiots always are" You're a fool.

[–]Chipit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You obviously have no idea of what happened in the Iranian revolution. You do have some very strong feelings, though. What do we say about people who ignore facts and allow themselves to be ruled by their feelings of the moment?

It was obvious to anyone that Islamists weren't going to free anyone. It was equally obvious that Marxists wouldn't, either. Those were the two factions that united to overthrow the Shah. And boy, you should have seen the look on the leftists' faces when the Ayatollahs turned on them.

Carter didn't hop on the train. He initiated the entire operation. The Shah was a meanie you see, and that nice man the Ayatollah Khomeini totally promised to stay allied with the US afterwards. Surprise, he was lying. Falling for every ruse American enemies could come up with was a hallmark of the Carter administration.

Not surprised you're cheering for the massacring, human rights violating Iranian regime, though. You know, the one that the Iranian people keep rising up against. Anything to be on the other side from America. Remember when you people repeated literal North Korean propaganda? To wit: "dotard"? Another human rights violator.

Funny you should mention The Other. The American people's Other is anyone who's not American, but your Other is the American people. Once you notice it, you can't stop seeing it everywhere.

[–]Hellothereawesome 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sorry i'm not reading.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sad. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him think.

[–]H3v8 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ayatollah Khomeini

I remember a book years ago (sadly can't recall the title) about how Western countries helped him go on with overthrowing the previous government because of some disagreements about Iranian oil. Which doesn't surprise me, as the same happened later in Afghanistan, and probably today in Syria.