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Britain ‘defenceless against Iranian missiles’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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[–] 7 points 7 months ago* (4 children)

I think your stance on the war is a reasonable one, but

despite the fact that their regime is brutal and oppressive

How did you come to this understanding regarding iran?

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  • [–] -3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I don't see how that would be a productive conversation to have right now - everyone knows what I'm talking about, and getting into the details would just distract from the fact that there are far more brutal, far more oppressive regimes doing far worse things, such as Israel and the United States. Once the Iran war has settled, I'd be more than happy to get into it, but for the time being, I am just going to lend them my critical support.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    I think our perception of a country plays a huge role in whether confrontation happens or not, so some attention is not undeserved. I only asked because you chose to describe the country in this way, even though it was the party you were defending. So what was the purpose of it? Do you feel uncomfortable being associated with the iranian state outside of this very specific context of conflict?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    I think our perception of a country plays a huge role in whether confrontation happens or not

    To an extent, but our perception of a country is heavily influenced by western propaganda, and I do not want to push any of their talking points.

    So what was the purpose of it?

    Building consensus. The majority of users on this platform have been consuming western propaganda all of their lives, and are extremely hostile to perspectives which they see as oppositional. By framing my argument in that way, those people have a higher chance of perceiving me as being "on their team", and thus giving my argument the benefit of the doubt, rather than short-circuiting their brains into discarding my actual argument as enemy propaganda.

    Do you feel uncomfortable being associated with the iranian state outside of this very specific context of conflict?

    Broadly, yes, I feel uncomfortable being associated with any state, they generally all have their histories of atrocities and oppression, though some are worse than others. I'm a disabled gay anarchist. I'm sure you can figure out my reasons for feeling the way I do.

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