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[–] 32 points 1 year ago (18 children)

It’s called critical support. I can support both Iran’s self-defense from genocidal maniacs while simultaneously criticizing them for their human rights abuses. It’s something that people with a functioning brain can do - hold two ideas in their head at once.

Besides, Israel has killed more gay people in the last year just through sheer numbers of the people they’ve exterminated than Iran has ever.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    There's a difference between carpet bombing an entire country (also not defensible) and deliberately removing gay people from your population using the legal system.

    https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/1600962503-study-iran-tops-list-for-most-dangerous-destination-for-gay-travelers

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes, and carpet bombing is entirely more evil. Iran is the lesser of two evils here. Isn’t that what liberals said we should always strive for? The lesser of two evils?

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  • Not lesser, just different. The two countries are very different and you can't really draw a sensible comparison. Additionally I would point out that Iran has been supplying weapons, money, and intelligence to Hamas and Hezbollah for years. Have Hamas been a good thing for Gaza?

    But let's not forget Yemen. Vastly more people have died in the Yemeni civil war (100s of thousands of civilians) which was started by the houthis, who are an Iranian proxy. They also propped up Bashar al Assad, who used chemical weapons against the Syrian population. They also had a hand in the Sudanese civil war.

    So yeah Iran hasn't directly been involved in genocide, but they've been encouraging and funding it for a good while. Not good guys.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    How many gay people do you think the occupation regime of west Palestine has killed in their genocide?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Clearly many more. I'm not defending Israel at all. They're clearly war criminals. However they don't execute LGBT people in their own country which is the point of the meme. Iran is specifically trying to irradiate LGBTQ people in their own country. Iran is a theocratic dictatorship and is incapable of being the "good guy" with the current regime.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    They do execute lgbt people though. And children and pregnant women, they're executing an entire population. A repressive dictatorship is still better than a genocidal one.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    https://www.genocidewatch.com/israel

    blobcat, think methinks this website is a USAID or NED project.

    Gregory H. Stanton
    Founding President and Chairman
    Dr. Gregory H. Stanton is the founding president and chairman of Genocide Watch. From 2010 to 2019, he was a research professor in genocide studies and prevention at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, USA.

    blobcat, googly, think

    Dr. Stanton served in the U.S. State Department (1992-1999)

    blobcat, thinkglare

    Before he joined the State Department, Dr. Stanton was a legal advisor to RUKH

    one of the first opposition parties in Soviet Ukraine

    blobcat, hyperthink

    Hey I'm getting good at spotting these

    lmfaooooooooooo https://www.genocidewatch.com/directors-and-advisors

    Jesus

    Major General William Nash
    Former Commander, NATO Forces in Bosnia

    they got the guys with hands-on experience huh?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Your last paragraph is really out there, making Israel worse because they may have accidentally killed more gays?

    How about we don't cheer on either? How about we don't cheer at all? Innocent civilians are dying because a bunch of dictatorial egomaniacs want to feel powerful. I don't care what their nationality is, people are dying, I'm not cheering anyone.

    Fuck the Israeli genocidal government

    Fuck the Iranian murderous hateful theocratic dictatorship

    Fuck the murderers from Hamas.

    Take all of those against a wall and you finally might have a chance at actual peace there.

    I'm not cheering, I'm crying for the people

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    accidentally

    "woops accidentally carpet bombed an entire neighborhood didn't know there was a gay person there! tee hee!"

    maybe if we overthrow their government again for oil money the iranians will learn better, right pheonix?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    How is it accidental? They are committing genocide. All of their murders are purposeful. Also, I never said anything about cheering, I said I critically support Iran's defense against Israeli aggression.

    Btw, I agree with you. The ruling class is responsible for all of this, and unless we remove them and make it impossible for a class system to exist, we will perpetually have war.

    All I'm saying is that if someone attacks me, intent on my annihilation, you don't get to say how I fight back.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    whos being annihilated? its not the israelis. you are saying its ok to fight back to a bully who threw the first punch without acknowledging it was the bully and his rich friends who started it in the first place.

    "Hey I only killed your mother and father and then took over your house but you fight back against me?! DIE!"-- thats israel

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I think we’re agreeing but something got lost. I was trying to say that Israel is the bully and it’s ok to fight back against them.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    my apologies, i am jewish and muslim (mother and father) and this scenario hits a sore spot. I don't want anyone to have to go through what they are going through. And I thank you for your candidness.

    its a never-ending conflict and I feel hopeless about it

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