Almost like a secular Iran isn't in Israel's geopol interest.

Funny thing, I've recently-ish listened to a podcast from late 2024, before Trump took office. The guest predicted that Trump would attack Iran because Republicans cover their shitty policies with warmongering, and Iran was the weakest of available targets.

Yeah, I was really rooting for the New Iran movement. Tankies called me a fucking zionist for it.

Now those hopes are shattered. Fuck trump, and fuck netanyahu.

Moderates didn't have a chance. There's 10-15% of religious hardliners that control everything and around 20% that's indifferent or too scared. With modern weapons and surveillance that's more than enough

The place is a police state and IRG were and are the real power. They were still there and they took control. When attacked, most people rally around the the flag so there was a lot of inertia too.

With their supreme leader dead, why didn't the moderates in that country arm up and take control?

Then what? A law which says to stop military action against Iran that the Supreme Court strikes down? Cutting budget to ICE that the Senate filibusters?

I'm not saying that it won't be better, but the rot runs deep and can't be removed by a single election.

Americans still think they can vote fascism out of the government.

sick conservative fucks use religion

Aaand there you are, religion most definitely plays a role to justify that shit.

To be fair, religion was created by them for this purpose.

Yes, though religion is more problematic due to their holy books having loads of these things they can and often use to justify it. Shit people will always exist, but let's not pretend the situations are similar.

True, atheists holding an ideology that is equally extreme to religion. I never claimed religion has exclusive right, it's just the most efficient and most common way to lure people into insanity.

Genuine question; what are you referencing?

Careful bro, you'll upset the Internet atheists

No those are in no way similar. they have to do with greed and selfishness.
Religion makes people evil without greed or selfishness.

Can you define conservative? What are they trying to conserve? The old ways, traditions, right? What even is religion if not tradition? They are the same.

It makes no sense to try to absolve religion of any responsibility for this kind of shitty behaviour, just because there are some young people who are still in its thrall.