| ▲ | JodieBenitez 17 hours ago |
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| ▲ | throw310822 17 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| They might be fanatical, but to the point of desiring the destruction of themselves, their loved ones, their country, their culture, their literature, their history.. just to inflict genocide on others? This is a dehumanising thought. Besides, the fanatical leader of that country has said in clear terms that they consider nuclear weapons forbidden by their religion. They have also said in clear terms that oppose the "Israeli regime" and the existence of Israel as a political entity- that's what they mean by "destruction of Israel", not nuking it. |
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| ▲ | nine_k 16 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | In 1930s and early 1940s, emperor Hirohito of Japan approved of a number of terrible things done by the Japanese imperial armed forces to people of China and Korea, and warred bitterly with the US. But once he realized that he's losing the war, and Japan can be just destroyed by nuclear bombs, he decided to surrender, in order to avoid the complete destruction of his country and senseless deaths of Japanese people. (This is somehow documented.) He cared about the Japanese and Japan more than he cared about his majesty, or honor, or abstract ideas; he agreed to abdicate of all his powers. Sadly, I highly doubt that the regime of the ayatollahs is going to act like that, instead of fighting fanatically to the bitter end and the last drop of Iranian blood if need be. (A bitter end is very far from the current situation though.) | |
| ▲ | Nathanba 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | yes I think so, if they believe that they are stopping another genocide then they'd conceivably be willing to risk their own genocide to help do what's right. |
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| ▲ | tda 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Isn't Israel a defacto theocracy too? |
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| ▲ | nine_k 16 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | No, Israel is not using religious norms or holy scriptures as the law, and establishes no state religion. Iran's constitution directly says that the norms of the Sharia law are its foundation, and makes Shia Islam the state religion. | | |
| ▲ | helge9210 16 hours ago | parent [-] | | "Jewish State" literally means religious norms and holy scriptures are considered a law. Rabbinical courts are part of the Israeli legal system, which operates religious courts in parallel to the civil court system. | | |
| ▲ | nine_k 16 hours ago | parent [-] | | The rabbinical courts exist for sorting out religious issues, such as religious marriages and divorces of Jewish citizens. Judaism is not even special-cased: «Such courts exist for the recognized religious communities in Israel, including Muslim courts, Christian courts, and Jewish Rabbinical courts.» (Wikipedia). The Basic Laws, which sort of comprise the makeshift constitution of Israel, don't seem to make any religious references, but rather refer to the founding UN principles like human rights. | | |
| ▲ | helge9210 14 hours ago | parent [-] | | My apartment rental agreement had a clause all "all disagreements are to be resolved in rabbinical court". Reach of the religious courts is unlimited. Even civil courts are allowed to refer to holy texts if the law is not clear. | | |
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| ▲ | throw310822 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I would say the US is too at this point, given continued references to god by its leaders. A country where a senator can say he supports a certain foreign policy because it's written in the Bible? | |
| ▲ | JodieBenitez 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | No, it's not. | |
| ▲ | HaZeust 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | [flagged] | | |
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