| ▲ | dotancohen a day ago |
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| ▲ | engcoach a day ago | parent | next [-] |
| Why do they chant that? Is it due to acting against US interests in favor of another state, maybe one in the Levant? |
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| ▲ | nozzlegear a day ago | parent | next [-] | | What are you saying? Speak plainly so we don't have to guess. | | |
| ▲ | engcoach 20 hours ago | parent [-] | | Israel | | |
| ▲ | dotancohen 8 hours ago | parent [-] | | The Iranians chant Death To Israel because Israel is a Middle Eastern ally of the United States, who propped up the Shah. This is why the US is the Big Satan, and Israel is the Little Satan. This was all spelled out clearly by Khomeini. You have the cause and the effect backwards. I suggest reading more about Khomeini, you might like his viewpoints. He decreed that the unmarried female protesters must be raped before being executed, so that they would not enter the Kingdom of Heaven. |
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| ▲ | dwb a day ago | parent | next [-] | | It’s bold to get presumptuously snooty about people’s understanding of history, and even mention the closeness of the Shah with the US, without acknowledging how the Shah came to power…! To say nothing of the US’s more recent interventions in other Muslim-majority countries. Do you not think that might go further to explain the discontent, especially considering Khomeini’s comments that you refer to, than some nebulous idea of “values”? | | |
| ▲ | dotancohen 8 hours ago | parent [-] | | Fine, the US propped up the Shah. I didn't see it as relevant but there you go. Khomeini himself didn't see it as too relevant either, as he barely mentioned it after the revolution. He did state that the US was the source of all Muslims' problems, many times, but he did not mention the US support of the Shah as part of his regular rallies. |
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| ▲ | kashunstva a day ago | parent | prev [-] | | > secular society based on Christian values Oddly the Christian deity is mentioned exactly zero times in the Constitution. | | |
| ▲ | dotancohen 18 hours ago | parent [-] | | I stated that the United States is based on Christian values. Not that the United States is a Christian state. Do you value separation of state and religious authority? Women's rights? Minority rights? Human dignity? Equality before the law? Sanctity of life? Individual moral responsibility? Monogamous marriage? The objective study of history? Fair trial? Witnesses at trial? Tolerance of alternative viewpoints? Those are all Christian values. For what it's worth, I'm not Christian. |
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| ▲ | MSM a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| "Bombings will continue until you stop hating us" |
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| ▲ | chneu a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| They were trying to gain energy independence, not develop nuclear weapons. This has been confirmed by plenty of independent auditors. Drunk Hegseth is a literal white nationalist Christian with a crusades tattoo. You really want to be on the side of a white nationalist who openly says all Muslims are the enemy and openly advocates for christian prophecies that require the US to submit to Israel? These aren't conspiracies. Hegseth openly believes all this stuff. |
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| ▲ | JKCalhoun 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| "What is North Korea, Alex?" "Ooooh, I'm sorry…" |