Those kids should learn something about politics, not interpretations of history profs. I noticed that most people in the West fail to understand how autocracies and teocracies actually function, they also don't understand that autocrats and dictators regimes need to create enemies to hold on their powers for years, start wars, opress and kill their own citizens - all for justifying absolute control. And if some shit happens, the western govs finally open their eyes and what do they do? Isolate countries, making life of people there even more unbearable, which in my opinion is a big mistake, and gives even more strength to autocracies to do their dirty business.
Yes, and the Islamic Republic has created its external enemies so well that the much of the Western world bought their narrative that the biggest threats in the region, and the world, were the Great Satan (American) and Little Satan (Israel). You're quite right to point out the futility of sanctions, too, which serve only to further immiserate the population while leaving the regime in place.
Those kids should learn something about politics, not interpretations of history profs. I noticed that most people in the West fail to understand how autocracies and teocracies actually function, they also don't understand that autocrats and dictators regimes need to create enemies to hold on their powers for years, start wars, opress and kill their own citizens - all for justifying absolute control. And if some shit happens, the western govs finally open their eyes and what do they do? Isolate countries, making life of people there even more unbearable, which in my opinion is a big mistake, and gives even more strength to autocracies to do their dirty business.
Yes, and the Islamic Republic has created its external enemies so well that the much of the Western world bought their narrative that the biggest threats in the region, and the world, were the Great Satan (American) and Little Satan (Israel). You're quite right to point out the futility of sanctions, too, which serve only to further immiserate the population while leaving the regime in place.
I recall, there was also a third "middle shaytan" according to a speech of one dead man. But with time, the old enemy turned into a friend
Was this...Saudi Arabia?
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