• mirshafie
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    20 hours ago

    You’re out of your element. This would have been an excellent opportunity for you to learn had you not been so arrogant. I’ve lived in Iran for several periods over the past 40 years including over 9/11 and multiple protest movements. I’ve kept myself informed on Iran’s political history since I was a child. Paying attention is the least of it.

    Iran is a lot of things, and has many grave flaws, but it is not evil in the manner that Saddam’s Iraq was evil or that the United States is evil.

    But go ahead and reinforce the brainwashing programming that your media has inflicted upon you. See what good it does you.

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      18 hours ago

      You know thats what every fascist citizen says: the nazi didnt believe their government is evil, the russian doesn’t believe the Kremlin is evil.

      How can you even say this with straight face when there are thousands of Iranian political prisoners waiting for their death sentence.

      Frankly dude, you’re an awful Iranian for justifying this evil that imprisons your own brothers and sisters - you’re the one that’s out of their element here.

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        12 hours ago

        You’re not engaging in good faith. I already told you that I’m opposed to theocracy. And that’s not just something I’m thinking privately, I’ve actually tried to work toward realizing a different political system for Iran. I’m the kind of person that would be locked up in Iran, and there are millions of Iranians like me.

        There’s a reason why I don’t live there anymore. Again - strip off some of your assumptions and maybe you can learn something.

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          10 hours ago

          Ngl I’m genuinely confused by your perspective. Seems like you have a case of underdog bias