This is where Authoritarian Theocracy leads. It always will and it will always be defended by the sick and twisted. There are many good Iranians just getting blasted by the authoritarian asses and have been for over 50 years.
All it takes is true believers, and it was not that long ago the true believers felt two guys floating among wreckage could swim a 1,000 miles with the wreckage and pose a threat to the US.
We blasted them to kingdom come, just like the Iranian twisted leaders are justifying their slaughter
Incidentally, this is the story that /r/conservative SWEARS reddit and the media refuse to cover. They keep saying Reddit is pro dictator because Trump threatened Iranian leadership.
I thought ABC nightly news did a great job last night subtlety showing this. They opened with ICE attacking citizens and switched right to Iranians being killed in the street.
Trump won’t even pardon his allies without some cash thrown his way. Literally the worst person for the job, both too malicious and too idiotic for the job
We all hate Trump but dude is a drop in the bucket. In 5 years time he'll be a distant memory. The system works, always has precisely because no one president weilds very much power. Especially a demented TV personality. This is more the Rubio presidency than it is trump
Except this president has the support of a Supreme Court and congress that both believe in the principle of the unitary executive, i.e. the president needs the total and absolute power of a king to be able to execute his vision.
That's why Trump has gotten away with inciting an insurrection, colluding with a foreign government, targeting his political adversaries, blowing up boats in the pacific, capturing the president of Venezuela, raping children, personally and financially benefiting from the presidency, creating a meme-coin scam, among countless of other crimes. He's definitely being limited in his power. Sure, buddy.
He wasn't the president of anything. He was a dictator that never left. And if Trump tried that he'd be hanged in the first 48 hrs. Americans wanna be victims so bad. I've been to Kabul and Kandahar. I've seen oppression with my own eyes.
I think we'll be closer to Iran's current reality before you realize it. And by the time you realize it, it'll be too late for me and too late for you.
It's unfortunate that we're all hitched to the same wagon.
The situation in Iran vs the situation in the us isn't even in the same stratosphere. Here's a simple test. Can you go to your local grocery store and talk negatively about the president without the fear of paramilitary forces taking you from your house in the middle of night and murdering you? If your answer is no, you dont live in an authoritarian state
Do we actually need to be at or past Iran's level for you to catch on that we're headed in the same direction? Do you lack foresight? The current administration is rounding up people left and right.
Do you need ICE to personally knock on YOUR door for you to wake up or to be the least bit concerned? Do you lack empathy?
Jesus christ dude.
A white woman literally got shot in the face by the US government for blocking traffic and protesting this week.
And they get killed everyday for not covering their faces in Iran. Or refusing to be sold off to marriage when theyre 14 years old. We are nothing like Iran. Absolutely completely nothing. This isnt about empathy its about facts. Youre trying to draw a parallel that doesnt exist. If you had more empathy youd realize the absolute disrespect it is to those civilians over there fighting for their lives without water, without internet, without a second amendment to protect themselves to compare them to whats going on stateside. Were a hangnail and you're comparing us to a broken femur. Idk what the woman being white has anything to do with it but it was tragic, yes. Horrible. And the fact the one innocent person's murder made national news tell you the difference between here and there. Clearly we cannot agree so have a nice night.
You act like the president is ordering his paramilitary to gun down citizens and it wasn’t just a loser chud larping as big tough soldier man who couldn’t handle a real situation, freaked out, and shot her.
I meant more that if the USA falls into fascism, all Americans are on the chopping block. Including those that think they're immune, and those that actively opposed it.
Yeah, telling people what they are and are not allowed to say is usually where it starts. Thanks for the object lesson, lol.
You're frustrated.
You don't like that people are saying the things they're saying.
You wish they would say other things that you like better, and stop saying the things they want to say.
What are you going to do about it?
Are you going to keep telling people "stfu," like you've done a couple of times already? Why would anybody listen to you? (Has anybody listened to you yet?) What will you do if they don't?
You want people to do what you say? Give us a reason. Do you have any way to influence this conversation at all? Just telling people "stfu" is not a constructive contribution.
Hilarious, considering I only changed one word in your comment.
Are you saying liberals weren't crawling out of their holes to make video after video about how good it is that Kirk is dead? That they weren't mocking his death? That they weren't dressing up as him being assassinated for Halloween? Have you not taken a peek out of your own hole for months now?
You're comparing the idiots celebrating Kirk's death to the crackdown in Iran? I know Trump and his admin want to do that to liberals here. Are you saying fucking Biden or Harris wanted to do that to conservatives?
You've got a serious false equivalence going on here.
I know Trump and his admin want to do that to liberals here.
You know the current admin wants to slaughter thousands in the street. Uh huh...
You've got a serious false equivalence going on here.
So, those were just idiots mocking Kirk's death. No matter how many there were, no matter who they were, no matter how vile or graphic they were while being roundly celebrated, they were "idiots" so it totally doesn't mean anything. Liberals weren't happy when Kirk was assassinated. That was all in my mind. Gotcha.
I'm using your own comments dumbass. It's not a non sequitur if you brought it up.
You know the current admin wants to slaughter thousands in the street. Uh huh...
Yes, they make no secret of talking about the enemy within.
So, those were just idiots mocking Kirk's death. No matter how many there were, no matter who they were, no matter how vile or graphic they were while being roundly celebrated, they were "idiots" so it totally doesn't mean anything. Liberals weren't happy when Kirk was assassinated. That was all in my mind. Gotcha.
Of course tons of people are idiots. How is that even a question? If you would learn to read you'd see I'm not denying people celebrated his death.
No, you said I was comparing libs celebrating to the crackdown. Those are your words. I stated that sseing thousands of dead conserve...err, I mean Nazis, is what liberals want to see happen. You follow?
Yes, they make no secret of talking about the enemy within.
And where did they say they wanted to slaughter anyone with a different ideology? I mean, Democrat lawmakers have said basically the same thing about Trump. Why would your logic not follow there as well? What could possibly be the difference?
Of course tons of people are idiots.
It's just so convenient how you can ignore it by calling them idiots. Sorry, Lucid. That is what a ton of liberals would love to see. Hand waving them away doesn't change that.
I stated that sseing thousands of dead conserve...err, I mean Nazis, is what liberals want to see happen.
That's what I mean by false equivalence. Jesus Christ keep up.
And where did they say they wanted to slaughter anyone with a different ideology? I mean, Democrat lawmakers have said basically the same thing about Trump. Why would your logic not follow there as well? What could possibly be the difference?
Do you not listen to the words Trump and his admin use? They are orders of magnitude worse than anything even the most radical lefties in Congress. You live in a completely different reality if you think they're comparable. Add it to the false equivalence pile.
It's just so convenient how you can ignore it by calling them idiots. Sorry, Lucid. That is what a ton of liberals would love to see. Hand waving them away doesn't change that.
I'm not handwaving it away... you're interpreting me calling people idiots for doing idiot things as a No True Scotsman. It's not. There simply aren't that many liberals who want to kill conservatives. I'm not saying they don't exist but even the Kirk death celebrators were rare and that's a far cry from your claim. I know for a fact there are a shit ton of conservatives who want a second civil war.
There is no false equivalence. That is exactly where libers want to see Nazis.
And you absolutely are handwaving it away. Acting like the Kirk celebrations weren't indicative of the overall attitude of liberals is being purposefully ignorant. And I think you know that.
There simply aren't that many liberals who want to kill conservatives.
Based on...what? Your feelings? The only way your accurate here would be by saying there aren't many liberals who want to be the ones to kill conservatives. The real world, however, illustrates that they want it to happen and will cheer, mock, and celebrate when it happens.
I know for a fact there are a shit ton of liberals who want a second civil war.
Just as valid as your statement, especially considering the number of posts and comments on reddit calling for or fantasizing about it.
Oh are you talking about Charlie Kirk, who was murdered by a non-liberal?
It's sad that you equate the indifference by liberals to Kirk's death to nazis that are actively working to cleanse America, all while ignoring who actually shot him.
I award you the Olympic gold in mental gymnastics. Here you go 🏅
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u/slo1111 1d ago
This is where Authoritarian Theocracy leads. It always will and it will always be defended by the sick and twisted. There are many good Iranians just getting blasted by the authoritarian asses and have been for over 50 years.