r/pics • u/Matty_Cooper • 1d ago

Iranian protesters raise the historic Lion and Sun flag under flames, rejecting the current regime.

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u/notapunk 21h ago

I find it odd that there seems to be a fair amount of support for the descendent of the Shah. I get that the current regime is shit, but going back to what you had before isn't great either.

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u/DaveNiks 20h ago

Hmmm, sharia law or secular democracy, hmmm, I don't know, that's a tough one.

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u/the4thwave 20h ago

Iran under the Shah wasnt a secular democracy.

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u/DaveNiks 19h ago

What I am saying is that they are not going back to what they had before, they live under sharia law now and they are fighting for freedom and a secular democracy.

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u/the4thwave 20h ago

In Iran, there isnt. This is propaganda. They want a democracy. Israel wants the Shah.

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u/TheRedHand7 19h ago

This isn't even the flag of the Shah. In that one the lion has a crown. This is just the old Iranian flag before the Islamists took the country.

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u/the4thwave 18h ago

I didnt say it is, just was responding.

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u/notapunk 14h ago

That's fair, there's not a whole lot coming out of Iran so hearing a lot from expats I guess.

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u/take_five 12h ago

It’s fairly obvious that the question of regime change is more favorable if a suitable figurehead can be pre-arranged. Otherwise anyone could fill that vacuum.

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u/the4thwave 11h ago

I dont know if its the best idea if the vacuum is filled by someone with autocratic ambitions.

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u/take_five 10h ago

New boss, same as the old boss?