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You seem to be propagandized out of your mind. The current Iranian regime is there BECAUSE of Western meddling, it would not exist otherwise. You also need to

You seem to be propagandized out of your mind. The current Iranian regime is there BECAUSE of Western meddling, it would not exist otherwise. You also need to realize that the Gulf states sponsor terrorism to a larger degree and are our allies, so it's not about that. The U.S. supports 75% of the world's dictatorships. It simply wants control of Iran's natural resources, same goes for Venezuela, where the opposition isn't really any more popular than Maduro is and also rather violent.

bogomipz 8y ago
For someone accusing others of being "propagandized out of your mind" you seem rather uninformed. >"The current Iranian regime is there BECAUSE of Western meddling, it would not exist otherwise." The original Iranian Revolution was a reaction to Western meddling and policies. The current regime is there because of the consolidation of power of the theocracy. The executive branch is actually subordinate to the Supreme Leader and the Supreme leader controls the military. Iranians don't get to vote for the Supreme Leader - that's a position for life. The Islamic Republic borne out of a referendum in 1979. There hasn't been a meaningful referendum since. 60% of the population is under the age of 30, many of which are not interested in living in an Islamic republic.[1] >"The U.S. supports 75% of the world's dictatorships." Please provide a single citation for this statistic. This is an absurd statement. >"It simply wants control of Iran's natural resources, same goes for Venezuela," The US doesn't need Iran's oil, neither does it need Venezuela's. The US has been a net exporter of oil for a while now. The US shale boom has been in effect for years.[2] [1] http://time.com/4046788/iran-revolution-nuclear-deal-youth/ http://time.com/4046788/iran-revolution-nuclear-deal-youth/ [2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-06/u-s-becomes-a-net-oil-exporter-for-the-first-time-in-75-years https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-06/u-s-becom...
- AsyncAwait 8y ago
  > The original Iranian Revolution was a reaction to Western meddling and policies. The current regime is there because... The current regime is there precisely as a result of the Iranian Revolution. > Please provide a single citation for this statistic. This is an absurd statement. http://global-politics.eu/military-assistance-73-percent-worlds-dictatorships/ http://global-politics.eu/military-assistance-73-percent-wor... I guess I was off by 2%, it's 73% of the world's dictatorships. > The US doesn't need Iran's oil, neither does it need Venezuela's. The US has been a net exporter of oil for a while now. The US shale boom has been in effect for years. It doesn't need the oil itself. But it does need for global oil to be traded in USD in order to help maintain its status as a reserve currency, which is why it still supports the Saudis. There's also U.S. oil companies who rely on the Venezuelan crude and would like to go back into the country and privatize the oil assets[1]. 1 - https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1088414772163461120 https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1088414772163461120
  - strictnein 8y ago
    Nice list. It's good to know that selling a country $29k in goods now equates to "supporting a dictatorship". And written by an expert in the field: > "Rich Whitney is an attorney, actor, radio commentator and disk jockey, Illinois Green Party activist and former Green Party candidate for governor." The idea that the US is wanting to overthrow Venezuela for oil is just silly. They output roughly what North Dakota does. I know it sounds cool to claim this, but it's just not reality.
    - AsyncAwait 8y ago
      > It's good to know that selling a country $29k in goods now equates to "supporting a dictatorship". It's not just some 'goods', it's military equipment. Also, you purposely picked a country with a low volume, when there are countless others with a much higher one on the list, including the likes of Egypt, Saudi Ariabia, the UAE etc. This is based on the Freedom House report, it's not some data that the author of the piece made up. > The idea that the US is wanting to overthrow Venezuela for oil is just silly. They output roughly what North Dakota does. I already said it has little to do with the output, yet you ignore it because it does not fit with your narrative. Also, how then do you explain the U.S. backed 2002 coup attempt, when Chavez was massively popular at the time? Or are you trying to claim that the U.S. does not in fact 'meddle' in Latin America?
  - bogomipz 8y ago
    >"The current regime is there precisely as a result of the Iranian Revolution" So you are defending you assertion by simply repeating it? You show a complete lack of of understanding of the power structure of Iran and the history of the revolution. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was appointed to be Supreme Leader after the Iranian Revolution. He used the position to consolidate power and shape the judiciary. There current regime is a reflection of this massive consolidation of power and influence. This has continued with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. These have been the only two Supreme Leaders since 1979. The current regime is a reflection of their outsized control, influence and policy over the country. The current regime has very little to do with the ideals of the 1979 revolution and original referendum. You link is laughable - Vietnam, Thailand, Jordan, Afghanistan, Ethiopia are all listed in that chart and none of them are dictatorships. Did you bother to look at the provenance of this? Here: >"About the author: Rich Whitney is an attorney, actor, radio commentator and disk jockey, Illinois Green Party activist and former Green Party candidate for governor. >"Origins of images: Facebook, Twitter, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Flickr, Google, Imageinjection & Pinterest." So an attorney, actor, radio commentator and disk jockey compiled some images from social media and "the internet." Brilliant. Perhaps you might read more critically.

bogomipz 8y ago

For someone accusing others of being "propagandized out of your mind" you seem rather uninformed. >"The current Iranian regime is there BECAUSE of Western meddling, it would not exist otherwise." The original Iranian Revolution was a reaction to Western meddling and policies. The current regime is there because of the consolidation of power of the theocracy. The executive branch is actually subordinate to the Supreme Leader and the Supreme leader controls the military. Iranians don't get to vote for the Supreme Leader - that's a position for life. The Islamic Republic borne out of a referendum in 1979. There hasn't been a meaningful referendum since. 60% of the population is under the age of 30, many of which are not interested in living in an Islamic republic.[1] >"The U.S. supports 75% of the world's dictatorships." Please provide a single citation for this statistic. This is an absurd statement. >"It simply wants control of Iran's natural resources, same goes for Venezuela," The US doesn't need Iran's oil, neither does it need Venezuela's. The US has been a net exporter of oil for a while now. The US shale boom has been in effect for years.[2] [1] http://time.com/4046788/iran-revolution-nuclear-deal-youth/ http://time.com/4046788/iran-revolution-nuclear-deal-youth/ [2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-06/u-s-becomes-a-net-oil-exporter-for-the-first-time-in-75-years https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-06/u-s-becom...

AsyncAwait 8y ago
> The original Iranian Revolution was a reaction to Western meddling and policies. The current regime is there because... The current regime is there precisely as a result of the Iranian Revolution. > Please provide a single citation for this statistic. This is an absurd statement. http://global-politics.eu/military-assistance-73-percent-worlds-dictatorships/ http://global-politics.eu/military-assistance-73-percent-wor... I guess I was off by 2%, it's 73% of the world's dictatorships. > The US doesn't need Iran's oil, neither does it need Venezuela's. The US has been a net exporter of oil for a while now. The US shale boom has been in effect for years. It doesn't need the oil itself. But it does need for global oil to be traded in USD in order to help maintain its status as a reserve currency, which is why it still supports the Saudis. There's also U.S. oil companies who rely on the Venezuelan crude and would like to go back into the country and privatize the oil assets[1]. 1 - https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1088414772163461120 https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1088414772163461120
- strictnein 8y ago
  Nice list. It's good to know that selling a country $29k in goods now equates to "supporting a dictatorship". And written by an expert in the field: > "Rich Whitney is an attorney, actor, radio commentator and disk jockey, Illinois Green Party activist and former Green Party candidate for governor." The idea that the US is wanting to overthrow Venezuela for oil is just silly. They output roughly what North Dakota does. I know it sounds cool to claim this, but it's just not reality.
  - AsyncAwait 8y ago
    > It's good to know that selling a country $29k in goods now equates to "supporting a dictatorship". It's not just some 'goods', it's military equipment. Also, you purposely picked a country with a low volume, when there are countless others with a much higher one on the list, including the likes of Egypt, Saudi Ariabia, the UAE etc. This is based on the Freedom House report, it's not some data that the author of the piece made up. > The idea that the US is wanting to overthrow Venezuela for oil is just silly. They output roughly what North Dakota does. I already said it has little to do with the output, yet you ignore it because it does not fit with your narrative. Also, how then do you explain the U.S. backed 2002 coup attempt, when Chavez was massively popular at the time? Or are you trying to claim that the U.S. does not in fact 'meddle' in Latin America?
- bogomipz 8y ago
  >"The current regime is there precisely as a result of the Iranian Revolution" So you are defending you assertion by simply repeating it? You show a complete lack of of understanding of the power structure of Iran and the history of the revolution. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was appointed to be Supreme Leader after the Iranian Revolution. He used the position to consolidate power and shape the judiciary. There current regime is a reflection of this massive consolidation of power and influence. This has continued with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. These have been the only two Supreme Leaders since 1979. The current regime is a reflection of their outsized control, influence and policy over the country. The current regime has very little to do with the ideals of the 1979 revolution and original referendum. You link is laughable - Vietnam, Thailand, Jordan, Afghanistan, Ethiopia are all listed in that chart and none of them are dictatorships. Did you bother to look at the provenance of this? Here: >"About the author: Rich Whitney is an attorney, actor, radio commentator and disk jockey, Illinois Green Party activist and former Green Party candidate for governor. >"Origins of images: Facebook, Twitter, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Flickr, Google, Imageinjection & Pinterest." So an attorney, actor, radio commentator and disk jockey compiled some images from social media and "the internet." Brilliant. Perhaps you might read more critically.