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Iran being a theocracy is being disputed by none. In the context above it means they can't be trusted to behave as a rational actor in case of a MAD scenario. h

by coretx 7y ago

Iran being a theocracy is being disputed by none. In the context above it means they can't be trusted to behave as a rational actor in case of a MAD scenario. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction As they might just say inshallah!

gdy 7y ago
I have serious doubts that religious leaders actually believe in their god or gods. And the US presidents, to that matter, are all claim to be religious. Not to mention Nixon's 'madman theory'. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory
- coretx 7y ago
  From my experience working with persian dissidents I can tell you that this is true for some but certainly not for all. This volatility is unworkable geopolitically as the stakes are too high. Furthermore, although being a pacifist i'd rather see Iran eradicated instead of having to take a gamble with their fait. So much for the madman theory. Let's hope diplomacy one day prevails.
  - gdy 7y ago
    "although being a pacifist i'd rather see Iran eradicated" This makes you a monster.
    - coretx 7y ago
      To choose survival instead of death merely makes me human. And yes, humans are monsters. It's also why I concluded with hope for diplomacy to prevail instead. You are also right about the lies. All actors lie, a lot.
      - gdy 7y ago
        Nobody threatens you and yet you are advocating genocide.
  - gdy 7y ago
    "working with persian dissidents" 'Dissidents' lie. See Curveball dossier. In a February 2011 interview with The Guardian he "admitted for the first time that he lied about his story, then watched in shock as it was used to justify the war." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curveball_(informant) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curveball_(informant) And I highly doubt that any of the Iranian 'dissidents' you've worked with have any idea of what happens in the minds of Iranian leadership.

by coretx 7y ago

gdy 7y ago

I have serious doubts that religious leaders actually believe in their god or gods. And the US presidents, to that matter, are all claim to be religious. Not to mention Nixon's 'madman theory'. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory

coretx 7y ago
From my experience working with persian dissidents I can tell you that this is true for some but certainly not for all. This volatility is unworkable geopolitically as the stakes are too high. Furthermore, although being a pacifist i'd rather see Iran eradicated instead of having to take a gamble with their fait. So much for the madman theory. Let's hope diplomacy one day prevails.
- gdy 7y ago
  "although being a pacifist i'd rather see Iran eradicated" This makes you a monster.
  - coretx 7y ago
    To choose survival instead of death merely makes me human. And yes, humans are monsters. It's also why I concluded with hope for diplomacy to prevail instead. You are also right about the lies. All actors lie, a lot.
    - gdy 7y ago
      Nobody threatens you and yet you are advocating genocide.
- gdy 7y ago
  "working with persian dissidents" 'Dissidents' lie. See Curveball dossier. In a February 2011 interview with The Guardian he "admitted for the first time that he lied about his story, then watched in shock as it was used to justify the war." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curveball_(informant) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curveball_(informant) And I highly doubt that any of the Iranian 'dissidents' you've worked with have any idea of what happens in the minds of Iranian leadership.