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> So what that he was a dictator? I rest my case.
by sleepyhead 4y ago
> So what that he was a dictator?
I rest my case.
- epups 4y agoAre the current leaders of Iran not dictators? Because if they are, and I think they are, your one-note argument is really weak.
- sleepyhead 4y ago"While the revolution obviously resulted in a much worse situation" Read the thread.
- epups 4y ago
- eternalban 4y agoYou have no case, just "dictator" bad. For you to make a case is to point to any (any) historic precedent when drastic social reform happened without confronting reactionary and regressive forces. Peter the Great was a dictator too.
- sleepyhead 4y ago"Dictator killing people - bad". Yes, very weak argument. Enjoy your doogh.
- acdha 4y agoThis is like arguing that there’s no difference between broken leg and a heart attack. The Shah’s government certainly had problems but you really need to provide a knowledgeable argument rather than just asserting equivalence.
- sleepyhead 4y agoYou might want to read the entire thread before commenting. The argument here started with a statement that under the Shah there were problems for regular people. And someone posted in return a video implying it was like paradise. I stated it is obviously much worse under the current regime but pointed that OP was correct that there were major problems under the Shah as well. Not sure why that is so controversial.
- acdha 4y agoI did, actually. Rather than trying to dismiss my comment as not having read the thread, consider that you might need to make a good argument before trying to “rest your case”.
- sleepyhead 4y agoSorry, you are saying I should make a better argument to the comment saying "so what if he was a dictator?"