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Living on your knees, or dying standing up. Which is better?

• the_af 4y ago
  That's for the Iranians to decide. Some people would rather live under an oppressive regime rather than die during its death throes. I won't judge them. It's not for me to decide, not if it's not my country. Did we ever find out whether Iraqis preferred living under Saddam's dictatorship if the alternative was the turmoil that ensued afterwards, insurgency, terror attacks, ISIS, etc?
  • sgjohnson 4y ago
    Considering Iran is actively trying to build a nuclear bomb, I’d say it’s a problem for the world, and I’m fairly certain that very few westerners would care about the well-being of the general population of Iran should they get too close to building one. An internal coup would likely be far better than an external one. The ayatollahs simply cannot remain in power. You don’t need to be an Iranian for this to matter to you.
    • jacooper 4y ago
      > Considering Iran is actively trying to build a nuclear bomb, I’d say it’s a problem for the world, and I’m fairly certain that very few westerners would care about the well-being of the general population of Iran should they get too close to building one. The apartheid occupation has a nuclear bomb that threatens the entire area, yet it seems fine for you?
      • sgjohnson 4y ago
        > The apartheid occupation has a nuclear bomb that threatens the entire area, yet it seems fine for you? You mean Israel? How is Israel a nuclear threat to anybody? They don’t even admit that they have them, let alone threaten anybody.
• jacooper 4y ago
  Ask Syrians that are still underground because there is nobody to help them.
  • sgjohnson 4y ago
    That's a very naive worldview.