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My fingers are crossed that whatever happens post current regime that life is markedly better for the Iranian people. I'd hate to see civil war or mass starvati
by andrewinardeer 9mo ago
My fingers are crossed that whatever happens post current regime that life is markedly better for the Iranian people. I'd hate to see civil war or mass starvation. Their currency has fallen off a cliff and continues to do so.
- tptacek 9mo agoSame concern (although the larger concern is that we've seen this movie before, and it doesn't end well for the protesters), but you can say this about literally every overthrow of every dictatorship. The only way out is through.
- SoftTalker 9mo agoPuts most of our western troubles in perspective. Things could be worse.
- spiderfarmer 9mo agoYes and the perspective I’m taking is that it is very depressing to see direction current events are taking us.
- burnt-resistor 9mo agoAnd doesn't become another neoliberal, corrupt vassal state beholden to the IMF.
- FergusArgyll 9mo agoYeah, that sounds absolutely awful compared to what it's like to live in Iran now
- burnt-resistor 9mo agoFalse choice. Both are bad.
- spwa4 9mo agoNope. Your "horror scenario" would be a definite improvement. Both are bad, perhaps, but not equally bad.
- Aloisius 9mo agoThe IMF is essentially a credit union with 191 member countries, so they'd become a vassal to most of the world - if by vassal, one means to agree to terms that might make it possible to repay loans. Some (including quite a few neoliberals) want to abolish the IMF altogether, though I'm unsure if letting countries collapse completely is really a better option.
- burnt-resistor 9mo agoLies. IMF isn't a charity. They come in and dictate policy and make money off misfortune. It's disaster capitalism. Edit: See also. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine
- Aloisius 9mo agoI did not say it was a charity.