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That's me, I wrote it. If you are genuinely interested in the history of the region, the saddest part is that it's not 'sensationalized' as you put it, but the
by jamesgill 7mo ago
That's me, I wrote it.
If you are genuinely interested in the history of the region, the saddest part is that it's not 'sensationalized' as you put it, but the opposite--it's incredibly well-documented. Even released CIA documents confirm the coup and other actions. I don't see much disagreement between Wikipedia and what I wrote.
And Iranians, like Americans, differ in their opinions of government. There are nearly 100 million Iranians in country (and many more outside).
And of course if you read what I wrote, it's fairly clear why many Iranians didn't want a religious nationalist government, and many left over the past decades. Many of them didn't want the Shah or his Israel-trained brutal secret police, either, and many more didn't want the country's economy sold wholesale to the West (as it was).
- kelipso 7mo agoIn all likelihood the same thing would be happening if the Iranian government wasn’t a religious or nationalist government.