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>Did you ever notice you almost never read anything good about Iran? You can read plenty of good about Iran if you read something other than geopolitical news.
by everdrive 4mo ago
>Did you ever notice you almost never read anything good about Iran?
You can read plenty of good about Iran if you read something other than geopolitical news. It's a very interesting country with an incredibly interesting history and language. The news is a pretty poor source for much of anything except for "events are happening" or "politicians have an agenda in [area]" -- I don't mean to belittle those. Both of those matter, but really no one should consider the news to provide thorough treatment for any large topic.
- EB-BarringtonII 4mo agoI have spent half of the last decade or so on the ground in Iran. You're right the "news" is a very poor source for much of anything about Iran.
- philipallstar 4mo agoI think this is talking about the hyper-oppressive, aggressive government of modern-day Iran, and not how it was pre-Islamic rule.
- everdrive 4mo agoAgreed, and there really is nothing positive to say about the modern-day Iranian government. The Persian culture has not been fully stamped out, though, and I think there is a lot of good there even if proper regime change may not be realistic.
- philipallstar 4mo agoOf course - glad to hear that. The news of all the protest deaths in January is devastating.
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