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Good and evil are such comforting terms, but hardly applicable. Do you honestly see no good in Iran, or evil in the rest of the world? Iran and Israel have bee
by ihsw 13y ago
Good and evil are such comforting terms, but hardly applicable. Do you honestly see no good in Iran, or evil in the rest of the world?
Iran and Israel have been the only major sources of stability in the region in the past twenty years, surely that's certainly good. If they hadn't had to endure sanctions then Iran would be one of the shining examples of prosperity in the middle east, however a bloody Shi'ite vs Sunni showdown would have likely occurred by now.
- tome 13y agoI'm not talking about Iran, I'm talking about the Iranian government. It is certainly evil to the extent that any "good" that there might be in it is completely irrelevant. Unfortunately the government is verging on totalitarian, so the people of Iran barely have a say. It's not a good thing that such a despotic, tyrannical regime has been stable, nor was it a good thing that Iraq under Saddam was stable. It is deeply sad for the Iranian people who are generally well educated and cultured that they have such a government. The west [EDIT: I really mean the UK and US] has a substantial case to answer in bringing about the Iranian revolution, but it is more of a shame that Khomenei expunged the liberal and secular movements after that revolution.