• wellee@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Isn’t this all because the usa is supporting Israel and Iran is pushing back against countries supporting the genocide there?

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      11 months ago

      Ah yes Iran, that great bastion of human rights where they throw gay people off buildings and stone people to death.

      Iran doesn’t give a shit about Palestinians. Instability in the region keeps them in relative power. Everything they do should be viewed in that light.

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        11 months ago

        Iran has politically, materially aligned itself with Palestinian liberation while the united states has aligned itself with Palestinian genocide. Your childish propagandized delusions about their motives are irrelevant. No amount of racist trope pushing is going to change it either.

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        11 months ago

        Instability in the region keeps them in relative power.

        how is that so?

        • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social
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          11 months ago

          Because with stability, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen would have control of the world’s trade through the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Making tons of money on shipping through the region. Their regional power is de facto because other countries in the region are unstable and can’t secure trade through the canal.

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            11 months ago

            how does that consolidate their power? i tought they didnt have direct influence over the canal, and are even trying to set up an alternative?

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              11 months ago

              To anyone visualizing a comically long canal running straight through like 5 countries, you’re not actually far off. Unfortunately, it’s just a railroad to Moscow.

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              11 months ago

              My friend you implied that LGBT people getting thrown off of buildings was equivalent to states banning abortion, that’s why I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.

            • pan_troglodytes@programming.dev
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              11 months ago

              pushback… like arguing with the crazy people on the internet? no, that’s a giant waste of time. it’s simpler to downvote or block and move on

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                  11 months ago

                  Why on earth would you expect people here to defend stupid ass laws in the US? We have more reason than anyone to fucking hate them, but that doesn’t make your nonsense any less of a pointless strawman and a waste of time to respond too. Enjoy the five minutes you sucked out of life with this absolute waste of bits.