Sanctions, instigations (admitted) lead to protests that lead to violent crack downs.
replyYes. Without those sanctions + instigations the crack downs would not be needed. That's beyond obvious to me.
"needed. So Iranians protesting out of their free will, allows for a state to massacre them?
replySide question what's your opinion on the war in Ukraine
It's a cuban-missle-crisis like moment for Russia. And they act accordingly.
replyI'm not in favor of one or the other: I just notice imperialism when I see it. And Russia+Iran have been much less aggressive than the "allied western forces" for the last 60 years, while they have a lot of reasons to dig in and toughen up not to become the next Libya/Iraq/Syria/etc.
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reply> I just notice imperialism when I see it. And Russia
replyNow do Georgia and the DRC.