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minus-squarekingshrubb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57arrow-down6·5 days agoWell, Iran had a democratic government before the U.S. and U.K. orchestrated the coup in 1953 that installed the Shah. The government was led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who was democratically elected and nationalized the oil industry.
minus-squareProfessorozone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI heard this too but what was the justification for deposing that guy and installing the shah.
minus-squaregarbage_world@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down34·5 days agoAnd? We are talking about what is now, and not what was before
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·4 days agoI like the idea of remembering history and who the real villains are. These scum are just a result of American work.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoAh, but the Americans are only there because of the British. And the British, only because of the Normans. Or were you hoping to stop history wherever supports this conclusion?
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoThe Normans were long dead and forgotten when the British created the Thirteen Colonies. The British were dead and forgotten for America in the Korean War. (Circa 1953) The American society is still heavily influenced by these tactics.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoYep, it’s definitely not in the American national anthem, and they definitely don’t like calling people redcoats still. /s
minus-squareandho@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down4·5 days agoI like this extra information. Why do you have a problem with it?
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·4 days agoRemoved by mod
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 days agoHey, they never said they had a problem with it. They just asked for a connection back to the subject.
Well, Iran had a democratic government before the U.S. and U.K. orchestrated the coup in 1953 that installed the Shah. The government was led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who was democratically elected and nationalized the oil industry.
I heard this too but what was the justification for deposing that guy and installing the shah.
And?
We are talking about what is now, and not what was before
I like the idea of remembering history and who the real villains are. These scum are just a result of American work.
Ah, but the Americans are only there because of the British. And the British, only because of the Normans.
Or were you hoping to stop history wherever supports this conclusion?
The Normans were long dead and forgotten when the British created the Thirteen Colonies.
The British were dead and forgotten for America in the Korean War. (Circa 1953)
The American society is still heavily influenced by these tactics.
Yep, it’s definitely not in the American national anthem, and they definitely don’t like calling people redcoats still. /s
I like this extra information. Why do you have a problem with it?
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Hey, they never said they had a problem with it. They just asked for a connection back to the subject.