-Ocelot- wrote:Scomagia wrote:Just came by to see if everybody is still handwringing about "teh ebil 'muricans" invading Iran for oil or whatever seems to be the paranoid fantasy of the day. I was not disappointed.
It's surreal. Iran is an American-hating dictatorial theocratic regime and a Russian ally. It is a nation that wants to build nuclear weapons so it can threaten the US, Europe and all Sunni countries in perpetuity. It oppressed it's people and sends women to jail for not wearing head scarves. That's what Americans root for nowadays.
But I am not surprised. The same surrealism was present when Americans were hating their very own nation for being against Assad and ISIS. America bombing ISIS extremists or trying to depose Assad for using chemical weapons on his own people is somehow bad....according to Americans.
Black/white views are easily promoted, and it looks like it got to you as well, or at least to some extend looking at your post.
Nonetheless you do have a point, sadly. It just seems nowadays that people tend to pick a side and stick with it no matter what happens. At least among the general public there's no room left for nuance and context, let alone trying to understrand the point of view from the other side. It's a shame really...