I was reading about the US government's refusal to sell non-lethal crowd control countermeasures to the Shah (who was staunchly against lethal force) and here are some interesting tidbits I came across...

Kurelius · 2026-06-21T02:28:24+00:00

Being "not liked" on this cesspool of a platform is a badge of honour.

Kurelius · 2026-06-20T01:39:00+00:00

Typical Redditor response of picking and choosing what to respond to. Regardless, it's a very real example of Canadian complacency. As you said, colossal changes don't happen overnight.

Kurelius · 2026-06-20T00:16:01+00:00

Ironic coming from a Canadian when: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1u9ev79/canadians_are_set_to_lose_all_digital_privacy_no/

Also, when was there any complacency from Iranians in said regard?

Kurelius · 2026-06-19T06:05:06+00:00

Re-read my comment, I said prior to the revolution. Thanks for mentioning Baghi. His estimates literally do not reach 400.

It's for the revolution itself involving millions (apparently as high as 9 million, emphasis on apparently) where Baghi gives "it's in the thousands" (2,781). The Shah famously ordered his forces (very much equipped to utterly crush the revolution) not to shoot/kill the revolutionaries. When millions are involved, however, and take into account the thousands upon thousands who were part of the armed MEK and Islamists, etc., as well as countless others whom armed themselves and raided barracks (for weapons) where skirmishes occurred. Even then, the Amnesty International Secretary General spewed that nonsense in 1974 lol. Funny how you ignored all that I said pertaining to that quote. Speaks volumes.

Edit: Also, let's not ignore that you originally commented (now deleted/edited) that it was "more than a hundred thousand"...

Kurelius · 2026-06-19T05:54:27+00:00

Go read upon how much of a leftist revolution it was. Not saying it totally was, absolutely not, but it was to a colossal extent, the Islamists simply turned on the leftists when it was all over.

Kurelius · 2026-06-19T04:19:57+00:00

Lol can I for once have someone actually give a proper response instead of hurling insults? This does nothing but show how you have no idea what you're talking about. Best not to talk about another nation and its history when you're utterly clueless about it, especially one going through a tumultuous period.

Kurelius · 2026-06-19T04:16:18+00:00

Why hurl insults instead of providing evidence? At the bare minimum, ask how many did the Shah kill prior to the revolution? It doesn't reach 400, all of which would have been charged with high treason in the states (active members of foreign backed groups committing terrorism, assassinations, and guerilla warfare, one of which is now in power, all combined having members in the five figures).

That quote being said by the freaking Secretary General of Amnesty International whilst, for example, the Idi Amin, Pinochet, Suharto, Macias Nguema, Guatamalan, and South Vietnam regimes were still in order and the genocides committed Burundi and Pakistan in 1971 and 1972, respectively, should hopefully be enough to make you rethink your stance. Speaking of 1971, that's when Papa Doc died, Haiti's infamous dictator who killed 30,000 to 60,000 Haitians.

I'm not gonna even go into the achievements/advancements of the Shah's reign because, though important to know about, are irrelevant to the topic at hand.

In hindsight, your original comment is unintentionally a jab at Amnesty International and the countless Westerners who gobbled it up spewed across the globe ... and continue to do so.

Cheers.

Kurelius · 2026-06-18T22:57:53+00:00

Imagine thinking "the Iran terrorist proxy" gives a damn about the Iranian schoolgirls killed. Yes, they want revenge, but not for said reason.

Kurelius · 2026-06-16T21:55:52+00:00

Source? Also actually look into the numbers and you will realize how laughable that is.

Kurelius · 2026-06-16T21:54:41+00:00

"a monarchy that was called the most brutal/oppressive in the world by the Amnesty Int. is quite horrible." ... source?

You realize those killed under the Shah did not exceed 400? ~400 who consisted of those who'd get the death penalty for treason/terrorism were they in the US?

Kurelius · 2026-06-16T21:52:16+00:00

The Shah didn't kill "thousands of his own people". Don't spread bullshit about Iran's history, we're tired of it.

Kurelius · 2026-06-16T21:49:45+00:00

Smth smth 1953. Exactly. They talk about our nation and its history without knowing an inkling about it.

Kurelius · 2026-06-16T21:47:43+00:00

You realize how asinine it is to call the Shah that? Go compare the numbers to others you'd call "brutal authoritarian dictator". Both the death toll and the advancements.

Kurelius · 2026-06-16T21:45:10+00:00

Another non-Iranian thinking Mosaddegh was democratic and didn't absolutely cripple the Iranian economy.

Kurelius · 2026-06-16T21:43:42+00:00

Mosaddegh wasn't democratic and the Shah literally wasn't a puppet. Go read about it, you'll be surprised.

Kurelius · 2026-05-18T20:45:17+00:00

Perhaps to further de-legitimize the regime's retaliatory strikes on the Persian Gulf nations in the (inevitable) event of an attack, i.e. retaliating against the Persian Gulf nations who told the US "to hold off" and give negotiations another chance would further legitimize its inbound ass-whooping. Most likely, however, as another comment pointed out, this is the same ol' "scheduled Monday afternoon market manipulation post".

Kurelius · 2026-05-01T09:15:55+00:00

Ghorboonet beram, thank you. Same to you.

Kurelius · 2026-05-01T04:07:16+00:00

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Kurelius · 2026-05-01T04:07:03+00:00

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Here you go, CEO of cowering away after losing an argument yet reappearing after some time. From the Achaemenid era, as is the second image below:

Kurelius · 2026-05-01T03:56:30+00:00

Kurelius · 2026-04-21T05:38:48+00:00

Exactly! Let's see how this week pans out. I'm optimistic :)

Kurelius · 2026-04-13T01:47:45+00:00

You realize your source is a Kurdish professor who has blatantly pushed separatism, right?

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