When politicians do the exact opposite of what they promised in the election campaign, you know creative explanations are coming.
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When politicians do the exact opposite of what they promised in the election campaign, you know creative explanations are coming.
Here is what Republicans came up with — and yes, this is real:
Yeah, I don't think you're reading that correctly.
From the #MAGA lens, Trump is "ending" it by killing #Iran 's leaders. It's the same worldview as Reagan ending the USSR thru escalation.
Of course, there is always the "day after" problem. In Venezuela, they had already arranged a deal with the VP. In Iran, we will see if Trump and Netanyahu have a faction lined up to rule.
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Yeah, I don't think you're reading that correctly.
From the #MAGA lens, Trump is "ending" it by killing #Iran 's leaders. It's the same worldview as Reagan ending the USSR thru escalation.
Of course, there is always the "day after" problem. In Venezuela, they had already arranged a deal with the VP. In Iran, we will see if Trump and Netanyahu have a faction lined up to rule.
@TCatInReality @randahl this is more the old Chile approach, source of many a fascist dictatorhip by virtue of the US government, but apparently being right wing means not to learn anything from history but insisting of going with your gut.
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When politicians do the exact opposite of what they promised in the election campaign, you know creative explanations are coming.
Here is what Republicans came up with — and yes, this is real:
IMO, all brands of Fundamentalist Theocratic Rule are destructive. All the Abrahamic religions have been hijacked by Fundamentalist Charlatans to justify heinous acts.
So, I wonder, could any western behavior be responsible for stimulating the enthusiasm for an Iranian Revolution & Theocratic Rule (Cuz we're the good guys, right)? Flowers &
sweets?Mohammad Mosaddegh - Wikipedia https://share.google/GcdddsIf0EYYDaRri
The Dirty Secrets About How Reza Shah Destroyed Iran https://share.google/HZWQXkwlwyknimIA6
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@TCatInReality @randahl this is more the old Chile approach, source of many a fascist dictatorhip by virtue of the US government, but apparently being right wing means not to learn anything from history but insisting of going with your gut.
Fascists absolutely misunderstand and misrepresent history. All part of their gas lighting some majestic past to justify horrific actions to achieve a majestic future.
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When politicians do the exact opposite of what they promised in the election campaign, you know creative explanations are coming.
Here is what Republicans came up with — and yes, this is real:
@randahl so they are dating this back to the Iranian Revolution (1979)?
Maybe we, and they, should remember what had happened before that:"In the 1940s, there were hopes that Iran could become a constitutional monarchy, but a 1953 coup aided by U.S. and U.K. removed the elected prime minister, and Iran was ruled as an autocracy under the Shah with American support from that time until the revolution. The Iranian monarchy lasted until the Islamic Revolution in 1979, when the country was officially declared an Islamic republic".
And what precipitated the 1953 coup? It was that the then government was proposing to nationalise their oil industry.
See a pattern here?
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When politicians do the exact opposite of what they promised in the election campaign, you know creative explanations are coming.
Here is what Republicans came up with — and yes, this is real:
@randahl they can afford better communication strategists.
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@TCatInReality @randahl this is more the old Chile approach, source of many a fascist dictatorhip by virtue of the US government, but apparently being right wing means not to learn anything from history but insisting of going with your gut.
@konosocio @TCatInReality @randahl they are facists, but if they are our facists, we are fine*TM*
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When politicians do the exact opposite of what they promised in the election campaign, you know creative explanations are coming.
Here is what Republicans came up with — and yes, this is real:
@randahl un pazzo
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Fascists absolutely misunderstand and misrepresent history. All part of their gas lighting some majestic past to justify horrific actions to achieve a majestic future.
️ @TCatInReality @konosocio @randahl>>>> #GOP: "Trump is ending the #foreverWar that #Iran has waged against #US for last 47 years"
>> #Fascists absolutely misunderstand and misrepresent history. All part of their #gaslighting…
#MAGA forgot #Reagan did a deal with #Iran to sink #Carter's re-election. Also, #Trump got reelected because Oct7 attacks on #Israel affected #US elections in 2024. #Netanyahu helped.
Feels like the Iran attack was Trump's thankyou to Israel
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️ @TCatInReality @konosocio @randahl
>>>> #GOP: "Trump is ending the #foreverWar that #Iran has waged against #US for last 47 years"
>> #Fascists absolutely misunderstand and misrepresent history. All part of their #gaslighting…
#MAGA forgot #Reagan did a deal with #Iran to sink #Carter's re-election. Also, #Trump got reelected because Oct7 attacks on #Israel affected #US elections in 2024. #Netanyahu helped.
Feels like the Iran attack was Trump's thankyou to Israel
https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/112724750492692595️ >> #MAGA forgot #Reagan did a deal with #Iran to sink #Carter's re-election… #Trump got reelected because Oct7 attacks on #Israel affected #US elections in 2024. #Netanyahu helped. Feels like the Iran attack was Trump's thankyou to Israel.That #ingrate Netanyahu snubbed then-incumbent #Biden was obvious a year before #US #Election2024.
Then he snubbed #KamalaHarris after their one-on-one meeting in Washington, paving way for Trump
@TCatInReality @konosocio @randahl
Ramesh #NotGoingBack (@rameshgupta@mastodon.social)
⬆️ #Netanyahu is flailing He is burning political capital with #Biden at an alarming rate— used to be repeated public rebuffs, now escalating to public condemnation ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111871499506118705 >> only explanation that makes sense is, "Screw Biden so hard that he loses the election, and brings my buddy #Trump to power" How long should #US tolerate this ingrate when he is repeatedly refusing to grab any lifelines we throw at him and continues to sabotage #Election2024? @lukevanin@noc.social @TruthSandwich
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@randahl so they are dating this back to the Iranian Revolution (1979)?
Maybe we, and they, should remember what had happened before that:"In the 1940s, there were hopes that Iran could become a constitutional monarchy, but a 1953 coup aided by U.S. and U.K. removed the elected prime minister, and Iran was ruled as an autocracy under the Shah with American support from that time until the revolution. The Iranian monarchy lasted until the Islamic Revolution in 1979, when the country was officially declared an Islamic republic".
And what precipitated the 1953 coup? It was that the then government was proposing to nationalise their oil industry.
See a pattern here?
@marjolica @randahl surprise surprise. Always the same pattern. Search for the origin of the term “banana republic”. Ok: It wasn’t about oil. But for the rest. Same same.
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