this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2023
604 points (85.8% liked)

People Twitter

5182 readers
2690 users here now

People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.

RULES:

  1. Mark NSFW content.
  2. No doxxing people.
  3. Must be a tweet or similar
  4. No bullying or international politcs
  5. Be excellent to each other.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
SendMeYourTaTas@sh.itjust.works
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
604
"Western Values" (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Grayox@lemmy.ml to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
90 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Like Iran

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

I was more referring to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan that the USA backed against the Soviets there. In Iran the USA backed the Shah, which was over thrown by the Islamic Revolutionary Front in 1979.

[–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: the Ba'athists in Iraq were also heavily backed by America, even though they were pan-Arab Socialists.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

...that were willing to start a war with leaning-towards-Russia Iran

[–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

The fact remains that America was supporting a socialist regime in a war against a theocracy - which really contradicts the claim made above that America was always supporting theocracies against left leaning regimes.