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Anyone who's ever escaped from a relationship with a sociopath can see these "We stand with the people of Nation X in rising up against their government" scripts for the imperialist manipulations they are. It's amazing how many of the people with deep understandings of manipulation are survivors of this type of abuse.
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After Iran admitted that it downed the Ukrainian plane there were a bunch of establishment narrative managers running around online going "Ha! See?? This proves it's wrong to doubt us on these things!" Doesn't work that way, sugar t*ts. The US government has an extensive history of using lies, propaganda and false flags to manufacture consent for military agendas; skepticism until there's hard proof is the only sane position in a post-Iraq invasion world.
Always, always remain skeptical of such assertions until clear, doubtless proof is provided. Never let them shame you out of doing so. Their giant "See, we didn't lie this time!" social media parade actually proves the rule.
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All the justifications you've heard for Trump's Iran warmongering have been premised upon the assumption that it is entirely right and appropriate for the United States to have a military presence on the other side of the planet in nations that don't want them to be there.
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When I say the US government's claims justifying Soleimani's assassination are unproven, I always get people telling me that's because the evidence is classified. Secret, invisible, hypothetical evidence is not evidence, guys. Not as far as public scrutiny is concerned. I've explained this to Russiagaters as well.
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If a known compulsive liar who has deceived you many times in the past told you it was very, very important that you go and murder your neighbor, but he couldn't show you the evidence proving his claim, would you take him at his word and get your gun? No? Then don't trust the US government when it tells you something happened requiring military action.
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Anyone who says a war with Iran could be easily won is either (A) making claims on a subject they know nothing about, or (B) advocating the use of nuclear weapons. Either way they're not someone you should trust with your car keys.
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Maybe the dumbest thing in all US politics is the way liberals tend to cheer for regime change in Syria while conservatives tend to support regime change in Iran. In reality it's the same agenda: they're just arguing over which government to oust first. Amazing propaganda trick.
Whenever I'm writing against US regime change in Syria it's a guarantee I'll spend the day arguing with liberals. Whenever I'm writing against US regime change in Iran it's guaranteed I'll spend it arguing with conservatives. Always. Every single time.
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