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by UltraSane 92 days ago
What do YOU consider to be "first party sources" for Iran?

Why it is OK for Iran to be an Islamic Theocracy but wrong for Israel to be a Jewish State? This is a pretty big double standard. You use the word Zionist like a slur.
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gravisultra 91 days ago
A first party source, means directly from the originating party. In this case, there is no statement from Iranian officials that exists. Just 2nd hand quotes. Other first party sources would be photographic evidence, videos... like what we have of Zionist crimes in Gaza, the West Bank, Iran, Lebanon...

Iran is inhabited by indigenous people. Israel is ruled by colonizers. That is the difference. Another huge difference that impacts me as a US citizen is that Iran has zero influence on my government and there are zero laws removing my rights in favor of Iran, which is the exact opposite of Israel.

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UltraSane 91 days ago
As a US citizen you should be aware that the US was stolen from the Native Americans the exact same way you believe that Israel was stolen from the native population.

Iran was violently colonized by Arabs. The history of most countries contain many wars over land yet only Israel gets focused on. So strange.

And the only reason Iran is Shia is because it was converted by force

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_conversion_of_Iran_to_...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_conquest_of_Persia

The Muslim conquest of Persia or Arab conquest of Iran occurred between 633 and 651, when the Rashidun Caliphate under Umar conquered the Sasanian Empire as part of the early Muslim conquests, which began under Muhammad in 622.

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gravisultra 91 days ago
Yes, and just like the Natives had the Pueblo Revolt uprising, the Palestinians also resist. If it was 1570, I would absolutely support Indigenous people resisting their land being stolen and their own genocide.
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UltraSane 91 days ago
What difference does the year make? Why do you think that the Palestinians have the right to violently fight for their land but not native Americans? It is a huge double standard. The harsh truth is that the Palestinians can't get their land back by force and all their efforts at doing so have made their lives much much worse.
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