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‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks down
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 11 Jan 2026
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You’re answering your own question. Because white men never have and never will selflessly offer help to other regimes.
Not to mention, the US is for example the de facto “defence” ally for Australia, but in return they are running pretty secret ops on Australian soil where the Aussies have nothing to say about.
The US right now especially is a totalitarian empire and an incredibly violent nation. This is why I am focussing on the Epstein files, because it would expose the US-Zionist power structure that has been ruling this planet for nearly (or more than) a century. It needs to be brought down, like the Third Reich, dissolved and split up.
The regime in Iran – in part – is so ruthless because of the USA, not despite their help.
Don't equate white people to Americans. We all know they are cunts. Ireland was a huge part in protesting apartheid, which was selfless. Ireland is currently vocal re Palestine as are multiple other EU countries.
You are just a bitter person who can't see past their own entrenched hatred.
Not sure where you think I am bitter.
The US hegemony is supported, tolerated and even welcomed by pretty much any white nation on the face of the Earth.
That doesn’t mean Ireland has done some good stuff, so has Norway and Iceland certainly has shown it to be a beacon of hope when it comes to democratic reform. But Ireland is the place with very beneficial corporate tax schemes predominantly benefiting US companies.
How am I the bitter one with entrenched hatred when you call all Americans cunts? That is so not true. The vast majority of white people are quite nice. But they are also incredibly comfortable, and live so vastly above their means, the majority has become comfortable thinking they are the victim (even though there is nothing to support that when compared against their brothers and sisters anywhere else in the known Universe).
This has in turn created more populist movements and frankly a level of never before seen apathy. This has allowed the MIC of mainly the USA to execute regime change anywhere for the betterment of the US-Zionist empire where ever they please, while this white crowd has required less and less convincing narrative for them to do so (with their tax dollars).
And right now, the people in this thread supporting ‘regime change’ in Iran are just unknowing participants in another destabilisation of a sovereign nation (with its own problems) for the sole benefit of Israel. It’s naive and basically pointless.
If you think it’s okay to mess with another nation that isn’t your own, and you truly think Americans are cunts, then why not topple the half a dozen time accused pedophile president of the USA?
Because I don't live in America and my toppling of him would be what you are denouncing.
I cant wait for his death, it will benefit everyone. If only people would intervene. But you are against that.
I stand by everything I said.
Ok?
Oh you should have said. We cant control other people's fears.