You fake commies are so predictable, anyone who pushes back against your disgusting behaviour is a Nazi!

Keep at it, commie LARPer!

They had a unique opportunity with the relatively peaceful end of the USSR and look how they have been behaving in the last 35 years. They did everything possible to get back on the path of authoritarianism and genocidal imperialism.

Putin is a symptom, russian society (almost all of it) is the cause.

They won’t change until they are treated as they treat others (without full on russian-style barbarism such as mass summary killings of civilians, castrations of prisoners and so on).

The word degenerate has a meaning.

Leftists want to move beyond it.

That’s not always true. Many self described leftists support authoritarian state capitalism.

Unfortunately, this is not surprising.

America (as it is today) talks big when the stakes are relatively low, but with a modest sign of challenge or danger they immediately fold. Just look at Trump with the Tomahawks.

I told you that I am happy that his (adult) family members who benefited from the regime were killed. I never said anything about ordering the killing of protestors being my sole red line (and we both know at least some of his family have been involved in organising the killings), so why are you asking me about this?

What do you want me to say? That killing Khamenei was wrong? That killings his adult family was wrong?

I am not going to say that. It’s good that Khanenei was killed and it’s good that his adult family members were killed. Doesn’t matter if it was Israel, Islamic state or aliens from Pluto.

You claimed that I was using a framing and her grand dsughter as shield then get mad when I say that you defend the usa actions.

I said what I said because that’s how it comes off to me, what’s not clear?

What does being happy that Khamenei (and his adult family members who benefited from the regime) being killed have to do with supporting Israel and the US? I explained my issue with Khamenei, did I not?

Even if the Islamic state killed Khamenei (or Putin), I would see that as a great thing. Even though I would be one of the first in lines for an execution as an atheist if I happened to end up in an area controlled by IS.

Where is the defence of US and Israel on my part? Stop putting words in my mouth.

I said I am glad Khamenei got killed, he deserved it. And that’s true irrespective of what I think of the US or Israel (which may be a lot less positive than what you think).

This is news to me, a minor is of course not a legitimate target. But your framing makes it seem like you are using her as a shield of sorts.

I will note Khamenei (and his regime-aligned family members) have no issues with all the Ukrainian children killed and maimed by the russians, or hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted into brutal reeducation camps. Not to mention the killing of Iranian protesters…

That’s a fair evaluation, but it removes agency from the American populace.

From my time in the US, I got the impression the roots of the current oligarchic regime mostly lie in the cultural attitudes of the American population. It’s not like the US got invaded by an external force or it had to deal with extraordinary circumstances.

Just one example, is the superficial attitude to things like “freedom of speech” or “free markets”. IMO, that is the real source of oligarchic/criminal power in the US.

This reads more like a wish on your part. Which is understandable for someone shilling for the Iranian and Cuban regime leadership.

Why can’t one be happy with the death of Khamenei (and several of his family members who were part of the regime)?

I am from Ukraine and Khamenei supported russia’s genocidal invasion of my country (including assassination attempts against our leaders).

I personally hope the Cuban leadership will also be killed by Trump. They sent many thousands of soldiers to help the russian invasion.

Surely a modicum of responsibility can be attached to the US public more broadly and not just public sentiment manipulators.

As someone who has lived in the US for several years (before Trump), the impression I get is that Trump is more of a symptom and not the cause.

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Why would we not? Iran supports russian genocidal imperialism.

I am really glad Khamenei and several members of his family got killed. I hope more of his family members will be utilized (the ones who are still in Iran, if they truly opposed the regime they would have left).

Btw, I hope Trump kills the criminals that lead Cuba too. The Cuban state has sent many thousands of soldiers to help the russians kill Ukrainians. Hope they get a taste of their own medicine.

Middleeasteye definitely has bias on this issue.

They are also big supporters of russian genocidal imperialism.

This was by far the roughest winter so far.

What a childish worldview.

You’ll know, believe me.

I live in Ukraine, so I know what a war starting is like (and living through it).

Blaming everything on the CIA effectively white washes the Iranian regime.