• queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
    110·
    3 months ago

    And if the civilians are armed by a foreign country, with the goal of toppling your government? Should the government just let them win?

    • stupidcasey@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      3 months ago

      Probably, they are the ones who are being governed after all, if it is a stupid ass decision it’s their stupid ass decision to make.

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
        29·
        3 months ago

        They don’t get to decide for everyone else.

        Those police and military personnel, for instance, don’t want Iran to fall. They shot the armed rioters because they wanted to defend Iran. Why don’t they count?

        • arrow74@lemmy.zipEnglish
          5·
          3 months ago

          Why won’t anyone think of the oppressors? They gotta feel pretty bad the oppressed wanted their rights…

          • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
            24·
            3 months ago

            Violent rioters armed by Israel and the US are also oppressors. They just want to oppress different factions.