And if you don’t like Kursk there are free accommodations at the Gulags.

Would be great if some of them ended up in the Russian Gulag

the Iranian exiles that fled after the overthrow of the Shah, tend to be part of the old ruling class that had disempowered.

And the people stuck behind are the people who don’t view the regime as legitimate in this article.

Let’s look at your 3 criteria one by one:

or internal support

The regime is definitely illegitimate in eyes of the people, as proven by the fact that most people stayed away from the sham election where their only choices was between archconservatives and reactionaries.

the context of international relations,

The US has had no diplomatic relations with Iran since 1979 and does not recognize that regime as legitimate.

and control.

Yes they do control people. With torture and murder. But torture and murder is not really viewed as a legitimate way for countries to control their population.

The Supreme Dictator regime is in most ways worse than the Shah. The Shah didn’t make women wear ridiculous clothes and arrest people for making dancing videos about being happy.

He failed to legitimize the government that has been ruling the country since 1979…?

The monarchy system of the Shah lasted 2500 years. Not sure what the point it.

You don’t have to support theocracy to recognize the absurdity of claiming that a government that’s been in charge for 50 years, and is recognized around the world, is somehow illegitimate.

It is illegitimate as a democracy and government that represents its own people. People are protesting the fakeness of the election by not voting.

You can always get one of those from non-criminals.

So like Poland was the worst country in Europe to live in at the start of WW2. Not because Poland was bad but because Germany and Russia were bad and would both soon be just as bad to live in as Poland.

Nobody’s average soldier age is 45. Has nothing to do NK being rock bottom in country rankings. And the younger you are in NK, the more you are probably screwed.

Considering that North Korea is literally the worse country in the world to live it, this is super likely to be an attractive offer.

The Neo-Nazis are in Russia working with NK.

The Axis of Evil

Treason Trump - War Criminal Putin - Caligula Jong Un - Comrade Xi

What can “the west” really do to prevent or stop troops from NK being sent to the Ukraine front?

Drop leaflets on them inviting them to surrender and upgrade their lives to South Korean national.

But man, it really is starting to look like WW3

It looks more like Crimean War II to me.

Maybe go ahead and plan to build a large camp for malnourished people.

Or just invite the South Korean government to send agents to Ukraine to invite them all to South Korea.

Russia gets malnourished and untrained Korean conscripts.

Just offer them all plane tickets to South Korea. Problem solved.

Sound’s like they know more blackouts are going to happen and want to spin it early.

Nope. It is Russia that has kidnapped almost 20,000 Ukrainian children. That is the side you are on.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_abductions_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War

And why do you hate the Free World?

Because the Free World is currently conducting a genocide on Ukrainians

You cannot tell the difference between Russia and the Free World? What is wrong with you man?

Republicans want accountability about all the money

How idiotic can you get?? The accountability is that Ukraine will lose their country and their lives to Putin’s Evil Empire if they lose the war. So stop with the nonsense.

Remember that guy George Bush that you voted for? When he sent $8 billion in US currency to Iraq that was instantly stolen, did you or any other Republican raise a finger? NOPE.

Keep in mind that Ukraine was once considered one of the most corrupt countries on the planet

Nope. Russia is considered 10x more corrupt. Ukraine is somewhere near the median of 200 countries.

Everybody is breaking them whenever it is convenient.

Putin’s Evil Empire isn’t “everybody”.

supporting a regime that hunts and kidnaps people on the streets sending them into the meat grinder?

Yes why do you support these guys? And why do you hate the Free World?

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