wonderingwanderer

That moment when it dawned on Keir Starmer that he done fucked up by trying to court trump’s favor…

Might be smart to dump any US bonds before the US economy ultimately crashes when the bubble bursts…

If you read Macron’s text, he says russia could be including in the margins of the meeting. It’s an observer’s role, he’s not inviting him back into the G8.

It would he really cool if he arrests him though.

Save us, Rand al’Thor

Extortion and racketeering, diplomacy edition…

Just because wikipedia was the most expedient source to cite on a Lemmy post, doesn’t mean I don’t read books. Stop making assumptions about me.

Hmm, brutal theocratic dictator or democratic referendum with possible constitutional monarchy. Tough choice. Oh but the US at least nominally expresses support for the possible referendum (in reality it’s more like opposition to the theocratic regime), so following the logic that anything anti-west is good, you choose the theocracy?

That’s not that surprising to be honest. Look, I hate trump and I hate agreeing with him even more, but a broken clock is right twice a day, and I’ve been in the background quietly cheering for Iranian self-determination since at least the New Iran movement in 2022. This isn’t about US foreign policy, this is about the Iranian people deserving better than the mullah.

You’re right, Syria was once great, and now for the time being it’s in Shambles. But you’re forgetting a key part of the picture, which is that Assad’s regime already had it in shambles. He needed to go. And although HTS has yet to deliver on the promise of a referendum, and they’ve had questionable relations so far with minority groups such as Druze and Kurds, calling them ISIS is misinformed. They broke with ISIS over ideological differences and disavowed any affiliation, it’s okay if they want to rehab their image to gain legitimacy and international recognition.

Also, I don’t consume Israel’s propaganda. Fuck off with that. Not everyone who is against the Ayatollah is pro-Israel, and just because Israel is conducting opportunistic agitation doesn’t mean the whole protest movement is an Israeli proxy.

There are currently no true parliamentary monarchies in the Middle East. At best, some are semi-constitutional.

Absolute monarchs remain in Brunei, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are classified as mixed, meaning there are representative bodies of some kind, but the monarch retains most of his powers. Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia and Morocco are constitutional monarchies, but their monarchs still retain more substantial powers than in European equivalents.

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

Regardless, he openly states that he prefers a secular republic. It comes down to whether the referendum is held in a truly democratic manner; after that, it’s up to the people of Iran to choose.

But anyway, unless you’re fine with the status quo and are arguing in support of the Ayatollah, try reading the room. Cause it seems like these are the only options…

Ah, now I see

Um, what? That’s not at all what I was suggesting…

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He takes credit for any skirmishes that subsided during his presidency even when he had nothing to do with them. And he hallucinates a few too.

What the fuck.

Not waived, US taxpayers will probably foot the bill…

“There’s not enough money to fund social services” / “We can’t pay our employees more cause it would cut into our bottom line”

BS

Why would you salt the ashes if you intend to rebuild? You’re aware that that makes land inarable for generations, right?

At first I thought they meant it like “nepo babies going to ivy leagues remain stupid and out-of-touch,” but on second glance I think you’re right. Yikes.

I’ll drink to drinking to anything!

he said people should choose between a “constitutional monarchy” and a republic.

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he said people should choose

So, a democratically-held referendum?

Also, in case you don’t know what a constitutional monarchy is, it typically has a parliament and a set of rules which limit the powers of the monarch. Basically all the extant monarchies in Europe are constitutional monarchies. It’s in contrast with an “absolute monarchy,” which is what you seem to be afraid of.

The people will “choose” a monarchy

How do you know that? What makes you so sure? And if it’s what the people choose, then what right do you have to tell them otherwise?

He’s not his father, and his political views are sharply different. Let’s take a look:

Ideologically, he has expressed support for a democratic transition in Iran and has advocated for a referendum to be held in Iran to determine the nature of the future government. Pahlavi has repeatedly called for protests against the Islamic Republic, and has called for the removal of the current regime from power.

According to Australia’s ABC News, Reza Pahlavi believes in the establishment of a secular, democratic and liberal Iran.

Pahlavi has said that he has no intention to take a long-term leadership role in Iran should the current regime fall. He has said the Iranian people must choose the form of rule they prefer, whether constitutional monarchy or a republic, and that a referendum should be held to decide. Pahlavi has said that after the Islamic revolution in 1979, he concluded the merit of “separation of religion from state as a primordial principle and precondition to democratic order”.

In 2024, Pahlavi told the BBC that he prefers that Iran would choose to remain a republic, since he views this political system as more meritocratic.

Pahlavi has advocated for increased tolerance within Iran, arguing for the establishment of watchdogs and the strengthening of civil society in order to avoid the concentration of power in one group. Pahlavi is said to have defended a democratic vision for Iran, advocating for free elections in order to establish a constituent assembly. According to the university of Navarra, Pahlavi “has refused to commit to the restoration of the monarchy”. Pahlavi told European members of parliament that Iran following the demise of the regime would be an ally of Europe and the West.

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

You can write one, I’m sure you can get it published in a sociology journal as long as you pepper it with enough sideways jabs at “white men” as an abstract entity.

If it’s what the people of Iran want, then it’s no one else’s business to decide.

People on lemmy are like “Boo, foreign intervention. No, don’t choose that way! Let me tell you what’s what.”