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Re:How Iran Uses Bitcoin Mining to Evade Sanctions and “Expo... by sfifs on Saturday May 22, 2021 @11:13AM (#27247290)
You probably should read up on the history of the Shah of Iran, Western oil companies, the CIA and the Islamic revolution.
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Re:How Iran Uses Bitcoin Mining to Evade Sanctions and “Expo... by eloff on Saturday May 22, 2021 @11:55AM (#27247698)
That's not an argument. But I happen to be familiar enough with that history to also say your point isn't even a valid one.

That's the two wrongs make a right logical fallacy. That the US did shit to Iran does not excuse the shit Iran is currently up to.

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Re:How Iran Uses Bitcoin Mining to Evade Sanctions and “Expo... by LegitShady on Saturday May 22, 2021 @11:18AM (#27247353)
"You should read up on" is not a persuasive logical argument - it's a dismissive throw away line given by someone who doesn't have one.
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Re:How Iran Uses Bitcoin Mining to Evade Sanctions and “Expo... by aesh2Xa1 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @01:42PM (#27256915)
As long as you also read up on the related history of Russia and Communism, too. This is a good suggestion.

The book, "Twilight War," has a lot of material background on the matter.

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