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Re:Iran students stage first large anti-government protests ... by pydry on Sunday February 22, 2026 @11:22AM (#47112273)
>As opposed to standing idly by when the regime 'stabilizes' the country by murdering thousands of people?

Do you demand an invasion of Israel? Because your moral principles seem to demand an invasion and subjugation of Israel.

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Re:Iran students stage first large anti-government protests ... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday February 22, 2026 @11:48AM (#47112522)
> your moral principles seem to demand an invasion and subjugation of Israel

There is absolutely no requirement for consistency in geopolitics. Advocating for a position on e.g. Gaza or Iran isn't undermined because that person isn't expending equal efforts on injustice in another theatre.

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Re:Iran students stage first large anti-government protests ... by roughly on Sunday February 22, 2026 @11:57AM (#47112579)
> There is absolutely no requirement for consistency in geopolitics.

There is in morality, though. The US is a state, but you are a person.

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Re:Iran students stage first large anti-government protests ... by pydry on Sunday February 22, 2026 @02:32PM (#47113882)
If your modus operandi is simply that of a thug then no, there is not.
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