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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by nerdyadventurer on Saturday February 28, 2026 @05:54AM (#47193581)
> While I have no love for the Iranian regime

Who say US is not regime? It is the world largest regime in the world, with bidders in every country to do their bidding, mass surveillance including their own country men. People blame only Russia, China, Iran etc when US have been doing the same for years.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w6_2Ul3Ght8

Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by apexalpha on Saturday February 28, 2026 @05:56AM (#47193594)
I generally use 'regime' for autocratic governments.

Trump is democratically elected, for now.

I'm not actually sure if this is correct, English is not my native language.

Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by ajb on Saturday February 28, 2026 @08:03AM (#47194831)
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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by nerdyadventurer on Saturday February 28, 2026 @06:40AM (#47193983)
Iran also had elections, were they manipulated? I do not know. Were US people were manipulated using social media for elections. I do not know either.

> Trump is democratically elected, for now.

He was convicted felon before the election, I cannot believe that he won.

Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by abhinavk on Saturday February 28, 2026 @08:14AM (#47194949)
The elected president of Iran is more like a Chief of Staff to the actual leader.
Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday February 28, 2026 @08:09AM (#47194898)
> I generally use 'regime' for autocratic governments

Which is fine.

"In theory, the term need not imply anything about the particular government to which it relates, and most social scientists use it in a normative and neutral manner. The term, though, can be used in a political context. It is used colloquially by some, such as government officials, media journalists, and policy makers, when referring to governments that they believe are repressive, undemocratic, or illegitimate or simply do not square with the person’s own view of the world. Used in this context, the concept of regime communicates a sense of ideological or moral disapproval or political opposition" [1].

[1] https://www.britannica.com/topic/regime

Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by samrus on Saturday February 28, 2026 @08:35AM (#47195204)
Regime just means ruling system. Western media prefers to use it as a shorthand for autocratic governments so it gotten a bad conotation, but any ruling system can be described as a regime, regardless of if you like it or not. The organization you work at has a "regime"
Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by WrongAssumption on Saturday February 28, 2026 @11:38PM (#47203762)
That's great. But that not how everyone else in the world uses 'regime'. So you will have to come to terms with that.
Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday February 28, 2026 @08:08AM (#47194892)
> Who say US is not regime?

Who says it isn't? Regime literally means a system of government [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regime#Usage

Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by kgwxd on Saturday February 28, 2026 @07:01PM (#47201968)
> Who say US is not regime?

Unless they edited, not GP. 2 things can be a regime at the same time.