Mastodawn

I hear the term “regime change” tossed about with dismaying ease, as if it’s as simple as changing the sheets or something. So, for the sake of all operating in the same reality:

1. “Regime change” is an act of war and a violation of long-standing international law FOR GOOD REASON.
2. This hasn’t stopped the US (and other major powers) over the the last 70 years
3. The track record of “regime change” is abysmal, leading almost inevitably to more human suffering, and less stability in the long term
4. The current (terrible) regime in Iran is a *direct result* of previous “regime change” meddling

#USPol #cdnPoli #iran #RegimeChange

It is completely unclear what these numpties think “regime change” even means (it seems to me that they don’t either).

Does it mean taking out a prominent leader (who was 86 and likely to die soon anyway), or the wholesale replacement of the entire government structure? The first doesn’t change the country much at all… Khamenei didn’t slaughter thousands of protesters with his own hands, his underlings are quite capable of staying on course. The second means reinventing government from the ground up, on the fly, by inexperienced people, leaving the nation vulnerable to the risk of a takeover to radical partisans… which is how the people of Iran ended up in the current pickle to begin with.

#USPol #cdnPoli #iran #RegimeChange

That_Damn_Frank Mar 3

Its arrogant; as if the US couldn't do with a keg of regime change too.

@That_Damn_Frank
Oh yes, “a keg of regime change…” - this is
definitely how regime change should be measured: in kegs. (Kegsworth take note)

#kegs #regimeChange #measure #USPol #measurement

1337 $#!+ I did that Mar 4

@DavidM_yeg projecting an #affect and a #feeling, #virturesignaling to idiots and white nationalists, posturing power, is what it is all about. This is our first generation of leaders elected by #socialmedia and their relationship to reality is quite variable. Let's just start calling this era what it is, unthought or accidental #napoleonic times. The goals are obviously #glory. But we can still hope for a better future for long suffering #Iran and maybe a breakthrough in #ukraine? Idk, maybe.

@DavidM_yeg it means taking out old dictator and replace him with his younger son who is even worse.

Roger Ap Gwillian Mar 4

@MJmusicinears @DavidM_yeg
Which dictator? The dead one, or the brain dead one?

@ausgroucho @DavidM_yeg there's lots of dictators to go 'round

Ms. Que Banh Mar 4

@DavidM_yeg I have had several of the same thoughts.

Maximilian Overdraft, Esq.Mar 4

Unfortunately, to prevent our government from committing external coups like this, we would have to change our regime first.

@aka_quant_noir

I’m all for “regime change” if the Iranian people are making a new government for themselves… and the same goes for the United States.

King_DuckZ Mar 4

@DavidM_yeg it's just a marketing term, similar to "special military operation". It just means war

It’s a special branding of war: “peace through violence” … all very 1984.

TotallyObvious 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸Mar 4

@DavidM_yeg "regime change" is just poorly obfuscated code for "more favorable to our business interests"

Derò 🇨🇦Mar 4

@DavidM_yeg @fname “Regime change” is what is needed in USA

Face Thumb Mar 4

@DavidM_yeg I didn't like my best friend's spouse, so I just kidnapped them, took them to a desert and shot them. My best friend got a new spouse the next week and now everyone is happy again, no harm no foul.

@DavidM_yeg I always wish folks would ask US (and CA and EU) politicos if they'd approve of "regime change" in *their* country.

Someone did try a preemptive “regime change” in the US and MAGA lost it…

Despite all destruction, in the process, someones, somehow, make a lot of money. Not the treasury though.

@DavidM_yeg
It’s not all that easy to change sheets… 😐

😂

"Nurture-boy" Ric Flair Mar 4

@DavidM_yeg
I'm so frustrated by the liberal reactions that I'm seeing, basically justifying this fucking war crime. Like, the goddam Trump regime isn't even pretending they're doing it for "democracy", and somehow libs are like, idk, *hoping* that things will accidentally end up with Iranians better off than they were before?

Hugh Ferguson Mar 4

@DavidM_yeg regime change really reads like the US saying to world leaders in smaller countries "if you don't hand over all of your nation's resources, we'll put someone in power in your country who will"

@DavidM_yeg Anatomy of the mentioned attempt which eventually brought #Iran the current regime https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/114710946113261699 Full film included

oatmeal (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image #Documentary / Coup 53: CIA and MI6 overthrow of Iran’s budding Democracy in 1953 In 1953, the #CIA and #MI6 orchestrated a covert operation to overthrow #Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad #Mosaddegh after he nationalized the oil industry, threatening Western corporate interests. The 2019 documentary “Coup 53” by Iranian filmmaker Taghi Amirani exposes this historic betrayal of democracy using never-before-seen archival footage and documents. The film features Ralph Fiennes reading transcripts from MI6 agent Norman Darbyshire, who admitted involvement in the coup plot. This wasn’t just regime change - it was the blueprint for decades of U.S. covert operations worldwide. The coup installed the autocratic Shah, whose brutal rule lasted until the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The documentary proves what many suspected: democratic governments mean nothing in the context of Western imperialism when they threaten corporate profits or regional interests. https://coup53.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3BC4TVP_tA @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #Coup53 #Iran #CIA

kolektiva.social

A valid regime change would be one in the USA as it has been highjacked by a bunch of raving lunatics sponsored by big tech oligarchy.

Dirty AnCom Mar 4

@DavidM_yeg human suffering and instability seems to be the point. The US is the world's bully and bullies prey on instability and suffering.

Robin Barton Mar 4

@DavidM_yeg The only regime change Trump is interested in is the usa from a democracy to a despotic theological authoritarian regime