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Ideology doesn't matter. I mean the Chinese are communists and the Russians are nationalists and the Iranians have a theocracy. You know what binds all of them is rather their dislike of and fear of the language of the liberal world. In other words, the language of rights, the language of rule of law, the language of separation of powers.

The Prof G Pod
1mo ago

As as people thought that they were doing the will of God through violence, well, suddenly there's a sanction for violence that has almost a universal adapter.

3mo ago

The revolution against Batista in the 50s and the rise of Fidel Castro, the goal and the promise that they will have this nationalist capitalist um and democratic and socially progressive society.

6mo ago

If you look at history, there's as much danger of an autocrat coming from the far left as from the far right. I believe the far left is as dangerous as the far right. It's the extremes that present a threat to society.

6mo ago

For a revolutionary regime whose political ideology is premised on martyrdom, the central question is whether these assassinations will ultimately extinguish the ideology or help revive it.

6mo ago

this is a regime that um is essentially a death cult and doesn't have the same motivations as a normal regime has. They view the death of their own people, the martyrdom of their people as a sign of their own sacredness and righteousness.

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