• 8oow3291d@feddit.dk
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    6 days ago

    Like, I am absolutely not blanket defending the US under Trump. That shit is straight out fascism. Nowhere have I said the US is acting morally or legally with regards to Iran.

    There are still some vestages of pre-fascist US in e.g. the US state department. So sometimes the US will actually justify their actions legally. So not literally every single thing the US does is illegal. But plenty of things are.

    But you are apparently defending Iran’s illegal behavior, by pointing to the US’s illegal behavior. That is not how ethics works… two wrong does not make one right. And it is kinda wild that people like you often end up defending the blatantly evil fundamentalist undemocratic terrorist Iran.

    • Brainsploosh@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      If you re-read my comment you’ll see that I’m nowhere defending Iran’s conduct, so let’s address that.

      When unilaterally attacked by a terrorist state neighbour supported by the largest military in the world, I do feel Iran has the moral right to use assymetric warfare to survive. Even more so when that doesn’t cause mass civilian casualty.

      Do I condone the oppression the Iranian government did before the war? No.

      Do I still believe Iran has the right to sovereignty? Definitely and absolutely.

      It is no business of the US to meddle in the political internalities of a country not a credible threat. And even less so at the behest of a rampaging genocidal state using terror to keep neighbours from intervening.

      To put it into a simplified analogy: are you arguing dishonestly putting words in my mouth? Yes. Does that give me the right to burn your house down? No.

      In the real world it’s both the US treating dishonestly and doing the burning though.

      • 8oow3291d@feddit.dk
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        6 days ago

        When unilaterally attacked by a terrorist state neighbour supported by the largest military in the world, I do feel Iran has the moral right to use assymetric warfare to survive.

        There is an argument here, if the asymmetric warfare was against the US or US allies. But Iran is attacking the whole world, including many innocents. Especially the blockade of fertilizer exports has the potential to kill countless innocents.