Comment by vrganj
13 hours ago
To the Iranians, America is "The Great Satan".
To the Americans, Iranians are "Terrorists".
To a bystander they're both deranged warmongers using transparent excuses.
13 hours ago
To the Iranians, America is "The Great Satan".
To the Americans, Iranians are "Terrorists".
To a bystander they're both deranged warmongers using transparent excuses.
There is plenty of evidence Iran funds terrorism. I don't know of any evidence that Americans are biblical monsters, but I'm open to new information.
"Terrorism" is inherently a subjective, ideological label, just a vaguely threatening name for the Big Other. A classic in the genre, along with "Red Menace", "Yellow Peril", "Rogue State" etc etc.
The Iranian version of this propaganda technique is the "Great Satan".
They're all just big scary terms to throw around and justify ones deeds.
To the Iranians, the Americans are the terrorists blowing up their bridges. Now what?
> "Terrorism" is inherently a subjective, ideological label
If the US started calling Iran "Satan" would you see that as an escalation of rhetoric, or business as usual?
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Terrorism or resistance against western imperialism and colonization?
That is a question one could ask. A little beyond me to answer.