• SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    You don’t understand geopolitics in general if you’re seeing everything from the ultra-atheist anti-religion perspective.

    Interests are more significant than religious bullshit. In a theocracy religion is a tool the government uses to propagandize the public. Clearly Iran sees Israel and the US as enemy and they’ll use anyone will to weaken their enemies. Yup, they will even direct propaganda at you regardless of your beliefs if it serves their interests.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      Clearly Iran sees Israel and the US as enemy and they’ll use anyone will to weaken their enemies

      Clearly that isn’t true. You seem to have an overly simplistic view of geopolitics, and no idea what’s happening in the middle east. The enemy of my enemy isn’t my friend or my ally. They may also be my enemy.

      In this case, Iran is a Shia theocracy. That means they support Shia groups and use those groups to try to fight against Sunni groups.

      For example, Al-Ashtar Brigades is a Shia group that is fighting to overthrow the Sunni monarchy of Bahrain. Hezbollah is a Shia group backed by Iran. Al Qaeda is a Sunni group. IS/ISIS/ISIL are Sunni groups. All these groups are anti-American, but what’s much more important to them is the Shia / Sunni divide.