I mean all things considered that’s pretty tame as far as anti-communism goes
Researching the recent political history of Iran, I’ve come to the conclusion Iran is a hilariously liberal-minded country and I mean that in the ideological sense; from the reformist thought leaders quoting Locke and the American constitution, to the “fundamentalists” espousing free market doctrine straight out of the Chicago school circa 1980, it’s a level of western intellectual penetration I’ve only seen in like Japan or maybe Turkey
Fair assessment. I literally haven’t heard anyone cite fucking Tocqueville since my days in my paleocon u.s poli-sci brainwashing classes in uni.
Like the only thing I particularly remember from that book was Tocqueville more or less calling American citizens homogeneously fucking mid no matter where he ventured to.
Like the only thing I particularly remember from that book was Tocqueville more or less calling American citizens homogeneously fucking mid no matter where he ventured to.
That was Tocqueville? For some reason I had that (accurate) assessment of Americans filed under Mark Twain, tho I’m not surprised a vulgar Marxist like Tocquieville came up with it
I mean THEY LITERALLY ARE lmao, and the reformists are third way neolibs, it’s so bizarre and hilarious reading the shit the Iranian political class writes
I mean all things considered that’s pretty tame as far as anti-communism goes
Researching the recent political history of Iran, I’ve come to the conclusion Iran is a hilariously liberal-minded country and I mean that in the ideological sense; from the reformist thought leaders quoting Locke and the American constitution, to the “fundamentalists” espousing free market doctrine straight out of the Chicago school circa 1980, it’s a level of western intellectual penetration I’ve only seen in like Japan or maybe Turkey
Fair assessment. I literally haven’t heard anyone cite fucking Tocqueville since my days in my paleocon u.s poli-sci brainwashing classes in uni.
Like the only thing I particularly remember from that book was Tocqueville more or less calling American citizens homogeneously fucking mid no matter where he ventured to.
That was Tocqueville? For some reason I had that (accurate) assessment of Americans filed under Mark Twain, tho I’m not surprised a vulgar Marxist like Tocquieville came up with it
To be fair it’s been years since I read it
Islamic Republicans
I mean THEY LITERALLY ARE lmao, and the reformists are third way neolibs, it’s so bizarre and hilarious reading the shit the Iranian political class writes
Where does the support for the “axis of resistance” come from if they’re so liberal?
shared defensive interests