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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (OT) They're not all crazy in Europe
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:49:22 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-04-29, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
> On 2025-04-29 02:04, RonB wrote:
>> On 2025-04-28, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>>> On 2025-04-28 15:46, RonB wrote:
>>>> On 2025-04-28, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>>>>> On 2025-04-28 08:23, RonB wrote:
>>>>>> On 2025-04-28, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:39:41 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There are different Muslim sects. Some are much less aggressive than
>>>>>>>> others.
>>>>>>>> The Shiites, for example, aren't usually the "head choppers," that's
>>>>>>>> nearly always the Sunnis. Guess which ones the U.S. cuddles up to?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jews in Iran, for example, are not persecuted so long as they identify
>>>>>>>> as Iranians and not Zionists (Israelis). Iran is a Shiite country.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To further complicate it, Arabs are a small minority in Iran and
>>>>>>> frequently persecuted. Iran inherited what was called Arabistan from the
>>>>>>> Ottoman Empire and it's been a thorn in their side. The Persians are an
>>>>>>> Indo-European people, or what was called Aryan before some unfortunate
>>>>>>> 20th century events. They don't like Arabs, who are a Semitic people.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's like one of those logic statements. Most Arabs are Moslems but most
>>>>>>> Moslems aren't Arabs. The Arabs seem to be the least civilized.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I keep trying to tell people that the Iranians are not Arabs. They don't
>>>>>> turn on each on each like the Arabs do in time of war.
>>>>>
>>>>> For what it's worth, my wife's best friend married an Iranian who was a
>>>>> pretty nice person. Similarly, a former Polish co-worker of mine married
>>>>> an Iranian man and he was wonderful to her. It should be noted that most
>>>>> Iranians don't actually support their government and are a lot more
>>>>> Western than they seem.
>>>>
>>>> When I was in Texas my doctor was from Iran. Best doctor I've ever had.
>>>>
>>>> As for Iranians, yes they had a secular government — until they made the
>>>> "mistake" of wanting to profit from their own oil instead of letting U.S.
>>>> and European companies take it all. The U.S. sponsored a coup against the
>>>> elected government and installed the Shah of Iran and his thug police. So
>>>> there is no love for the United States in Iran, even if many of the citizens
>>>> long for the days of a secular government. And here's the important thing to
>>>> remember about Iranians. If you attack them, they unite. Even the opposition
>>>> is patriotic. (Even Iranian Jews are patriotic.) These are not Arabs who
>>>> break up into rival tribes when they see a chance to work with an outside,
>>>> invading power, for their own gain.
>>>
>>> Everything you wrote is confirmed by what I've read, seen in
>>> documentaries and received as testimony to the few Iranians I did talk
>>> to. Heck, I had one in the soccer team I coached years ago. He really
>>> was a good guy. As for the United States going on a demonization
>>> campaign against Iran and Iranians, it's definitely a fact. They've done
>>> the same with South and Central American nations that refused to be
>>> ripped off.
>> 
>> It's been the USA (Rothschild) way for a long time now. We don't have nearly
>> 900 military bases (or installations) all over the world to protect our
>> borders. They're there to kneecap countries who won't toe the line.
>> Unfortunately for them, BRICS is breaking up the monopoly. If the
>> Rosthschild's don't get their "vig" from every international transaction
>> (via control of the dollar) their empire will collapse. Can't wait for that
>> to happen.
>
> I imagine that BRICS's success will result in new opportunities for 
> Canada as well. The problem is that I don't believe our Liberal 
> government will bother to take advantage of any of them. They've already 
> made it near impossible for the province of Alberta to enrich itself 
> with its resources.

Canada used to be a free country. Now it's a Soviet Union wannabe.

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