Iran is a really weird case study in middle eastern politics.
In the late 50s they were a pseudo western country with a dictator monarch propped up by the west. Lots of the pictures of women in swimsuits and stuff like that was from when they were run by a monarch. It wasn't until the monarchy was toppled I'm '79 that islamic fundamentalism became the norm.
But if you look further past the Shah being the leader it's quite sad. The US and UK backed a coup to overthrow the democratically elected prime minister in 53'.
Haven't watched it myself but someone PMed me the info. Looks like it was recently taken off of streaming sites due to a licencing issue. Shame... 🦜🏴☠️
neutrino_fire on December 9th, 2020 at 03:45 UTC »
Don't let nothing
Blobfish07 on December 9th, 2020 at 03:52 UTC »
Just wait until she absolutely obliterates her past team
GoodGoyimGreg on December 9th, 2020 at 05:06 UTC »
Iran is a really weird case study in middle eastern politics.
In the late 50s they were a pseudo western country with a dictator monarch propped up by the west. Lots of the pictures of women in swimsuits and stuff like that was from when they were run by a monarch. It wasn't until the monarchy was toppled I'm '79 that islamic fundamentalism became the norm.
But if you look further past the Shah being the leader it's quite sad. The US and UK backed a coup to overthrow the democratically elected prime minister in 53'.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
Before the coup Iran had a history of progressive, secular governments winning elections. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism_in_Iran
I've spent the last hour or so looking into it. I'd love for others to share more info.
**Apparently there is a good recent documentary about the circumstances and events that led to the coup in 1953, aptly called 'Coup 53':
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/coup_53
Haven't watched it myself but someone PMed me the info. Looks like it was recently taken off of streaming sites due to a licencing issue. Shame... 🦜🏴☠️