Disclaimer: Nah, you know what, no disclaimer. Figure it out. Or don't, and call me names. Dealer's choice.
Was just thinking about propaganda and inversion.
Here's the commonly accepted perception:
Israel: Beleaguered state, surrounded by enemies. Constantly attacked. Doesn't get the support it needs. Shunned by the world. Has the right to self defense.
Iran: Official State Sponsor of Terrorism™. Rogue state. Engages in murder and assassination. A danger to the world. Causes chaos in the region. Has nukes.
Not saying Iran is innocent, for the record. They do fund other groups, but if you're talking just the actions of the State itself, Israel is much more involved in terrorism, murder, and assassination than Iran is. Openly, brazenly.
It's amazing how easily you could flip these. DARVO.
So it's directly the fault of the US and not Iran. The US killed (toppled) Saddam Hussein. The US completely destabilized the country not only by bombing the infrastructure and poisoning the soil but by also cleansing the government of any Saddam affiliated individuals and causing the rise of ISIS.
And if we look at Syria where Christians were protected by Assad and Assad was supported by Iran and now a literal Al Qaeda terrorist is in power and accepted by the US and religious minorities are starting to get massacred again... the same shit is happening again. I'm sorry but I'm not sure if I can blame Iran for the tribal insanity and stupidity of Arabs.
Well it wasn't Iran who toppled the secular and stable regimes of Iraq, Libya and Syria. It's not Iran who destabilized the region.