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ynazuma t1_iy9vmpa wrote

Reply to comment by Vaelin_Wolf in Mid 20th century wedding in Iran (before the Islamic Republic took over in 1979) by LookAtThatHotTurtle

Yeah, cause now it's way better than when the Shah was running things /s

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maizTuson9 t1_iyad72s wrote

Maybe don't overthrow democratically-elected, secular government? Not sure why you're on here running cover for the Shah's regime, it's fucking pathetic and gross

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ynazuma t1_iyajipy wrote

The only thing that is pathetic and gross is your misrepresentation of there being a "democratically elected government".

Mosaddegh manipulated elections to suit his needs:

The voting process was stopped by Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh after enough MPs were elected to form a parliamentary quorum (79 out of 136).[2] The decision is viewed as manipulation, because Mosaddegh meant to prevent opposition candidates taking seats from rural areas.[3

Hardly an icon of democracy...

Also, although I deeply disagree with rule by royalty, the house of Pahlavi were the legitimate rulers of Iran.

Mohammad Reza came to power during World War II after an Anglo-Soviet invasion forced the abdication of his father, Reza Shah Pahlavi.

Also, Reza was Shah while Mosaddegh was prime Minister. Mossadeh took power for his own purposes

During Mohammad Reza's reign, the British owned oil industry was briefly nationalized by Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh until an Army coup d'état supported by the UK and the US deposed Mosaddegh, reinstalled the Shah, and brought back foreign oil firms under the Consortium Agreement of 1954.[5]

Nobody was a white dove dude. Everyone likes to idolize these figures like they were great men. They were just as flawed and sometimes corrupt as today's politicians. Get your head out of your butt.

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maizTuson9 t1_iyals3j wrote

>During Mohammad Reza's reign, the British owned oil industry was briefly nationalized by Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh until an Army coup d'état supported by the UK and the US deposed Mosaddegh, reinstalled the Shah, and brought back foreign oil firms under the Consortium Agreement of 1954.[5]

Are you trying to imply that this was a bad thing? Because it was unequivocally good for him to nationalize oil. And obviously he isn't a "white dove", but he was still much better than what came after. Again, that you try and defend the Shah is gross af.

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MilhouseVsEvil t1_iyalok4 wrote

So this is your argument for when it's ok to overthrow a democratically elected government and install a puppet regime? The whole revolution was triggered by social injustice. Not everyone in Iran had the privilege to buy clothes from department stores and take photos.

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I_Think_I_Cant t1_iyb3mgn wrote

The screams of the dissidents being tortured by the secret police were replaced by the screams of the dissidents being tortured by the religious secret police.

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Greasedick69 t1_iyaxmwd wrote

Maggie thatcher approved the operation to fly khomeini into the country lol

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