RE: More protests Against The Theocratic Regime in Iran
February 21, 2026 at 11:41 am
(This post was last modified: February 21, 2026 at 11:42 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(February 21, 2026 at 11:24 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(February 21, 2026 at 11:04 am)Leonardo17 Wrote: Thumpalumpacus:
- That’s a good point. Iranians are not fools. The majority of them (I say 70%) know exactly what is being done to them and their country. But there is still a faction (I say 30%) who will be willing to fight the US or any invading force to death even if this means an imminent death. That’s the power of fanaticism.
That is not Islamist fanaticism. That's their ingrained anti-Americanism which predates the rise of the mullahs. There's also a patriotic element to it, wherein they would fight any invaders of Iran no matter their faith or nationality.
Again, nailed it. Islamist fanaticism would be if that 30% were going to other places to fight people who had never done anything to them, apart from not being Muslim (or being Muslim, but getting it wrong).
There’s nothing inherently fanatical about defending your country.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
