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Aussie105

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12. The propaganda war on both sides works against any resolution.
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 07:33 PM
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The US has long painted Iran as a backward country full of not-white non Christian primitive people ruled by despotic religious zealots.
It's economic significance in global trade gets swept under the carpet.

Conversely, Iran has painted the US as a tyrant bent on world domination and trying to exert an undue influence on the Middle East and Iranian domestic matters.

Trump wants the Iranian government to bow down and say 'please sir, can we be friends?'
That's never going to happen.

Historic parallel:
The ancient Roman Empire of the times of togas and Cesars, disintegrated because it was too involved in overseas wars, unexpected resistance from invaded countries, and political turmoil within Rome.
Sounds familiar?

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