Looks like Plan B—regime change—is now in motion for Iran. Two scenarios may follow, all alarming, and none fit the Wonderland of the Western World. How do we crawl back from this dark rabbit hole?
It’s interesting how these pro-imperialist pseudo-intellectuals think regime change will be easy in Iran. Just shows their arrogance and ignorance. First of all Iran fought an eight year war against Iraq during the 1980s when it is was much weaker than today, and yet the regime held together. Iran is not Lebanon, Syria or Iraq. Unlike these other nations which were created only a hundred years ago, Iran has a long continuous history stretching back 2,600 years. The attempt at ‘decapitation’ has failed and the people are mobilizing for resistance. Sure Israel with its allies in the US and Europe may be able to recruit some Azeris, Kurds and Arabs but I don’t think it will de-stabilize the country. I can remember during the Vietnam war the US recruited ethnic minorities in Vietnam and Laos to fight against the liberation forces, didn’t really work. For those trying to pitch regime change in terms of human rights and the liberation of women, it is the Iranian people themselves who will define and lead these struggles according to their own terms and not those of imperial overlords.
Hello. Loved your article, and I subscribed immediately. I am eager to know your views about something that's been nagging at me for a few years, which is this - what is it about Israel, that makes the Western world's moral compass go awry, as if north and south poles have got flipped? Why has Israel been placed on a moral pedestal from where it can get away LITERALLY with murder, with planned genocide? Is it lingering/perpetual holocaust guilt, even after 3 generations? Is it the influence that Jews exert on governments, which makes them indispensable for the survival of political parties and politicians? Is it the billions that it gives to corporations around the world through its arms and other high tech purchases?
Thank you. I read both the articles with avid interest. So, it all comes down to good, old fashioned, time tested - and seemingly indestructible - colonialism and racism, does it? I can well believe that for Western Europe, since that has a long history of colonialism, but what about the US? Is it the money that flows into US politics through AIPAC, and to the arms manufacturers as well as to Big Tech from Israel, that gives Israel immunity and impunity?
I can still remember demonstrating against the first and second war in Iraq, we all (at least the ones of a certain age) recall what happened respectively with Libya and Afghanistan, we know what emboldens leaders such as Netanyahu and Erdogan even more and I think, the last occasion some regime changes instituted by the West actually worked out to the advantage and not to the detriment of the countries involved was - if one excludes the difficult Balkans situation in the 90ies - most probably the ones in my own country of origin, Germany as well as, of course, respectively in the legal forebears of the other Axis-powers of WWII, Italy and Japan.
That was all very long ago.
It would surely be much more reasonable to help the opposition in any way possible (in countries like Iran) or just refrain from instigating conflict and, if one is to take the term "human rights" seriously, respect international law everywhere, in war and peace.
It’s interesting how these pro-imperialist pseudo-intellectuals think regime change will be easy in Iran. Just shows their arrogance and ignorance. First of all Iran fought an eight year war against Iraq during the 1980s when it is was much weaker than today, and yet the regime held together. Iran is not Lebanon, Syria or Iraq. Unlike these other nations which were created only a hundred years ago, Iran has a long continuous history stretching back 2,600 years. The attempt at ‘decapitation’ has failed and the people are mobilizing for resistance. Sure Israel with its allies in the US and Europe may be able to recruit some Azeris, Kurds and Arabs but I don’t think it will de-stabilize the country. I can remember during the Vietnam war the US recruited ethnic minorities in Vietnam and Laos to fight against the liberation forces, didn’t really work. For those trying to pitch regime change in terms of human rights and the liberation of women, it is the Iranian people themselves who will define and lead these struggles according to their own terms and not those of imperial overlords.
Hello. Loved your article, and I subscribed immediately. I am eager to know your views about something that's been nagging at me for a few years, which is this - what is it about Israel, that makes the Western world's moral compass go awry, as if north and south poles have got flipped? Why has Israel been placed on a moral pedestal from where it can get away LITERALLY with murder, with planned genocide? Is it lingering/perpetual holocaust guilt, even after 3 generations? Is it the influence that Jews exert on governments, which makes them indispensable for the survival of political parties and politicians? Is it the billions that it gives to corporations around the world through its arms and other high tech purchases?
Would appreciate your take on this.
Hello and welcome. Yes, that is a very valid questions. I prefer a historical framework to expound on that which many scholars call 'Israeli exceptionalism' and of course it is tied to the European guilt. I had touched upon this issue in two earlier posts: one here: https://ezgibasaran.substack.com/p/gazas-flotilla-and-the-fault-lines and one here : https://ezgibasaran.substack.com/p/people-versus-monsters-gaza-tribunal
But further digging is required. Thanks for joining the conversation.
Thank you. I read both the articles with avid interest. So, it all comes down to good, old fashioned, time tested - and seemingly indestructible - colonialism and racism, does it? I can well believe that for Western Europe, since that has a long history of colonialism, but what about the US? Is it the money that flows into US politics through AIPAC, and to the arms manufacturers as well as to Big Tech from Israel, that gives Israel immunity and impunity?
Thank you for giving us this precise analysis!
I can still remember demonstrating against the first and second war in Iraq, we all (at least the ones of a certain age) recall what happened respectively with Libya and Afghanistan, we know what emboldens leaders such as Netanyahu and Erdogan even more and I think, the last occasion some regime changes instituted by the West actually worked out to the advantage and not to the detriment of the countries involved was - if one excludes the difficult Balkans situation in the 90ies - most probably the ones in my own country of origin, Germany as well as, of course, respectively in the legal forebears of the other Axis-powers of WWII, Italy and Japan.
That was all very long ago.
It would surely be much more reasonable to help the opposition in any way possible (in countries like Iran) or just refrain from instigating conflict and, if one is to take the term "human rights" seriously, respect international law everywhere, in war and peace.