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Ritzwatch said:
It was awesome.

What I remember of it, anyway.

BTW, loss of memory isn’t from having been “high.” I am just old now.

Pretty soon I’ll be posting AI generated chicks and giving away plot spoilers to Gunsmoke reruns on GRITtv.
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One day soon, AI wll allow us to relive the 80's in photo realistic Virtual Reality. I'll have you and @LSU-SIU show me around.
I wish I was around pre-modern technology and got to enjoy the real world with real people. I guess I had a brief glimpse of it as a child; but I would say the 90s was fairly advanced.
I don't even enjoy going out to eat with people anymore. It's just annoying with phones on the table, people distracted the whole time.. we are consumed with technology.
I realized how bad it was when I took my girl friend on her first trip across America to Vegas and Cali and the focus was more on posting Instagram Photos and taking videos. It's tough to live in the moment sometime and phones are addicting; but man I think people will regret these things in the future when a picture is all they carry from the adventures of the World.
 
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MAD said:
Translation : I am sharing my first call with you today and invite you to start chanting slogans this Thursday and Friday, 18th and 19th of Dey, simultaneously at 8 PM, all of you whether in the streets or even from your own homes. Based on the feedback from this action, I will announce the next calls to you.




Iranians want the return of their king,
Reza Shah II Pahlavi.
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Your idol again.
 
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The Shah of Iran sends a direct message to the armed forces and security forces of Iran:

Join the Iranian People.

 
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Anyone else see Lindsay Graham stating , and he repeated it.
Paraphrasing, the Ayatollah needs to listen up. Get out or Trump will kill you....

Graham is such a dumbass tool. I wouldn't trust that guy for any reason.
 
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EasternVol said:
It would be good for the Iranian people to ditch their theocracy as it would be long term for any country with one. But the answer to what to replace it with isn't your idol the Shah.
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EasternVol said:
Most of your reposts about Iran tout return of the Shah so forgive me if I thought that he's very important to you.
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EasternVol said:
Like that one, Shah again. I'm sure it was a coincidence.
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EasternVol said:
I appreciate that. Other than the X reposts here by @MAD, the coverage I've seen highlights strong dissatisfaction with the economy, which is a train wreck, as the protesters' motivation, with little or no mention of calls for return of a Shah. My main sources are CNA (Channel News Asia), DW, France24 and the NYT.
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EasternVol said:
Your idol again.
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What does the Islamic Republic of Iran and Eastern have in common?
Both get triggered by the regime change that THE PEOPLE of Iran are fighting for.

I don’t have a dog in the fight, I’m not Iranian, I don’t know if Reza is the right guy or not. But I do know in typical Eastern fashion he will gaslight the poster as you see above.



 
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That's it.
This is the Iranian Revolution.
This is the moment the Iranians have been preparing for their entire lives.
This is going to be bigger than the fall of the Berlin Wall. History is being made by Iranians.

 
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Iranian protester renames Tehran street after Trump as unrest spreads amid crackdown​


Iranian protesters intensified nationwide demonstrations over the past 24 hours, directly appealing to President Donald Trump while chanting anti-regime slogans. Footage published Wednesday showed a protester in Tehran symbolically renaming a street after Trump, while other videos captured handwritten appeals reading, “Don’t let them kill us,” Iran International reported.

Holly Dagres, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute, posted the video on X stating, “Since Trump’s comments about the Iran protests, I’ve seen numbers videos of Iranian protesters either thanking him or, in this case, renaming streets after the US president.”

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Iranian protester renames Tehran street after Trump as unrest spreads amid crackdown

Iranian protesters intensified nationwide demonstrations over the past 24 hours, directly appealing to President Donald Trump while chanting anti-regime slogans.
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MAD said:
What does the Islamic Republic of Iran and Eastern have in common?
Both get triggered by the regime change that THE PEOPLE of Iran are fighting for.

I don’t have a dog in the fight, I’m not Iranian, I don’t know if Reza is the right guy or not. But I do know in typical Eastern fashion he will gaslight the poster as you see above.



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That's not believable given how much you post pro-Shah propaganda and lately almost exclusively pro-Shah propaganda in this thread. Why would an American push for reimposition of a monarchy? Could it be that you're looking at your own interests and not those of the Iranian people? Personally I'd prefer that the good people there have a government in which they have a voice and not one with a record of repression.
If you can find any examples of me gaslighting, please post them.
 
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@EasternVol
Do you think it's the will of the Iranian people that the Ayotollah's regime should fall? If not, I think I understand your position for the most part in this thread. If so, what other viable alternatives do the Iranian people have for a functioning government other than the Shah?

I'm not saying the Shah is a good option, but he might be the best option for Iran. I have no doubt that a good portion of the population may want a fundamentalist Islamic regime to remain in power. I also have no doubt the side of civil unrest won't settle for another Islamic fundamentalist to supplant Khamenei. What form of government could either or both sides capitulate under without civil unrest worsening?

How connected is Reza Pahlavi to his father's legacy? Wasn't he pretty young and living in America when his father passed. He's been politicaly active as voice of opposition to the Ayotollah the entire time. Ostensibly he's for liberal democracy........( I know, I'm not trying to sell him).

Is he just as corrupt or worse than Khamenei's regime? If so, is there a better option?
 
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MemphisVol77 said:
@EasternVol
Do you think it's the will of the Iranian people that the Ayotollah's regime should fall? If not, I think I understand your position for the most part in this thread. If so, what other viable alternatives do the Iranian people have for a functioning government other than the Shah?

I'm not saying the Shah is a good option, but he might be the best option for Iran. I have no doubt that a good portion of the population may want a fundamentalist Islamic regime to remain in power. I also have no doubt the side of civil unrest won't settle for another Islamic fundamentalist to supplant Khamenei. What form of government could either or both sides capitulate under without civil unrest worsening?

How connected is Reza Pahlavi to his father's legacy? Wasn't he pretty young and living in America when his father passed. He's been politicaly active as voice of opposition to the Ayotollah the entire time. Ostensibly he's for liberal democracy........( I know, I'm not trying to sell him).

Is he just as corrupt or worse than Khamenei's regime? If so, is there a better option?
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Reza Pahlavi has proposed leading a transition that would include a referendum on the form of government. Google "Reza Pahlavi Plan". There are different variations of democratic governments. Even a British style monarchy would be a huge improvement.
 
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USF grad in TN said:
Reza Pahlavi has proposed leading a transition that would include a referendum on the form of government. Google "Reza Pahlavi Plan". There are different variations of democratic governments. Even a British style monarchy would be a huge improvement.
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That isn't how the middle east rolls, which is why the U.S. is currently paying three groups that have been identified as terrorist groups there which have previously killed 1000s of Americans and 10,000s of wounded.
 
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MemphisVol77 said:
@EasternVol
Do you think it's the will of the Iranian people that the Ayotollah's regime should fall?
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I don't know the percentage that wants change but it seems considerable.
MemphisVol77 said:
If not, I think I understand your position for the most part in this thread. If so, what other viable alternatives do the Iranian people have for a functioning government other than the Shah?
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I suppose what possibilities that exist are today covert. The regime's apparently been pretty good at snuffing open opposition.
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I'm not saying the Shah is a good option, but he might be the best option for Iran. I have no doubt that a good portion of the population may want a fundamentalist Islamic regime to remain in power. I also have no doubt the side of civil unrest won't settle for another Islamic fundamentalist to supplant Khamenei. What form of government could either or both sides capitulate under without civil unrest worsening?
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They had a parliament and prime minister until MI6 and the Dulles brothers decided that the Shah could better serve the UK and US without them in the way. Maybe a representative democracy would suit them, or someone there may have other ideas.
MemphisVol77 said:
How connected is Reza Pahlavi to his father's legacy? Wasn't he pretty young and living in America when his father passed. He's been politicaly active as voice of opposition to the Ayotollah the entire time. Ostensibly he's for liberal democracy........( I know, I'm not trying to sell him).

Is he just as corrupt or worse than Khamenei's regime? If so, is there a better option?
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I don't know much about him other than he seems to be busy with self promotion and says whatever he thinks will gain him favor. I'd be leery of anyone who craves power that much.
I knew a few Iranians in my hometown and at UT. I never heard anything good about the Shah from any of them. The family from my hometown moved back there after the revolution, and they were very far from hardliners. I knew several more when I lived in NoVa. Even the ones who'd come to the US because of the revolution said the Shah was a bastard, tolerable but not good. The ones who didn't flee the revolution weren't as complimentary.
You may get actual informed answers from another poster who has a very good knowledge of the country and its politics.
 
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