to a liberal who believes in nothing, anyone who has beliefs is a “hardliner”
except the actual hardliners who’ve been in power in the US since its inception…
“you see sweatie, the default ideology I’ve absorbed isn’t a belief system. it’s just common sense!”
“you see sweatie, the default ideology I’ve absorbed isn’t a belief system. it’s just common sense!”
See also
“Everyone who believes something I don’t has an ideology, whereas I have the most natural and correct opinions!”
Can we do better than posting the economist with no analysis or commentary?
Thought it speaks for itself. Iran is hampered by reformists liberalism and their tendency to trust the West, so this might be an interesting internal development.
Obviously the editorial line is in favour of English millionaires, but the political line they believe in doesn’t imply that they are wrong on verifiable facts. (In other words: don’t trust their spin, but their reporting can still have value.)
Yeah since it’s the economist saying this there’s no guarantee it’s true but it IS a predictable outcome of all that’s going on. I think most people here will just be commenting on the headline
The Economist has printed a silly article. We shall neither read nor reply to it.
the economist
i’m interpreting this to mean that hardliners are not grabbing power in Iran
The Economist
I feel like this should be in c/slop
If they’re hardliners wtf do you call you yanks
When a nation is stressed and harassed, hardliners see the crisis as an opportunity to maintain or expand rule by gathering the people around a common enemy? Sure, makes sense
Antibodies and platelets are appearing in this big open wound we just caused
