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20. I'd prefer we jump back, not tot he Shah, but to the democratic government the U.S. overthrew to put in the Shah.

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 03:31 PM

18 hrs ago

Going back to the Shah seems like a really shitty idea.

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Crown prince urges the world to stand with the people of Iran as 250,000 rally in Munich [View all] Omaha Steve Yesterday OP

No love for the theocrats in Iran lonely bird Yesterday #1

Some countries aren't ready for democracy Polybius 23 hrs ago #8

Hmmm lonely bird 20 hrs ago #16

Ask the Kurds how it was under the Shah lonely bird 20 hrs ago #18

Many of the protests featured calls of 'Javid Shah' - Long Live the King. ClaudetteCC 23 hrs ago #9

Well lonely bird 20 hrs ago #17

Deception is always a threat ClaudetteCC 19 hrs ago #19

I remember when 11 million people were in the streets protesting UpInArms Yesterday #2

More like 30k to 40k protesters have been killed Mosby 12 hrs ago #21

For BP! Kid Berwyn Yesterday #5

Has Iran or Persia ever had a democracy? Not that I know of ... FakeNoose Yesterday #6

The Shah shall return Polybius 23 hrs ago #7

Persia refers to a specific (though majority) ethnic group ClaudetteCC 23 hrs ago #10

I still like the name Persia so much better Polybius 23 hrs ago #12

Same here. Sequoia 21 hrs ago #14

Iran is what the people have always called it JI7 23 hrs ago #11

Prince of Persia sounds like the video game IronLionZion 21 hrs ago #13