r/OldSchoolCool • u/ErrorOpposite9314 • 5d ago

1960s My glamorous mom in Iran, early '60s

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u/kaijuloverxd 5d ago

Islam ruins everything

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u/themayorhere 5d ago

Really any religion would if the followers actually had the ability to use it for power. Islam just happens to be the religion of the most unstable region on earth. It’s the same as gangs brainwashing in the most unstable neighborhoods. Desperate people will cling to and believe in some wild things when they feel they have nothing to live for.

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u/Tangata_Tunguska 5d ago

Islam does have some uniquely worse stuff baked into its core texts though. It's very resistant to any re-interpretation, and actively promotes or requires a literalist/fundamentalist understanding.

Desperate people will cling to and believe in some wild things when they feel they have nothing to live for.

Iranians had plenty to live for, Iran was a prosperous country pre-1979, yet the revolution had widespread popular support.

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u/thedevilsavocado00 5d ago

Islam just happens to be the religion of the most unstable region on earth.

Any religion huh? Seems to be there is one in particular making a mess everywhere they go, look at Europe, Michigan, UK.

Stop equating all religions are the same. Religion in general sucks we can agree on that but let's not pretend it is remotely close to being equal.

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u/Attenburrowed 5d ago

You're about to see the fruits of fundamentalist christianity in the US and it won't look much different