This Half-Iranian Twitter User Gives A Powerful Lesson To Those Americans Who Don’t Know Their Own History
Sixty five years ago, history took a different turn when Iran’s first democratically elected government was toppled during a coup. It is believed that these events, which took place in 1953, set Iran on a course towards dictatorship.However, not enough people are familiar with the role the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) played in organizing the coup, thus ruining relations with Iran and beginning to destabilize the middle east. The documents proving CIA’s involvement were released only in 2013, and with so many Americans talking about erasing history, one Twitter user decided to create a thread to inform people about the events that took place in Iran half a decade ago, to teach them of the facts that were hidden. Scroll below to read this powerful thread below!
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This half-Iranian took to Twitter to explain that there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to historical truth
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To illustrate this idea, they use the important part of Iran’s history
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Over the last 60+ years, the CIA, in trying to protect "democracy" from "communism," consistently propped up brutal dictators in countries where we wanted more say in how things went. The U.S. is now reaping much of what it sowed.
I'd dare say that us Europeans face a more real impact from it, if you will. The US (and its allies, let us not forget about British meddling either) mucking up the Middle East and many of the African countries resulted in the "migration crisis". Sometimes I wonder if Washington isn't silently working on overwhelming European infrastructure as well. I mean we haven't had this problem (or at least on this scale) before the EU started thinking about weening itself off US oil and exploring the idea of an alternative to NATO.
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This scares me for more than one reason. I was just talking to a friend last night about the polarization of the news. There are two sides to every story - these days, "them" and "us". We think they are dumb for believing all the lies they read, meanwhile they believe the same about us. Every time I hear a story that sounds difficult to credit, I find opposing articles about it and do my best to gauge which source is the more reputable. But how do I know that I am not participating in confirmation bias? These sources seem reliable because they seem to have a history of telling the truth. But maybe what I assume is the truth is only what matches my own perspective - the echo chamber of friends and family that I've spent my life inside. How can we know? So it is terrifying to hear that 80% of the news sources in Iran were controlled by a foreign power. How can we believe anything we read? On the internet; in print? Does any of us really know anything?
You're doing it as right as you can. You review opposing sources, you question your perspective, and you already know that the "truth" is determined by the opinion that holds the most sway. Do not take what you read at face value, and don't just believe what makes you feel comfortable.
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Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately people will claim this as propaganda and ignore it.
Money is the root of all evil-as seen here. Thank you for sharing this. America's arrogance when it comes to other countries has been & is still terrifying. It all comes down to money.
Money - and fear. The British were motivated by money, and they used fear to motivate the Americans to join in. Now the American government is largely motivated by money, but they use fear to control their citizens. And I suppose power has a place in there too. That said, I do think there are some people - the quiet ones that mostly stay out of the news - who are motivated by empathy. It's important not to forget that. :)
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Thats the kind of History I like to learn but is denied and falsified in schools. Brainwashing is preferred.
Not downplaying US responsibility here, but it seems like we were used terribly by the Brits, it was Churchill who convinced Eisenhower to go through with this, they got the profits from the oil. It's also frightening to think this uprising was largely instigated through control of the news media, especially with so much of the worlds press owned by so few now. Careful what you read. And to all Americans out there reading, do you honestly think that the FBI/CIA is trustworthy enough at this point to be involved in anything political at this point? How can they investigate the political machine they are part of?
I think many of us don't believe that, and hopefully more are coming to realize the same. I honestly don't think that 85% of people in government (ANY government), truly cares about its people versus getting re-elected.
Load More Replies... Can anyone give me some good places to start researching all the governments our CIA has had it's dirty little fingers in? Is the CIA actually the most powerful American institution??
I once watched a TED Talk about a guy who helped American governments topple other countries' leaders... one of the most illuminating moments of my life. I can't remember what it is called right now.
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Very well done! We should have the same length and style educationals, with links to world encyclopedias, for every country in this world, that was brutalized by Anglo-American oil business in the last 130 years! Or Anglo-American arms business, or the Anglo-American banking schemes ... pick your choice. I'd love to see these gruesome history lessons on the big screen, on the front pages, and in posts like this awesome work!
That is the American way. Destroying countries, destabilising regions all in the name of the mighty dollar. What I find most obscene, is that they are screaming how they are "fighting for freedom". I despise with passion such disgusting hypocrisy and frankly, it is nice to see that they were served with their own medicine if Russians did meddle in their elections. Serves them right.
Nothing pisses me off than the assassination of Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Muritala Mohammed of Nigeria.. The US embassy in both countries opened wine bottles and celebrated on the day these great men died... All Nkrumah wanted was a United Africa with one currency and he had the charisma and integrity to get it done..
Thank you for conflating Britain with the US. I do know that we all look alike. Likewise thank you for imagining that we don't know our own history because we don't view it in your narrow perspective.
But today Iran is a terror supporting dictatorship. It opresses its people under a fanatic religious regime and does its very best to meddle in other countries, violently and aggresivelt. There are almost no human rights in Iran. So things change. How's that for a bit of history...
That i That being said, s really, really incredible. For 3/4 of this article (at least) you said, British, British, British. Then ended it by saying AMERICA is at fault for the destabilization of the middle east! There is certainly NO doubt that America, as a nation has made mistakes. By ALL standards we are a VERY young country! That being said, altho it is really popular to hate on America right now...I just dont the British government is not the one in the crosshairs!! For THOUSANDS of years they have battled and bullied EVERY freaking country they could get to!! AND, they continue to do it today!! British companies going into Africa constantly and raping them of their resources, giving the continents citizens NOTHING except for unrest leading to wars! As I said, mistakes HAVE been made! As a nation tho, overall, I am proud to be an American for the good that we have done as a nation. And, while 1/3 of the country may be ALL for...
And sorry that all the bad our country did hurts your feelings. Pull up your big girl panties & look at the facts & vote accordingly and keep yourself informed. People get the government they deserve because they're more interested in Kardashians than what is going on in their own country, and those in power want to keep it that way. Absolute power corrupts absolutely - no matter what country is in charge. U.S. politicians were generous when it benefited us & major corporations. They didn't do it out of the goodness of their hearts. We didn't even help out much in WWII until Pearl Harbor. If Japan hadn't attacked us, we might all be speaking Japanese & German now. Although we are having trouble with differentiating truth from fiction with all of the information coming at us now, it is harder for all governments and corporations to keep secrets. Pay attention!
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"Iran made a deal"... you probably mean "a s****y deal was imposed on Iran by the British" who held a gun to their heads and then the British failed to keep their end of it anyway. Don't you think that having some random guy burst into your home and force you at gunpoint to sign a contact providing him with the food from your fridge for the next 60 years in exchange for pennies and a better fridge and then not even giving you those pennies would make you a tiny bit mad? And yeah if they'd let Iran be democratic instead of imposing a pro-US but widely unpopular Shah, then maybe the religions fundamentalists wouldn't have garnered the support they needed to turn it into a religious dictatorship.
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No America is not the most generous. Doesn't even make it into the top 10 country https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-10-most-generous-countries.html
Load More Replies... Over the last 60+ years, the CIA, in trying to protect "democracy" from "communism," consistently propped up brutal dictators in countries where we wanted more say in how things went. The U.S. is now reaping much of what it sowed.
I'd dare say that us Europeans face a more real impact from it, if you will. The US (and its allies, let us not forget about British meddling either) mucking up the Middle East and many of the African countries resulted in the "migration crisis". Sometimes I wonder if Washington isn't silently working on overwhelming European infrastructure as well. I mean we haven't had this problem (or at least on this scale) before the EU started thinking about weening itself off US oil and exploring the idea of an alternative to NATO.
Load More Replies... This scares me for more than one reason. I was just talking to a friend last night about the polarization of the news. There are two sides to every story - these days, "them" and "us". We think they are dumb for believing all the lies they read, meanwhile they believe the same about us. Every time I hear a story that sounds difficult to credit, I find opposing articles about it and do my best to gauge which source is the more reputable. But how do I know that I am not participating in confirmation bias? These sources seem reliable because they seem to have a history of telling the truth. But maybe what I assume is the truth is only what matches my own perspective - the echo chamber of friends and family that I've spent my life inside. How can we know? So it is terrifying to hear that 80% of the news sources in Iran were controlled by a foreign power. How can we believe anything we read? On the internet; in print? Does any of us really know anything?
You're doing it as right as you can. You review opposing sources, you question your perspective, and you already know that the "truth" is determined by the opinion that holds the most sway. Do not take what you read at face value, and don't just believe what makes you feel comfortable.
Load More Replies... Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately people will claim this as propaganda and ignore it.
Money is the root of all evil-as seen here. Thank you for sharing this. America's arrogance when it comes to other countries has been & is still terrifying. It all comes down to money.
Money - and fear. The British were motivated by money, and they used fear to motivate the Americans to join in. Now the American government is largely motivated by money, but they use fear to control their citizens. And I suppose power has a place in there too. That said, I do think there are some people - the quiet ones that mostly stay out of the news - who are motivated by empathy. It's important not to forget that. :)
Load More Replies... Thats the kind of History I like to learn but is denied and falsified in schools. Brainwashing is preferred.
Not downplaying US responsibility here, but it seems like we were used terribly by the Brits, it was Churchill who convinced Eisenhower to go through with this, they got the profits from the oil. It's also frightening to think this uprising was largely instigated through control of the news media, especially with so much of the worlds press owned by so few now. Careful what you read. And to all Americans out there reading, do you honestly think that the FBI/CIA is trustworthy enough at this point to be involved in anything political at this point? How can they investigate the political machine they are part of?
I think many of us don't believe that, and hopefully more are coming to realize the same. I honestly don't think that 85% of people in government (ANY government), truly cares about its people versus getting re-elected.
Load More Replies... Can anyone give me some good places to start researching all the governments our CIA has had it's dirty little fingers in? Is the CIA actually the most powerful American institution??
I once watched a TED Talk about a guy who helped American governments topple other countries' leaders... one of the most illuminating moments of my life. I can't remember what it is called right now.
Load More Replies... Very well done! We should have the same length and style educationals, with links to world encyclopedias, for every country in this world, that was brutalized by Anglo-American oil business in the last 130 years! Or Anglo-American arms business, or the Anglo-American banking schemes ... pick your choice. I'd love to see these gruesome history lessons on the big screen, on the front pages, and in posts like this awesome work!
That is the American way. Destroying countries, destabilising regions all in the name of the mighty dollar. What I find most obscene, is that they are screaming how they are "fighting for freedom". I despise with passion such disgusting hypocrisy and frankly, it is nice to see that they were served with their own medicine if Russians did meddle in their elections. Serves them right.
Nothing pisses me off than the assassination of Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Muritala Mohammed of Nigeria.. The US embassy in both countries opened wine bottles and celebrated on the day these great men died... All Nkrumah wanted was a United Africa with one currency and he had the charisma and integrity to get it done..
Thank you for conflating Britain with the US. I do know that we all look alike. Likewise thank you for imagining that we don't know our own history because we don't view it in your narrow perspective.
But today Iran is a terror supporting dictatorship. It opresses its people under a fanatic religious regime and does its very best to meddle in other countries, violently and aggresivelt. There are almost no human rights in Iran. So things change. How's that for a bit of history...
That i That being said, s really, really incredible. For 3/4 of this article (at least) you said, British, British, British. Then ended it by saying AMERICA is at fault for the destabilization of the middle east! There is certainly NO doubt that America, as a nation has made mistakes. By ALL standards we are a VERY young country! That being said, altho it is really popular to hate on America right now...I just dont the British government is not the one in the crosshairs!! For THOUSANDS of years they have battled and bullied EVERY freaking country they could get to!! AND, they continue to do it today!! British companies going into Africa constantly and raping them of their resources, giving the continents citizens NOTHING except for unrest leading to wars! As I said, mistakes HAVE been made! As a nation tho, overall, I am proud to be an American for the good that we have done as a nation. And, while 1/3 of the country may be ALL for...
And sorry that all the bad our country did hurts your feelings. Pull up your big girl panties & look at the facts & vote accordingly and keep yourself informed. People get the government they deserve because they're more interested in Kardashians than what is going on in their own country, and those in power want to keep it that way. Absolute power corrupts absolutely - no matter what country is in charge. U.S. politicians were generous when it benefited us & major corporations. They didn't do it out of the goodness of their hearts. We didn't even help out much in WWII until Pearl Harbor. If Japan hadn't attacked us, we might all be speaking Japanese & German now. Although we are having trouble with differentiating truth from fiction with all of the information coming at us now, it is harder for all governments and corporations to keep secrets. Pay attention!
Load More Replies... "Iran made a deal"... you probably mean "a s****y deal was imposed on Iran by the British" who held a gun to their heads and then the British failed to keep their end of it anyway. Don't you think that having some random guy burst into your home and force you at gunpoint to sign a contact providing him with the food from your fridge for the next 60 years in exchange for pennies and a better fridge and then not even giving you those pennies would make you a tiny bit mad? And yeah if they'd let Iran be democratic instead of imposing a pro-US but widely unpopular Shah, then maybe the religions fundamentalists wouldn't have garnered the support they needed to turn it into a religious dictatorship.
Load More Replies... No America is not the most generous. Doesn't even make it into the top 10 country https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-10-most-generous-countries.html
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