Most of these pictures that show Iran before the revolution also show upper class citizens. The most people, especially outside the big cities, lived in relative poverty. So it is like showing pictures of the Russian aristocracy before the revolution to show how good people had it under the Tsar.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m in no way shape or form a fan of the Ajatollah regime but the picture is more complex and nuanced then many people think and just showing two pictures from before the revolution and now are misleading at best.
But then again, i’ve seen a Manga from the 90s playing in the near future, where the Islam Federation is a (civilized) thing, this was considered a likely future. And i think i’ve read somewhere that the US had an interest to prevent a strong islam (maybe because competition in oil business), that multiple controversal military actions in the area were no coincidence.
Hell, DC in the tourist sense is only a small part of the city. You could just as easily make the companion to the Capitol area vs some neighborhood in the north part of the city.
Most of these pictures that show Iran before the revolution also show upper class citizens. The most people, especially outside the big cities, lived in relative poverty. So it is like showing pictures of the Russian aristocracy before the revolution to show how good people had it under the Tsar.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m in no way shape or form a fan of the Ajatollah regime but the picture is more complex and nuanced then many people think and just showing two pictures from before the revolution and now are misleading at best.
But then again, i’ve seen a Manga from the 90s playing in the near future, where the Islam Federation is a (civilized) thing, this was considered a likely future. And i think i’ve read somewhere that the US had an interest to prevent a strong islam (maybe because competition in oil business), that multiple controversal military actions in the area were no coincidence.
So, sort of like Washington D.C. urbanities and tourists vs. much of the overflight country.
Hell, DC in the tourist sense is only a small part of the city. You could just as easily make the companion to the Capitol area vs some neighborhood in the north part of the city.