• davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    Iran is a theocracy, and I’d send them nukes if I had any.

    Religion is less of a factor in state geopolitical decision-making than you think.
    It’s just one facet of the superstructure among many.

    • Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml
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      many fail to see that even the crusades were never about christianity or the church, they were always about plundering resources.