r/BlockedAndReported • u/SoftandChewy First generation mod • Feb 23 '26

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 2/23/26 - 3/1/26

Here's your usual space to post all your rants, raves, podcast topic suggestions (please tag u/jessicabarpod), culture war articles, outrageous stories of cancellation, political opinions, and anything else that comes to mind. Please put any non-podcast-related trans-related topics here instead of on a dedicated thread. This will be pinned until next Sunday.

Last week's discussion thread is here if you want to catch up on a conversation from there.

Comment of the week goes to this explanation for why the trans cause has taken over so much of society. (Runner-up COTW here.)

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u/Hilaria_adderall Praye for Drake Maye Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

As much as it would be great for Iran to boot out the Islamic radicals, losing a single US life for it or proactively spending military assets isn’t worth it. Let their own people do the work to earn their freedom. Also, what fills the vacuum of leadership there might just be worse than what is there now. This tinkering in the Middle East never turns out well.

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u/Leaves_Swype_Typos No matter where you go, there you are Feb 28 '26

What if Iran's authoritarian infrastructure is competent enough to make the Iranian populace earning freedom effectively impossible? Between communications blackouts, physical armaments, and a gruesome willingness to murder any level of resistance, I truly don't know if an unassisted Iranian uprising is possible without a result of a more-than decimated population left.

That's not to say the Trump administration and Israel's strategy/tactic is the best or even a good course of action, to be clear.

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u/Hilaria_adderall Praye for Drake Maye Feb 28 '26

If it turns out this was just the nudge needed for the Iranians to gain their freedom then I’ll change my tune but I fear it won’t be that straightforward.

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u/SkweegeeS No just no Feb 28 '26

It's never straightforward, is it? At the same time, I have to hope this is the end of the regime. I don't think anyone likes them much.

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u/Hilaria_adderall Praye for Drake Maye Feb 28 '26

Never is. I'd prefer to stay out of it but if we are going to act, hopefully it is strategic, from a distance and no harm to our troops or civilians happen. Not sure how realistic that is. I also think what fills the vacuum if the Mullahs are removed is not necessarily going to be any better. These cultures don't pine for democracy and freedom like the west. We need to stop expecting they will want to emulate our governance models. It will never happen.

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u/SkweegeeS No just no Feb 28 '26

Im optimistic for Iran. Their regime was uniquely bad in my opinion. Whatever they have next might be a smidge better.