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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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 5 points 4 days ago

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