Google 1970s Iran vs now. It’s an interesting contrast of how quickly societies can change; and some would argue, not towards the future but backwards.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Nobody ever posts the “Here’s a teenage boy who has been beaten bloody by the Shah’s secret police” photo from the 1970s

    Probably because the contrast is what makes it eye-catching, whereas “Secret police are the same in Iran now as they were in Iran in the 1970s” presents very little contrast.

    Neither do we get the “Meet the PhD student who graduated without a penny of debt” from the 2020s.

    … that’s the norm in most countries that don’t bear the abbreviation “USA”.

    • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Probably because the contrast is what makes it eye-catching

      So you agree it’s more about attention seeking than drawing a cogent argument?

      … that’s the norm in most countries that don’t bear the abbreviation “USA”.

      …is that not the point?

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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        3 months ago

        So you agree it’s more about attention seeking than drawing a cogent argument?

        … it’s a post in a community about sharing historical photos. Of course it’s about sharing something rather than drawing any kind of argument.

        …is that not the point?

        … to make a comparison that makes only America look bad? If so, their previous example with SAVAK was ill-chosen.

        • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Of course it’s about sharing something rather than drawing any kind of argument

          Seems odd OP would make the comparison they did in the title, then.

          … to make a comparison that makes only America look bad

          It was part of a larger comment, not the only statement. Odd that any statement about the US is suddenly only about the US after its made…

      • Crashumbc@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        No, the point is that things got much worse for women.

        Second that student was a high ranking Muslim straight male. Because no one else is allowed to go to school.

        • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          So things are only ever black and white? Seems things were only great for a select few privileged people, it’s odd to make it seem otherwise. Might make someone misinformed.