14 Jan 2026
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/you-know-theyre-lying-about-iran

You've seen this all before. They run the same script over and over again. You
know all the beats. The formula never changes.

"Oh no, the people in the targeted nation are being oppressed! They need freedom
and democracy!"

"Hey, I bet we could use our powerful military to help them get the freedom and
democracy! Wouldn't that be swell?"

"Oh gosh, there are some people who don't think we should use our powerful
military to help the people in the targeted nation get freedom and democracy!
They must have some sinister, suspicious loyalty to the Evil Regime which rules
the targeted nation!"

"Look, I get that sometimes in the past we have used our powerful military in
ways that were mean and unhelpful, but you need to understand that the Evil
Regime is also very, very bad. Two things can be true at the same time, you
know!"

"Oh no, now the Evil Regime is committing atrocities! You know it's true because
it's in the news, and the news isn't allowed to lie! We've got to DO something!
We can't just DO NOTHING!"

Don't fall for it.

Don't fall for the propaganda.

Don't fall for the imperial concern trolling about human rights.

Don't fall for the nuance policing and both-sidesing of the empire's operatives
and useful idiots.

Don't let the empire apologists shout you down and shut you up.

Stand your ground. This is exactly what it looks like. You are right, and they
are wrong.

They're not doing anything new. They're using the same old script. Hell, they're
even using a lot of the same actors. This is the same bullshit as always.

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