• OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    Which was a response to Carter granting the shah asylum, giving Iranians reason to believe he’d be installed in a coup as a US puppet, exactly as he had been before.

    Those students weren’t just storming the embassy for fun, or because they just hated the US. They had a specific demand.

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      2 days ago

      Yes. Maybe I wasnt so clear, I was frustrated by the OP being a little gleeful about Carter. I was sharing this because I agree with it.

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        1 day ago

        Oh, my interpretation on your comment was completely off, sorry if I came off rude (and sorry for downvoting).