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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
Although there is a lot of truth to what you are saying, I don't think it is 100% correct. Nazi Germany would have kept on chugging along if we didn't intervene along with the Japanese Empire. A good modern day example is Afghanistan, society there has come a long way in the last 7 years.
A lot of times the majority of the people do not agree with what the government is doing but is powerless to change it or stop it. Sometimes external help is required. Look at the soviet Union under Stalin, there was plenty of political decent but it is hard for a populace to uprise when any wiff of decent is snuffed out with death.
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I don't agree with the law in Iran that allows this to happen in any way, but there really isn't a comparison to be had with Nazi Germany. Unlike Germany at that time, Iran isn't attempting to take over other countries and unlike some African countries that someone else mentioned, genocide isn't an issue here at all. This is a LAW in ONE country that was broken by two people. They knew the consequences should they be caught. Even if they didn't have sexual relations the way I understand it is that it's still against the law to be out with a man other than your husband or family so they were breaking the law regardless of what they were doing.
Not only that, but America didn't even get involved with Germany trying to take over much of Europe until they were personally affected by the war. They didn't seem to have much problem with Nazi Germany when it didn't affect them but because Iran has a crazy law, we should put a stop to them?
History is full of stories of revolutions and mass protesting by the citizens to force change in a government if they feel their government has gone too far or just feel change is needed to get "with the times". There's no need for Western forces to go in and force changes because we feel they have a screwed up law. If we do that, where do we stop? Why not go into all countries that don't see things our way and MAKE them!
BTW, this wasn't completely directed at you Malkshor, but the general idea that America should invade countries because we don't agree with the way they run their countries. It's none of our business, plain and simple.