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[joelbluminator]

I'm no expert on the history of Iran, but no, it doesn't seem it ever was (Most countries in the region ever were or are one now). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_Imperial_S...

"The reign of Reza Shah was totalitarian and dictatorial at a time when totalitarian governments and dictatorships were common in the Middle East and the world[8] and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was some years in the future."

[rjsw → joelbluminator]

It was more of a democracy before the 1953 coup [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta...

[joelbluminator → rjsw]

OK, it was more of a democracy at that time I agree. That was 70 years ago.

[andrepd → joelbluminator]

For the 3rd time, I'm talking about the regime that was overthrown to put in the Shah Reza Pahlavi...

[joelbluminator → andrepd]

You could be right, I will read up on that. But again, you are pointing to a very specific point in history, that was an exception to the rule.

[sudosysgen → joelbluminator]

Again, you've got the wrong time period.