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ChicagoTeamster

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14. I agree but my response was directed more towards how Iran was being portrayed by the Post

Reply to flashman13 (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 02:48 PM

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Just because they look modern and progressive in small business and accommodations doesn't mean things are great. But yeah, we have many faults of our own. Trump administration has no business criticizing another country's freedom or civil rights issues when he's trying to turn the US into an authoritarian state.

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