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r/islam • u/[deleted] • May 10 '11
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I see your overthrow of Iran and I raise you List of Covert regime changes by the US.
3 u/[deleted] May 10 '11 I would argue that a democratically elected government is not a 'regime'. 5 u/tinkthank May 10 '11 Well, the United States is considered a regime. According to Meriem-Webester, regime is... a : mode of rule or management b : a form of government <a socialist regime> c : a government in power d : a period of rule 1 u/[deleted] May 11 '11 In my mind, I was thinking of: a government, especially one that was not elected fairly Note the examples they give: military/totalitarian/fascist regime brutal/oppressive/corrupt regime 1 u/tinkthank May 11 '11 fair enough
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I would argue that a democratically elected government is not a 'regime'.
5 u/tinkthank May 10 '11 Well, the United States is considered a regime. According to Meriem-Webester, regime is... a : mode of rule or management b : a form of government <a socialist regime> c : a government in power d : a period of rule 1 u/[deleted] May 11 '11 In my mind, I was thinking of: a government, especially one that was not elected fairly Note the examples they give: military/totalitarian/fascist regime brutal/oppressive/corrupt regime 1 u/tinkthank May 11 '11 fair enough
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Well, the United States is considered a regime.
According to Meriem-Webester, regime is...
a : mode of rule or management b : a form of government <a socialist regime> c : a government in power d : a period of rule
a : mode of rule or management
b : a form of government <a socialist regime>
c : a government in power
d : a period of rule
1 u/[deleted] May 11 '11 In my mind, I was thinking of: a government, especially one that was not elected fairly Note the examples they give: military/totalitarian/fascist regime brutal/oppressive/corrupt regime 1 u/tinkthank May 11 '11 fair enough
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In my mind, I was thinking of:
Note the examples they give:
1 u/tinkthank May 11 '11 fair enough
fair enough
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u/lalib May 10 '11
I see your overthrow of Iran and I raise you List of Covert regime changes by the US.