• ☭CommieWolf☆
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    1 year ago

    I bet back when those empires were around, westerners probably slandered them to hell and back just as we see them do today to Iran.

    Give it like 100 years or so, and everyone will be looking back at modern Iran as badass for standing up to the US and global imperialism despite all odds.

    • @Shrike502
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      61 year ago

      I mean there’s that whole Greco-Persian war story, which is told solely from the Greek POV. If you count Ancient Greece as a precursor to modern western culture, as many in the west do, well…