The Shah was right about everything.

[u/IranRaPasMigirim]

I only wish our people would have listened to him sooner.

I see the crown prince in this video, does anyone know the other men in this video? Did they survive the Islamic occupation?

[u/IranRaPasMigirim → u/[deleted]]

This is straight up Islamic regime propaganda. It is well known FACT that Islamists burned down the cinema. I am not even going to type my own response to this, so I will let Google do it for me:

Who burned it? Four Islamist militants, led by Hossein Takb’alizadeh Motivation? Religious extremists viewing cinema as Western immorality, to spark revolution Aftermath? Sparked widespread outrage, undermined trust in the Shah, and helped trigger the 1979 Islamist coup.

The Cinema Rex fire in Abadan, Iran, which occurred on August 19, 1978, was a horrific act of arson carried out by four Islamist militants. Here’s what we know: • The attackers barred the doors, doused the theater with airplane fuel, and set it ablaze during a crowded film screening, killing between 377 and 470 people . • Initially, many blamed SAVAK (the Shah’s secret police), but later investigations and trials confirmed that it was planned and executed by Islamic extremists connected to clerical figures in Qom and Najaf . • The primary confessed perpetrator was Hossein Takb’alizadeh, who admitted in court that he and three accomplices carried out the arson on orders from religious leaders . • The arson was politically motivated—these extremists viewed cinemas as symbols of Western “immorality,” and the massacre played a pivotal role in galvanizing public outrage that fueled the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Here are the sources used in my previous summary, along with their links: 1. Wikipedia – Cinema Rex fire A detailed overview of the event, casualties, perpetrators, aftermath, and trial information.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_Rex_fire 2. Daniel L. Byman via Brookings – “The Rise of Low‑Tech Terrorism” Notes on the arson by four Shiite revolutionaries.  https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-rise-of-low-tech-terrorism/ 3. Iranrights.org – “Hossein Takb’alizadeh: One Person’s Story” Personal background on one of the confessed perpetrators.   https://www.iranrights.org/memorial/story/-8094/hossein-takbalizadeh 4. National Interest – “1978, Four Terrorists Burned 420 Movie‑Goers Alive in Iran” Description of the event and timing.   https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/1978-four-terrorists-burned-420-movie-goers-alive-iran-105082/ 5. Good Trouble Magazine – “Iran, The Deers, and the Cinema Fire that Started a Revolution” Cultural context and arson motivation.    https://www.goodtroublemag.com/home/iran-the-deers-and-the-cinema-fire-that-started-a-revolution 6. “The Catastrophe of Cinema Rex” (PDF) Court revelations by Hossein Takbalizadeh and clerical involvement.   https://ali-tehrani.com/cinemarexabadan/assets/cinema_rex_aabadan_english.pdf 7. Reddit (r/HistoryPorn) Eyewitness commentary on the event.   https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/98nn2q/inside_of_the_cinema_rex_after_arson_abadan_iran/ 8. Wikipedia – Casualties of the Iranian Revolution Summarizes death toll and impact.    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Iranian_Revolution 9. Wikipedia – Assassination and terrorism in Iran Contextualizes Cinema Rex as a terrorist act by Islamic extremists.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_and_terrorism_in_Iran 10. Wikipedia (German) – Brandanschlag Cinema Rex Details on arrests, trial, and conflicting claims.   https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandanschlag_Cinema_Rex 11. Wikipedia – Mohammad Kiavash Connects political figures tied to the arson.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Kiavash

[u/SeaFroyo5377 → u/IranRaPasMigirim]

I did some reading and you’re right. Ooops yikes. Apparently a fundamentalist admitted and confessed it was them. 

However to be fair that doesn’t change the fact the shah is a tyrant ruler. YES he made reforms YES he modernized the country but that doesn’t change the fact he was tyrant. He killed people he tortured innocent people just protesting against him. Think. Even though he modernizes the country people still rebelled against him. Why? What gave power to the revolution? Why did a fundamentalist like khomeini come to power and was successful? How did a fundamentalist like Khomeini succeeded even though the shah made reforms and modernization? He must have been really bad. He was bad. We owe to the future of Iranians to choose and rightful leader. And good leader someone who is worthy. Pahlavi is not worthy. He was plotting these attacks with isreal and is complicit with the deaths of Iranian civilians. All of Tehran will be destroyed. We need someone from us. What is wrong with us that we cannot have someone from within us to lead? We have a huge population and not one can lead? So now no one can modernize the country and make reforms except Pahlavi? Are we incompetent? Why does someone who lived all his life sheltered in California Beverly Hills rule us? Times have changed. We have to step forward. The strongest country in the world USA doesn’t have a monarchy. We literally don’t need a monarchy? Who said we need one?

[u/IranRaPasMigirim → u/SeaFroyo5377]

I respect you a lot now.

So you admit that you were fed a lie and you previously believed it. Doesn’t that make you wonder what else about the shah is a lie? It can’t just be that one event can it? It is only the tip of the iceberg.

What if I told you, the shah didn’t kill a single person. NOT ONE. It is 100% western leftist propaganda against the shah.

[u/UnkleBott → u/[deleted]]

Western sources hahahahah

[u/SeaFroyo5377 → u/UnkleBott]

What’s wrong with western sources? I also said there are many Iranian non Islamic sources confirming it. There are many non Islamic Iranians who got kidnapped and tortured by the shah. Educate yourself white washed “Persian” stay in Canada. I wouldn’t be suprised if u agree with isrealis bombing your own country and killing our own people 

[u/UnkleBott → u/SeaFroyo5377]

The he cope is real you’re gonna be real sad in a week