The Strange Case of Pro-Destruction
I've been constantly checking the reports in the last couple of days. I found it so difficult to prevent myself from checking what was occurring in Iran and even though I'm sure my family is good and my friends are leaving the capital for more secure areas, I'm still worried about the present and the future of my homeland. Regardless, I found out there is an odd batch, especially far from the borders, who assume the progress of this war and the collapse of the country can be a beneficial event for the future. They're bringing up examples such as post-war Germany and Japan and how they are currently perfect and progressive places to live and truthfully, this is one of the most disgusting, dehumanizing, and thoughtless claims that I've ever heard in my life.
The so-called prince of Persia, Reza Pahlavi, was interviewed with BBC lately and supported the exact argument, which surprised the interviewer to ask him if he truly believed bombing Iran was a rational step. He has an enormous fanbase in Iran as well (unfortunately) who are now repeating these words that baffle me. Obviously, I still don't see myself in a position to comment on what is right and what is wrong for those who are inside the country, but can we all agree that certain things are not good at any level and the total demolition of a nation is one of them, I guess?
The post-war Germany/Japan comparisons are not only ridiculous because war as a concept only brings pain and crisis, but likewise because who and what are we stretching to manipulate here? First, the best comparisons are Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq as they are in the same region with identical conditions to us and we know what is their status at the moment. Secondly, both Germany and Japan were in a much better condition economically and politically before the war in comparison to Iran. We ain't on the same boat and we'll never be if this war keeps going.
Apart from these, the procedure of transforming a country is not something that happens in the blink of an eye. It requires attentive administration, strong patience, and decisive leadership, and even with all of these elements coming together, are we forgetting the psychological aftermath of destruction? Japanese and Germans have been under the mental pressure of those events for a long time and even though it's been decades since the Second World War, the struggle and the sorrow of the war still haunt them in unavoidable ways. We Iranians have already been through a lot as an outcome of our perfect government and regime, we can't just be fine with pilling up more and more miseries.
I can understand why people are frustrated with the regime. It's not like I left the country three decades ago, but what I believe is that there is no good in the full collapse of the nation. The presumption that the USA and Israel will bring us sovereignty, security, and prosperity is as pragmatic as how they aided civilians in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza while firing on "military" bases. They never cared about the people and they will never care no matter where are you from.