cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/46797842

May 2, 2026

The creative team behind many of the viral sensations featuring Lego characters and storytelling critical of the war launched by US-Israeli forces against Iran two months ago, posted a new video on Saturday that seeks to forge solidarity between everyday Iranians and Americans suffering from the conflict, and who desperately want to see the fighting brought to an end.

“The Iranian AI Lego team has another video out,” said Trita Parsi, executive vice president at the Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a DC think tank focused on US foreign policy. “The music, lyrics, and imagery are all designed to appeal to disillusioned Americans.”

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[–] 27 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, Iran is super awful, but just the cuts to USAID are estimated to be responsible for at least half a million deaths.

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  • [+] -6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    So worse because of opportunity, not because of effort? Do you think the Iranian regime would have been any better if they were in the same position as the US?

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I don't know, because that isn't the reality we live in. They'd probably be just as bad, but that doesn't justify the US being awful either.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Who said it did? People aren't saying there has to be a good guy, they're saying they're both bad. That trying to make one better or worse is pointless because they're hurting people either way.

    You don't have to pick one of two sides in this. You can just say "The war is bad".

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