He was a revolutionary activist during Mosaddegh’s era, and hated the Shah and his “pseudo reform policies” that only strengthened his position as the sole authoritarian voice in Iran. Grandpa, like many in his generation, hates the British with a passion that makes his face red every time someone mentions Churchill’s name. “The goddamn colonialist, he regarded the Indians the same way Hitler viewed the Jews,” he says of the British prime minister. “Given the chance, he would have incinerated the Indians just like Hitler did the Jews!” As an atheist, Grandpa also hates organized religion.
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