The Aztec protests led by Hernán Cortés are a clear demonstration of the struggle of the Aztec people against the militaristic and theocratic Aztec Empire.

The Aztec Empire committed a bunch of abuses including ritual sacrifice.

I hope things gets better for the Aztec people and I hope they can integrate more of the western culture in their lives. My heart is with them <3.

(dunno if this is the right channel for this shit)

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[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I feel like this doesn't make the point you want it to. The Aztec empire fell because the Mexica weren't exactly awesome neighbors and the arrival of Cortes served as a catalyst for the Tlaxcaltecs and the Mexica's tributaries to break free. Not that the subsequent Spanish rule was an improvement, but without the indigenous struggle against Aztec rule, Cortes and his little gang would've been slaughtered, guns or not.

[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

Cortés seized an opportunity that was already brewing. However I don't think the empire would have fallen completely if it had just been the Aztec people fighting against Cuauhtémoc.

My post was made based on a lib comment saying that "things can't get worse than a theocracy" and the comparison between the Aztec Empire and Iran I genuinely think that the most propagandised people can really see both as equally bloody, so yeah things can get much worse when people involved don't see foreigners as people.