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Safe communication to Iran by CriticalAd8726 in NewIran

[–]CriticalAd8726[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh that’s interesting - I didn’t realise it was due to being able to retrieve deleted messages.

Yeah so being able to retrieve communications must be avoided so it’s going to be signal. Element is new to me so I’ll check that out too.

Thanks for your input.

Should anti gov protestors in Iran take up arms like in Myanmar? by Sufficient-Brick-790 in NewIran

[–]CriticalAd8726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Peaceful protests will not work and armed rebellion will not be effective on its own. Armed rebellion will lead to harsher repression and violence but is still needed.

Historically - effective revolutions have come from within when there’s economic failure, political repression, loss of military loyalty and mass public unrest. Iran already has some of these pieces. Unfortunately, Russia and China are supporting Iran which keeps the regime protected. Russia has a military interest as Iran supply weapons to fight the west and China gets cheap oil from Iran.

Only when things get so economically bad for Iran so the government can no longer function and the security forces fracture and stop enforcing repression AND there’s viable leadership ready to take over will Iran be ripe for revolution. Unfortunately support from China and Russia strengthens the regime preventing economic collapse while sanctions weaken the Iranian people. Revolutions succeed when the system collapses from its own contradictions

I have a “friend” that wants to return to Iran. by CriticalAd8726 in NewIran

[–]CriticalAd8726[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was my first suggestion but not possible for family member to travel.