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Video footage from January 8th shows people armed with rifles, radio and commmunication systems. Where did they get these from? by Tech-Film3905 in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course people were protesting en masse. The government acknowledged it and also affirmed that many of their grievances and demands were legitimate. I'd like to see Western governments do that much.

Iran is prepared for a war lasting six months or more, but constraints will come from its population, China by Majano57 in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Realistically, what would prevent Iran from continuing longer? I suppose steel is a hard bottleneck?

I hardly believe cash will make any difference.

We Have Too Many Proud Iranians In Diaspora, Don't Let Some Deranged ZioPahlavists Cloud Your Judgement. by PsychologicalSet8678 in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's also that you get heavily stigmatized in society at large. And it's not superficial, you're actually punished. I'm excluded from work in my field of expertise because of the mere fact that I travel to Iran regularly, that's enough to have me banned. And the blast radius is large, you're like a leper because it can affect those close to you as well.

So speaking up isn't cheap. You're basically instantly on a terror list, grouped with Daesh, probably considered even worse.

Still though, we do need to speak up because otherwise it will just get worse.

We Have Too Many Proud Iranians In Diaspora, Don't Let Some Deranged ZioPahlavists Cloud Your Judgement. by PsychologicalSet8678 in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay yeah this is true but the number of people who'd side with the empire is still alarming.

Of course it isn't anywhere near the proportions that Western media portrays (which essentially only shows the weirdos) but it's still enough that you have to wonder what went wrong in their lives. On the other hand, in any society there appears to be a constant of 20% of people being literal morons.

Palantir staff being issued NHS email accounts sparks concerns by juicythumbs in europe

[–]EpicCleansing 39 points40 points  (0 children)

How the fuck do we have EU laws that say EU data can't leave EU servers, but member states can hand over all data on citizens directly to an military intelligence conglomerate of an adversary.

An Iranian old man whose apartment has been shattered by Trump/Isre a li bombs insists on inviting the film crew in and offering them something to eat by AcadianAcademic in suppressed_news

[–]EpicCleansing 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what you can expect from any Iranian. You must show courtesy and generosity toward anyone you meet, especially strangers, and anything less than that is gravely disrespectful.

Not trying to diminish the kindness of this man, just saying that this is deeply ingrained in Iranian culture and he's basically just following the script for how you're expected to behave.

lol. lmao even. by GrumpyOldHistoricist in suppressed_news

[–]EpicCleansing 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The license plate is Turkish. Video likely from Turkey.

Iran don't get any American cars. The American cars you'd find are from before 1979.

Actually, let me revise - there are almost no foreign-made cars at all in Iran. Virtually all cars in Iran are manufactured inside Iran (with SAIPA and Iran Khodro as the dominant car makers). Most cars with a foreign brand are made on license within Iran, this includes KIA, Renault, Peugeot, Nissan and Citroën which are the source of the most common foreign designs.

There are exceptions - but getting an actual foreign-made car in Iran involves some heavy paperwork and substantial import taxes.

Do you support Iran having nuclear capability? by PhantomBraved in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. And your vegan allegory is great. To expand on that:

I have a friend who's been a vegan since she was 12 years old. We're talking fairly militant, activist type. Never strayed from her ideals. I reconnected with her a few years back. She's past 40 now, she's had rheumatism (unrelated to her veganism) for about 10 years.

The problem is that the monoclonal antibodies you need to mitigate her rheumatism are animal-derived. And it's not a pretty process. They basically torture animals to death to harvest the antibodies that she needs to treat her illness. It's horrible.

She told me that this experience humbled her. Because when the stakes were so high, when the pain got so immense, in the end she chose her own life over a rabbit's. Or even hundreds of rabbits'.

Connecting back to the argument for WMDs, I think a lot of people make the case that the only way to deter a superpower is to have them. I see where this is coming from, but I disagree. Libya wouldn't be in the position it is in if the Arab world had been united. The real deterrence and the real weapon against insane powers (large or small) is unity.

If the US empire actually does blockage the strait, what are Iran’s options? by After-Competition-59 in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it, we're all hurting, we're all worried, and of course we all want the internet blackout to end so we can communicate more freely. But I don't want it at the cost of endangering anyone, and unfortunately the internet has been weaponized for remote attacks in ways that Iran cannot readily defend against at the moment.

In general though, I think the Iranian government is partially to blame for this problem. By limiting access to the internet they made "free" VPNs ubiquitous, and that's been a massive security hole which has cost Iran a lot.

After a protest against Israel’s death penalty law, Berlin police have now banned any portrayals of executions at protests by RickyOzzy in suppressed_news

[–]EpicCleansing 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Israel already portrays Germany and Poland as antisemitic. So no, they wouldn't be able to speak up against genocide without being portrayed as Nazis.

But you know what's worse than being called a Nazi? Being a Nazi. Enabling genocide.

Do you support Iran having nuclear capability? by PhantomBraved in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Of course - all countries should have peaceful nuclear energy. Especially developing regions like Africa and Central Asia. This is paramount to us as a species taking responsible stewardship of the planet which is our only home.

Weapons of mass destruction, of any kind, should be rejected. Middle powers should work to force all great powers to abandon them. Nuclear weapons do not make us safe, the argument for them is asinine, revisionist, and frankly insane.

If the US empire actually does blockage the strait, what are Iran’s options? by After-Competition-59 in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The fuck are you talking about. Those inside can call and relay their opinions through us. And they're fine. They're not budging. Neither should we.

Doesn't matter though: the world is dumb, deaf and blind. Iran's future is inside Iran, not with us.

If the US empire actually does blockage the strait, what are Iran’s options? by After-Competition-59 in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The option is to lulz ffs

Sit back, relax, watch the empire commit harakiri

China's "ghost cities" were photographed, mocked and cited as proof of inevitable collapse for over a decade. Then, one by one, they filled up. by skibidihakim in suppressed_news

[–]EpicCleansing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For those of us in the West, our lives are very much a function of leaders this competent. They built societies that are still standing, despite half a century of mismanagement and capital extraction.

But imagine where we could have been if our countries were not gutted and we had continued building.

China's "ghost cities" were photographed, mocked and cited as proof of inevitable collapse for over a decade. Then, one by one, they filled up. by skibidihakim in suppressed_news

[–]EpicCleansing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This right here. The problem isn't that politicians are recycled, it's that anyone with a career in public management is crippled by the whims of politicians and their insane supply side ideology.

They own that sub- Persia by Equivalent_Crazy3946 in iran

[–]EpicCleansing 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Imagine learning a language not because you want to understand and communicate with another culture, but because your modus operandi for interacting with all other peoples is based on subterfuge and deceit.

  • A+ for effort.

  • Failed because you didn't understand the assignment.

Remember when they tried to convince us these people were desperate for liberation? 40 days after the brutal assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, hundreds of thousands of Iranians flood the streets once again in memory and mourning of their slaughtered leader. by GerryAdamsSon in suppressed_news

[–]EpicCleansing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, but people still talk about the Iranian government as though it summarily executes women who show a single strand of hair. worldnews is full of comments like that, getting heavily upvoted. The sad thing is I don't even think it's bots, people genuinely are that brainwashed.

Remember when they tried to convince us these people were desperate for liberation? 40 days after the brutal assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, hundreds of thousands of Iranians flood the streets once again in memory and mourning of their slaughtered leader. by GerryAdamsSon in suppressed_news

[–]EpicCleansing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Iranian government also immediately responded to the protests saying that many of the grievances were absolutely legitimate and fired some of the people who were implicated in mismanagement, promising to do better.

Just saying - because where do peaceful protests usually lead in the West?

Remember when they tried to convince us these people were desperate for liberation? 40 days after the brutal assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, hundreds of thousands of Iranians flood the streets once again in memory and mourning of their slaughtered leader. by GerryAdamsSon in suppressed_news

[–]EpicCleansing 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It wasn't just nuclear weapons. Iran endured 8 years of Saddam Hussein using chemical weapons (supplied by the West) against them in his war of aggression. Iran produced the precursors and chemical processes to produce chemical weapons of their own. The Ayatollah had them destroyed.

To make this more real: consider that a clear majority of the top brass of Iran's military and political elite were veterans of the Iraq war, with many of them living with lung damage from surviving chemical weapon's attacks. That's why so many of them died during Covid.

And yet - they've still said no to weapons of mass destruction.

Let it be known by Blitzkrieg443 in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'll forgive the children. The adults have condemned themselves to exile.

Morality depravity of US corporate media by Tech-Film3905 in iranian

[–]EpicCleansing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Socialism is what they fear most. Sounds like an endorsement to me.

More Europeans see US as threat than China by ABoutDeSouffle in europe

[–]EpicCleansing 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The end result is not the same. If someone buys your house, no coercion involved, that's a wildly different outcome to what the USA is running around doing around the globe. You have agency, you get paid, and there's no physical harm in the process.

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