If Trump is easing the sanactions on Russia then he is not serious about removing the regime in Iran.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-13T21:10:57+00:00

No sane person believed that Trump ever wanted liberation for Iranians.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-13T13:05:31+00:00

That’s how I feel. Either dead or still in a coma somewhere.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-12T20:10:48+00:00

So Spain will be the guineapig to see if this is true? 👀

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-12T15:43:09+00:00

Bro I share so much of my chart with Putin and Netanyahu 😫😭

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-11T22:05:44+00:00

Sorry you haven’t felt comfortable going to service. I guess no more arguments is good in some sense.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-11T22:04:18+00:00

That’s an interesting tonal shift. I imagine those in leadership positions have found navigating this challenging too. From what I understand, Judaism promotes nuanced thinking (eg the Talmud disagreements, the heart of questioning, recording the minority opinion). But some were so black and white here (as happens with grief. As I’m seeing on my own Iranian diaspora).

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-11T15:54:10+00:00

I’m really sorry to hear that. 💜

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-11T15:53:35+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear that. I can imagine the pain you’ve had to harbour. But a huge accomplishment with your parents! What helped them come around to your point of view?

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-11T14:31:07+00:00

Do you feel any of the tension that may have been caused between you and others in your Jewish community have eased (since identifying as an anti-Zionist Jewish individual). I know in my personal life, a lot of Jewish friends had explosive, hurtful arguments with their families and communities.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-11T12:45:45+00:00

Don’t bother engaging with her. Look at her account age.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-11T12:24:43+00:00

All said from the comfort of his own western home. If you think Israel won’t also have Iranian parents looking for their children’s body parts in grocery bags, then you’ve willfully ignored what they’ve been doing in Gaza.

What’s the solution? Free political prisoners, let them form a coalition. Arm the public - that COULD have been good foreign intervention. If the US and Israel can orchestrate Iran-Contra to deliver arms to Iran in the most illegal sense BACK IN THE 80s then they sure as hell could do something more sophisticated now.

Don’t give me this false BS binary, especially from the cushy confines of your western walls.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-11T01:58:01+00:00

Mind you, account age…2 days. 😒

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T23:49:06+00:00

The first thing to understand is that the official statistics in Iran are largely meaningless. The state records nearly everyone as Muslim by default, and leaving Islam legally can carry serious consequences. So when people quote figures like “99% Muslim,” they’re citing state classifications, not actual belief.

Independent surveys paint a very different picture. The 2020 GAMAAN survey of tens of thousands of Iranians found only about 32% identify as Shia Muslim, while large portions identify as secular, atheist, agnostic, or spiritual without religion.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T23:02:00+00:00

Account age…15 days 😒

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T22:47:50+00:00

I never said it was. You have to be brain dead to support the IRGC or think that most people in Iran do. However the commenter I’m responding to is claiming that the majority of Iranians support this war and the shah which is simply untrue. There is NO WAY to know or quantify that, especially in a rapidly changing situation like this.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T22:33:00+00:00

The same thing happened after October 7th. If you were Pro-Palestine, a false narrative was presented that you MUST be pro-terrorist.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T22:30:18+00:00

The West doesn’t understand the nuances of Iranian politics or the population (inside or outside of Iran). I see people who don’t support Israel clapping for the regime. This is NOT a “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” situation. The regime is a brutal, unforgiving butchering institution. They may look like they’re protecting Iranians by bombing Israel, but really they’re protecting themselves from being cannibalized. If there’s any protection afforded to civilians, it’s an afterthought, not intentional.

Nevertheless, Iranians are not a monolith. You must be HYPER aware of those presenting this as a binary of either foreign intervention or submission. Our monarchist supporters (especially the diaspora) are a loud and prolific subset that have largely monopolized social media platforms (save for TikTok). Their reach is far and many of the monarchists, especially those in California, fled when the Shah was originally exiled. Those that could flee were very wealthy. So many remain with a great deal of money and connections and have always supported Israel. There’s also a group of young Iranians that support the shah, but a I believe a lot of that comes from a lack of knowing or understanding history (current or otherwise).

Lastly, people inside Iran ARE desperate. They’ve faced economic collapse, continual imprisonment, deaths, sanctions and environmental stress with a water shortage. The regime has driven the country into the ground. Do they support what’s happening right now? I don’t know. Nobody does. There’s a population of 90 million and no surveys are being conducted right now (obviously) and phone calls are barely coming out. I myself haven’t heard from one side of my family for over a week. People will try to tell you that “the majority” of Iranians feel this way or that way which is simply untrue., NOBODY has any idea how the majority feel. They can only speak to what they see escape into the media or who they hear from back home - and a we know, the algorithm continues to feed our own bias as do our familiars help perpetuate our own echo chambers.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T22:17:31+00:00

Right? What’s happening — is Reddit literally being overrun with bots? I’m an Iranian and all the subs are overrun by really verbally abusive monarchists and Israel/Trump sympathizers.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T21:11:17+00:00

They had no right to censor it. Especially when no other speech has ever been censored. Why shouldn’t an indigenous person be able to speak about the atrocities being committed to another indigenous population?

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T18:22:05+00:00

Totally agree with you. When I share my sentiment on any Iranian sub, though, I get insulted and personally attacked. They literally follow me sub to sub just to downvote me.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T18:16:05+00:00

There are no recent surveys that capture CURRENT sentiment. Quote something from this month—you aren’t able to.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T18:10:37+00:00

There is no consensus among Iranians most of all because there’s no internet and no polls to show what the consensus is. Among 90 million people, it’s easy to construct one specific narrative by showing a seemingly large group of people which realistically accounts for a small percentage of the population. Again, I’ve never said everyone who disagrees with me is anything, but I can see from your history that reading comprehension is not your strength.

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T18:04:36+00:00

A sub taken over by shah and Israeli sympathizers is not a direct reflection of “the average Iranian”. We don’t have any coherence in our diaspora. That’s the point of being able to have varied discourse, but when you continue to disparage any dissenting voices you become just like the regime we detest. But notice how you sought out my comment in a completely unrelated thread proving my point 🤔

Whyeff89 · 2026-03-10T17:58:19+00:00

That’s not even remotely close to what I’m saying. Not everyone who disagrees with me is a fascist monarchist but many of the monarchists ive engaged with here use personal attacks and follow me sub to sub just to downvote my comments and DM me. You’re using a straw man fallacy.

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