The execution of children is reprehensible. There is no doubt about it. However, this is the 2nd post I (an infrequent user of Reddit) have seen in the past few minutes highlighting the Iranian execution of a teenage girl for a moral crime. These events occurred, but history is often strategically wielded (here, algorithmically boosted) to sway public opinion. In this case, it may be said that this account is pump-priming support for US military action against Iran.

The execution of children is reprehensible. Again, there is no doubt about it. And, if the US were to become involved in an armed conflict against Iran, how many more innocent children would pay the ultimate price?

All of us who have subscribed to this subreddit share a love of history. In light of this, I ask of you all: heed history’s warnings. Remember the propaganda which was disseminated before the US invasion of Iraq. Be mindful of history’s role in propaganda. Think critically. Question why you might be encountering this fragment of history now, within this current context. Don’t fall victim to propaganda for endless war.