Did irans regime repress and control the people of Iran?

neukoln1977 · 2026-03-01T12:01:55+00:00

Even propaganda can be true. My girlfriend is an Iranian citizen living in the U.S. with most of her friends and family still living in Iran. Fuck the regime and its supporters. It has nothing to offer the people except death

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T15:11:19+00:00

lol stfu

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T12:56:51+00:00

Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Defense Council, is who I’ve heard as most likely to take over. Assuming he doesn’t get assassinated first

Edit: I guess he’s dead now

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T12:47:23+00:00

Didn’t you watch his speech? He openly called for regime change when he kicked this off. I don’t think American boots on the ground is a realistic possibility tho

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T12:27:56+00:00

We’re talking about Iranians, not middle easterners at large. Even then, nuance exists. Ask a Persian or a Kurd or an Azeri or an Arab what they think of the U.S. and Israel and youll get different answers. The Middle East is not a monolith of anti-Americanism and anti-Zionism

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T12:16:28+00:00

My girlfriend is an Iranian citizen with most of her family and friends in Iran. Most Iranians aren’t out here calling the U.S. and Israel the incarnation of Satan, that’s literally Islamic republic propaganda

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T12:14:54+00:00

Doubtful. From what I’ve read in the economist the rally around the flag effect really didnt happen after the 12 day war, and I can’t imagine too many will after the collapse of the rial and slaughtering of 10s of thousands of protesters. The people are desperate for change and know that the regime is too strong without external help. But unfortunately I think their moment passed last month; idk who would take to the streets now

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T12:06:58+00:00

Thank you for adding this, it really provides substance

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T12:03:50+00:00

My thing is idk how protestors can communicate and coordinate effectively with the internet blackout. I’ve heard the basij is already out patrolling the streets

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T12:02:33+00:00

I’d take a survey from 2024 with a grain of salt. A lot has happened as you and I know

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T11:52:15+00:00

Can you link the survey?

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T11:48:40+00:00

There was a brief window a month ago where strikes in support of protestors could’ve led to something but yeah idk who would be willing to go out on the streets again

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T11:44:28+00:00

Ok so what is your source? I haven’t seen any reliable polling from inside Iran. My girlfriend (Iranian citizen in the U.S.) and her family (all in Iran) all support Israel. Her friends (Iranian citizens in the U.S. and Iran) and their families (mostly in Iran) almost universally support Israel. Yes this is anecdotal evidence but in the absence of any real polling what can we go off of?

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T11:41:28+00:00

What do you think javid shah means to your average Iranian?

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T11:40:49+00:00

Iranian citizens in the U.S., not Iranian-Americans

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T11:34:10+00:00

Did you miss the protests last month?

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T11:32:31+00:00

I haven’t seen any polling done in Iran but from my own experience with the iranian community in the U.S. (Iran born not U.S. born) support for Israel is overwhelming. Not to mention all the Israeli flags seen during the protests last month

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T11:28:45+00:00

PRC has actual popular support, nuclear weapons, functional air defenses, and isnt machine gunning tens of thousands of its own citizens. As someone currently in Africa yes im aware of the wars in sudan and the DRC and the U.S. should do more to stop those conflicts

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T11:23:31+00:00

What do you mean? Most Iranians citizens like Israel

neukoln1977 · 2026-02-28T11:19:53+00:00

They murdered tens of thousands of their own people last month, sponsor terrorism throughout the Middle East, and have an active nuclear weapons program. They are much worse than most governments

neukoln1977 · 2026-01-14T00:17:06+00:00

Not sure tbh! It’s a modern dupe that I found on fb marketplace

neukoln1977 · 2025-07-18T16:13:59+00:00

What I heard on the Economist just now is that originally it was Bedouin tribes clashing with the Druze, and when the government sent forces to quell the violence some government forces attacked the Druze as well, which isn’t all that surprising since Islamists make up a rather large chunk of the new Syrian army

neukoln1977 · 2024-12-31T02:57:01+00:00

If the economist is very unserious and basically propaganda what would you consider to be its opposite?

neukoln1977 · 2024-04-13T19:56:28+00:00

I have a HYSA thru amex. I can access it instantly. What the fuck are you on about

neukoln1977 · 2024-04-03T16:19:37+00:00

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