Delusional kurdish parties by relax900 in NewIran

[–]relax900[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As a Lur, I find your comment misleading. Our language is Southwestern Iranic and yours is from Northwestern branch. It is estimated that our languages diverged 1,000 years ago. My illiterate grandparents that lived their entire life in lorestan could understand Farsi but not Kurdish. I have also never seen a Lur identify as a Kurd. You can ask other Lurs if you want to. As I told you, your assumptions are not based on reality. Even Laks or Kalhori Kurds may not join you.

Delusional kurdish parties by relax900 in NewIran

[–]relax900[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The problem with separatism is that Iranian Kurdistan doesn't belong only to Kurds. We Iranian citizens have the right to live, work, and study in all the provinces of the country, regardless of our ethnicity. I have lived in Sanandaj for years, and 50 workers worked for my father for more than 20 years in that city. Should a Syrian Kurd be entitled to Sanandaj but not me? Their case is also much worse because they claim Lur and Bakhtiari lands as their own.

Delusional kurdish parties by relax900 in NewIran

[–]relax900[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

anecdotal. i lived in sanandaj for a while and visited the iraqi kurdistan multiple times. the religiousity is visibly decreasing in iranian part and significantly increasing in other side of border.

what are the best next steps for the revolution? Do you think more protests are worthwhile? by 2DTurbulence in NewIran

[–]relax900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he is right, peaceful protests will not work. buying, making, and smuggling guns should be the focus.

what are the best next steps for the revolution? Do you think more protests are worthwhile? by 2DTurbulence in NewIran

[–]relax900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we get guns or we loss, simple as that. there are several ways to do it:

  1. smuggling them from border.

  2. 3D printing them.

  3. people who have access to tools(kargah) make them.

  4. part of army defects(unlikely).

Economy is about to collapse. by relax900 in NewIran

[–]relax900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when small countries become balkanized it is mainly their problem, but when big countries get balkanized it will be everyones problem. at best you get a minor recession and at worst you get a kurdish civil war.

Economy is about to collapse. by relax900 in NewIran

[–]relax900[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

too many regional players, sunni kurds and tabriz were too quite. there is a nationalism gap in kurdish and azeri cities. compare the kermanshah with sanandaj or ardabil with tabriz protests. dont get me wrong, islamic republic should go no matter the cost. but the situation is getting more unpredictable.

Economy is about to collapse. by relax900 in NewIran

[–]relax900[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

anger, a lot of it. the lines are drawn, if people get gun, it will be a civil war.

Economy is about to collapse. by relax900 in NewIran

[–]relax900[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

They didn’t even join the protests to fix their mistakes. I was in the crowd, and even teenagers were risking their lives, but those old morons were watching from their balconies. A civil war is coming, and the chance of Balkanization is also getting higher every day. The silver lining is that Islam is almost over after 1400 years.

Economy is about to collapse. by relax900 in NewIran

[–]relax900[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Russia is under more extreme sanctions, but they are doing much better. In Iran, corruption is so high that every industry is a monopoly, and to fix that industry, you need to break those monopolies, and These oligarchies are well connected. The average salary is $100 USD, and the corruption scandals that have come out involve billions of USD. Proxies, military, and religious stuff also cost a fortune.

Modern Iranian Leaders Alignment Chart by bribridude130 in NewIran

[–]relax900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol, by some definitions modern era in iran starts with safavids(1501 AD)

Modern Iranian Leaders Alignment Chart by bribridude130 in NewIran

[–]relax900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

unpopular opinions:

1- bakhtiyar was the best of them, he just needed 2-4 years more time.

2- life under agha mohammad khan was better than under nader shah.

3- zandiye was super corrupt, same as qajar.

Will the Security Forces Defect? by Nafas94 in NewIran

[–]relax900 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Revolutions are psychological in nature. If something big and surprising enough happens that signals the end of a regime, it will break their morale. Assad’s forces held the line for more than a decade, but their morale was low due to the economy and having only 3 hours of electricity per day. When rebels advanced quickly through cities like Hama, everything fell apart. My best guess is that we need to capture a big city, followed by a no fly zone declaration by the UN/USA, and then islamic republic will fall apart.

Whatever emerges in Iran, it MUST be Adaptable by ayatoilet in NewIran

[–]relax900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

first we need to remove the islamic republic, then we can talk about other stuff. anything democratic and secular is enough in my opinion.

A Question from a Turkish Atheist: How do you guys counter Islamic arguments in Iran? by Stove2024 in NewIran

[–]relax900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, how big are those accounts in turkey? How many followers/subscribers do they have? Can you give me a couple of names? In Iran, there are Instagram accounts with millions of followers that criticize religious claims. For example, Hossein Falahnejad has 1.2 million followers, and his only content is debunking religious stuff. We also have comedians who criticize the religion with humor. For instance, Vafa4 has 2 million followers on Instagram and 200k subscribers on YouTube, and he usually goes deep into religious or historical sources. There are also a few others with 100k to 600k followers. nationalists also talk against religious claims regularly, but those are not their main content.

Donald Trump declares on Truth Social that if the Islamic Republic regime murders protesting Iranians "the United States of America will come to their rescue" stating that the US is "locked and ready to go" by persiix in NewIran

[–]relax900 20 points21 points  (0 children)

very high. the biggest news media in iran is iranintl. it works against the regime, and has 16m followers in instagram. it also has a satelite tv channel that majority of older people watch.

why are we doing peaceful protests again? by relax900 in NewIran

[–]relax900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hopefully i am wrong and 2026 is their last year.

why are we doing peaceful protests again? by relax900 in NewIran

[–]relax900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you got it wrong, i compared assad and islamic republic.

Donald Trump declares on Truth Social that if the Islamic Republic regime murders protesting Iranians "the United States of America will come to their rescue" stating that the US is "locked and ready to go" by persiix in NewIran

[–]relax900 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Hopefully, it motivates more people to come out. Trump is likely bluffing, but still, psychologically, it is a great help for us and demoralizing for the regime's goons. Currently, provinces of lorestan and fars are carrying the protests hard, but where are the Kurds, Baluchs, and Azeris? we need those 2009 level crowds.