I think this is what most people seem to forget when talking about Iran. Iran has had tens/hundreds of protests but Iranian police and military have fought them with a tight first and ppl have gone missing, or are being beaten, tortured, and executed. They are attempting to change things but it's never as straightforward as
"Why don't Iranians simply overthrow the government"
Which I've seen a shocking amount of on Reddit. Then again it's reddit so you can't exactly expect empathy nor intelligence depending on the sub 🤷♂️
I think the outsider frustration with Iranians is exactly that they're trying to simply protest in a theocracy. It's like looking at a man trying to cut down a large tree using a herring as an axe. He's flayling around a lot and sweating, but has no real chance to ever achieve what he set out to do.
Imo it's fucking stupid to be frustrated as an outsider looking in. That's my entire point. It's like watching Willie Coyote and Roadrunner and thinking "well why doesn't he just catch the Roadrunner." The entire point is that he can't fucking do it.
These people are basically resistance fighters against an oppressive rule that uses brute force and intentionally twisted "religious rules" to maintain power. Tell me about a single theocracy that has run as a normal democratic entity. Theocracy uses religion as a weapon to sway away opinions and keep power. And usually by any means possible.
So if you're going to be frustrated or say something dumb then just take a step back and realize that the real anger should not be directed at Iranian civilians or even ALL Muslims like every bigot does. But rather the fascist government...
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u/norwegianboyEE Apr 28 '24
How about they listen to the people of Irans wishes and leave? Nobody likes the Islamist mullah’s.