Did I miss the thread on the current revolution going on to free Iran?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

DP. It has everything to do with Iran. Without Israel the US would be allied with Iran. Iran is actually located in a strategic part of the world, has proven oil reserves, is a real country, etc. Israel is none of these things. Why must the US always clean up after Israel?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

DP. It has everything to do with Iran. Without Israel the US would be allied with Iran. Iran is actually located in a strategic part of the world, has proven oil reserves, is a real country, etc. Israel is none of these things. Why must the US always clean up after Israel?

This 100%. Israeli supporters are frothing at the mouth at the idea of regime change and putting in a government that'll support their genocide and ethnic cleansing like the rest of the Middle East.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

DP. It has everything to do with Iran. Without Israel the US would be allied with Iran. Iran is actually located in a strategic part of the world, has proven oil reserves, is a real country, etc. Israel is none of these things. Why must the US always clean up after Israel?

Khamenei and the Islamist regime hate America and the west and seek to destroy it. Why do you think they’d be our allies?

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Anonymous wrote:Trump's latest on Iran. I wonder what he considers "help" to be. Regime change facilitated by the US? Boots on the ground? What?

This is bizarre. Trump has said he will use the US military to crush any protests in this country(murder them) but he is going to help Iranians? Why would anyone trust Trump and republicans? They will come in impose an apartheid regime at gun point and steal their oil(and everything else).

For an “America First” guy, Trump has been pretty forward leaning on the nation building front.

How many more trillions will this cost us?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

DP. It has everything to do with Iran. Without Israel the US would be allied with Iran. Iran is actually located in a strategic part of the world, has proven oil reserves, is a real country, etc. Israel is none of these things. Why must the US always clean up after Israel?

Khamenei and the Islamist regime hate America and the west and seek to destroy it. Why do you think they’d be our allies?

Because that's a necessary premise if you want to posit that Israel is the enemy and not Islamist terrorists, whether in the form of a regime like the Iranian government or the Palestinians.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

DP. It has everything to do with Iran. Without Israel the US would be allied with Iran. Iran is actually located in a strategic part of the world, has proven oil reserves, is a real country, etc. Israel is none of these things. Why must the US always clean up after Israel?

Khamenei and the Islamist regime hate America and the west and seek to destroy it. Why do you think they’d be our allies?

So does Israel. All it took was one critique toward Netanyahu from Trump in June for some extremist Israelis to post in Hebrew death to Trump and USA

We need to remove ourselves from this region entirely. Let them fight their desert tribal wars alone.

We are so drained from the ME. Being so pro Israel actually works against the interests of Jewish Americans. Jewish Americans deserve free college and healthcare here in the US.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

I think you’ve literally just proved her point about western historical illiteracy. She’s not Muslim, moderate or otherwise. She’s Persian.

How can you argue against her point when you don’t understand something so fundamental?

Taminah, is that you?

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make? She's the one that brought up Islam and contends that the reason this Iranian uprising is not getting the coverage it deserves is because Westerners refuse to believe that Iranians could also be attacking Islam (at least it is practices/imposed upon them by the Iranian regime). I don't think that's the case and that it's a bizarre claim.

As to your contention that she's not Muslim, she's Persian - are you historically illiterate? She can be both and statistically it's likely that she is. Interestingly,there's no mention anywhere of her religion.

The protesters are literally burning down mosques. How is that a bizarre claim?

Those protestors are probably Mossad not Muslims. Even the most anti Islamic atheistic Iranian Muslim would never ever burn a mosque because there may be their family members in it. Saddam Hussein was an atheist and he still used god bless in colloquial expressions as is the custom. It’s just like President Assad’s dad’s grave being torched. No Syrian resistance would ever burn Down a grave. That’s liked Americans burning down churches or crucifixes or graves.

It’s only a certain group that do this

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Just like the same group that sodomized Gaddafi with baton before his death (Hillary laughed). These are horrible acts used to provoke fear and panic in the public. these rebels are never natives, always masked, always appear when regime change to a nation occurs. It’s quite terrifying

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

DP. It has everything to do with Iran. Without Israel the US would be allied with Iran. Iran is actually located in a strategic part of the world, has proven oil reserves, is a real country, etc. Israel is none of these things. Why must the US always clean up after Israel?

Khamenei and the Islamist regime hate America and the west and seek to destroy it. Why do you think they’d be our allies?

So does Israel. All it took was one critique toward Netanyahu from Trump in June for some extremist Israelis to post in Hebrew death to Trump and USA

We need to remove ourselves from this region entirely. Let them fight their desert tribal wars alone.

We are so drained from the ME. Being so pro Israel actually works against the interests of Jewish Americans. Jewish Americans deserve free college and healthcare here in the US.

Israel is happy to have American soldiers die and fight wars on their behalf. Or kill them (USS liberty) to get them dragged into war or let the die (Beruit).

As for the riots, they are clearly cia/mossad funded and pushed. Same playbook as all the other coups over the last decades.

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Anonymous wrote:Iran is just a casualty of Israel’s dominance of US politics. The US should be allied with Iran. Iran is a real country, located in an important strategic location and has oil.

The differences between Israel and Iran theocracies are the Israeli racism, oppression and genocide.

Iran has been hostile to American from day one of this regime in 1979 and has done nothing since to advance any kind of reconciliation or alliance with the US.

This theocratic regime has been oppressive and authoritarian and has horribly mismanaged Iran. They can go and maybe THEN we can become friends with its new government.

You really don't know what the US did to the Iranian people pre-1979, to cause the revolution do you. If only the USA had been a fair player, even now we still don't know how to play fair and have failed to learn the lesson. Yes, the people hate this regime, but do you really think they once they are deposed, and they eventually will be, that the Iranian people want to go back to pre-1979 under the thumb of an American imposed dictator who disappeared people

Nobody here said Iran was perfect under the Shah. Yes, it was authoritarian, and yes, they had SAVAK repress certain groups, such as marxists, islamists, and dissidents, however most Persians enjoyed quite a bit of freedom otherwise. But here's the thing - authoritarianism, repression and oppression and human rights abuses got FAR WORSE under the Ayatollahs. The Shah was not a good person. But ironically right now, the loudest voices within Iran rising up and calling for change are pro-Pahlavi so even that's recognized as being better than the current status quo. Bringing a sha back would not be ideal, but perhaps the opportunity would be a democratic, constitutional monarchy similar to the UK. Also not perfect, but at least a step in a better direction from where Iran is now.

Let them figure it out. Every time the UK or USA got involved it only made things worse for the ordinary Iranian. It's not like we don't have a lot of mess going on over here in our politics. Half the country wants to get rid of the other half, but we want to control the people half way around the world. No, just no.

"Letting them figure it out" is what gave us the Ayatollahs and their repression. And more broadly across the middle east, one crazy islamist terror group after another. And one corrupt, repressive regime after another. And most of the world's worst human rights abuses. And, continued modern-day slavery. I think maybe the ones allowed to do the figuring out need to be vetted for sanity and decency.

The Ayatollah was supported by the US and Israel and even taken on an all expenses included trip to Paris in the mid 70s. We supported the Islamic revolution and guided and funded it for him step by step all while Jimmy Carter had the poor shah getting medical treatment for cancer here in Wash DC and telling him he will gain back power upon his return.

The problem is we double deal, we lie, and both parties have no idea. During this same period, the US was cozying up to Saddam Hussein and telling him Iran is all his and Iran’s oil belongs to Iraq. We also told Saddam to “break their (Kuwait’s) legs” (James Baker admitted this) so he invaded Kuwait for stealing Iraqi oil based on our permission. We then invaded him as a result.

The entire US foreign policy in the Middle East is so treacherous, so dangerous, so nonsensical, it makes you wonder if permanent war and confusion is the end goal here not stability.

The Gulf states have to spend millions on the US economy in order to feed the beast of Western hegemony and keep their own nations safe

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Anonymous wrote:European news is covering it extensively. The poor people are so courageous but the regime is already planning the next bloodbath.

I cannot believe how little the US media is covering this story. What in the world is going on with our media outlets?

Because we don’t care. Iranians are competent enough to handle their own affairs. We do not need to jump in and
”install” a leader

If Khamenei’s regime is overthrown by the people of Iran, it will be a huge disruption in the world order. We don’t get to say we “don’t care” and pretend it’s not happening.

Do you wanna send your son and daughter to Tehran to ensure free and fair elections?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

If Israel thinks Gaza is truly linked to Iran per Netanyahu’s claims, they are in even bigger trouble than Ever.

Iranians and Gazans don’t even speak the same language. Iran needs interpreters for speaking Arabic. Gazans would need interpreters for Farsi.

The average Gazan is likely more fluent in English or Hebrew than Farsi

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

Damn girl, you just described Israel and how the IDF is knocking off every reporter in Gaza. Iran and Israel, two-sides of the same coin.

Nobody cares about bogus reporting by pro-Palestinian apologists and propagandists, who have little to do with Iran apart from how they are funded as part of Iran's anti-Israel crusade which you are happy to fall in behind. When Iran falls, Gaza will have to finally fend for itself, learning to live alongside its neighbor or not, as it chooses.

Are you saying pre 1979 Islamic revolution, Israel didn’t have any problem with Palestinians?

Lol.

I don’t see how toppling Iran would make any difference for Israel’s security. Israel’s never going to feel secure in that region ever. Lot of it is due to their own actions

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Anonymous wrote:European news is covering it extensively. The poor people are so courageous but the regime is already planning the next bloodbath.

I cannot believe how little the US media is covering this story. What in the world is going on with our media outlets?

Because we don’t care. Iranians are competent enough to handle their own affairs. We do not need to jump in and
”install” a leader

If Khamenei’s regime is overthrown by the people of Iran, it will be a huge disruption in the world order. We don’t get to say we “don’t care” and pretend it’s not happening.

Do you wanna send your son and daughter to Tehran to ensure free and fair elections?

But Israel says we have to

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting explanation as to why our media is ignoring what is happening in Iran:

Nonsense. "Liberal" western outlets have covered the Iran protests extensively, including the parts where demonstrators criticize the Islamic Republic, burn mosques, reject clerical rule, or chant against compulsory religion. Major publications — from the BBC and Reuters to the New York Times, Guardian, AP, DW, and CNN have repeatedly reported:

- attacks on regime‑aligned mosques
- slogans rejecting theocracy
- anger at clerics and the morality police
- the broader revolt against the Islamic Republic’s religious authority

None of that has been hidden or downplayed by the media. The real reason coverage fluctuates is simple: news cycles, not ideology. When protests surge, coverage surges. When the regime cracks down and demonstrations become harder to document, coverage naturally drops — the same pattern seen in Hong Kong, Sudan, Belarus, and elsewhere.

There’s no evidence that Western journalism is suppressing the story because protesters criticize Islam. In fact, the opposite is true: Western outlets have been some of the only institutions consistently documenting how Iranians challenge the regime’s religious authority.

These constant smears of "liberal" and "western" media are not grounded in facts or reality and can only come from or play to people who themselves live in their own tiny echo chamber of restricted media consumption.

+1.

And can we also discuss the practical reason? The international press is not widely allowed in Iran. The Iranian government controls and restricts internet access. That's why you keep seeing the same five videos and why you don't have a lot of "man on the street" interviews. The government of Iran is restricting the ability to report.

And this is the third or fourth time since 2009 that Iran's government was going to fall. The gov't of Iran has a strategy/plan - let the citizenry let off some steam, agree to lessening of some strict rules, then start cracking back down over time. Lather, rinse, repeat. I very much want this to be the time that the gov't of Iran falls, but just because a moderate Muslim woman from the Iranian diaspora says it's so doesn't mean it's so.

Her claim that the Western mind can't absorb the Iranians rising up because it's also an uprising against Islam is bizarre.

I think you’ve literally just proved her point about western historical illiteracy. She’s not Muslim, moderate or otherwise. She’s Persian.

How can you argue against her point when you don’t understand something so fundamental?

Taminah, is that you?

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make? She's the one that brought up Islam and contends that the reason this Iranian uprising is not getting the coverage it deserves is because Westerners refuse to believe that Iranians could also be attacking Islam (at least it is practices/imposed upon them by the Iranian regime). I don't think that's the case and that it's a bizarre claim.

As to your contention that she's not Muslim, she's Persian - are you historically illiterate? She can be both and statistically it's likely that she is. Interestingly,there's no mention anywhere of her religion.

The protesters are literally burning down mosques. How is that a bizarre claim?

No one is disputing that mosques are being burned. The bizarre claim is that Western media is not covering this Iranian uprising because Westerners can't believe that Muslims would burn mosques.