If you are Persian, how do you feel right now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who supports the Iran government shouldn’t call themselves progressive.

My Iranian friends long for the days before this regime (yes, regime) when they lived great lives and had freedoms. It’s a tragic place now for them, and they hope the government will topple.

Supporting Iran is bizarre for any American, much less supposed liberals.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many Persians in the us, and in dc are anti-regime.

Some aren’t Islamic, but many are also Islamic.

However Persians are also a super proud people - I would say one of the groups that have the most internalized “cultural superiority”

Curious what the dc / American Persian community feels right now. Are your non-Persian American friends reaching out?

My great great grandma was Persian and though I've no ties with the area as she immigrated as a child and obviously I never met her, I feel sad for Iran's tragedy. How would we feel if another country bombed USA to support Israel?

[Anonymous]

I'm sad for human loss and also worried about environmental impact of explosion of nuclear material. That is, if there is any because Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction. Who knows if this is another lie from decision makers to pacify American people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who supports the Iran government shouldn’t call themselves progressive.

My Iranian friends long for the days before this regime (yes, regime) when they lived great lives and had freedoms. It’s a tragic place now for them, and they hope the government will topple.

Supporting Iran is bizarre for any American, much less supposed liberals.

The issue is most Iranians do not want to go back to a time when the inflection point actually happened.

Freeing the Iranian people means rolling back the Arab invasion and re-installing Zoroastrianism.

Pre revolution but post invasion is still not ideal

Zoroastrianism? All the Persians I know in SoCal are Jewish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sad for human loss and also worried about environmental impact of explosion of nuclear material. That is, if there is any because Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction. Who knows if this is another lie from decision makers to pacify American people.

You are doubting that Iran has a Nuclear program?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not Persian but hope that Persian-Americans know that most of us differentiate between the current Iranian government and the people. We understand it is a beautiful culture with a rich history, contribution to arts, and learned people. I hope that one day the people of Iran will be free of this oppressive regime.

Way to go, white person!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most Persians in America feel like they are culturally superior to the people currently in Iran.

There's a reason they prefer the term Persian rather than Irani.

Irani? Tell me more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sad for human loss and also worried about environmental impact of explosion of nuclear material. That is, if there is any because Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction. Who knows if this is another lie from decision makers to pacify American people.

You are doubting that Iran has a Nuclear program?

New poster here. They were just discussing on MSNBC that this very well may true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not Persian but hope that Persian-Americans know that most of us differentiate between the current Iranian government and the people. We understand it is a beautiful culture with a rich history, contribution to arts, and learned people. I hope that one day the people of Iran will be free of this oppressive regime.

Way to go, white person!

Many Persians look white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not Persian but hope that Persian-Americans know that most of us differentiate between the current Iranian government and the people. We understand it is a beautiful culture with a rich history, contribution to arts, and learned people. I hope that one day the people of Iran will be free of this oppressive regime.

Way to go, white person!

Many Persians look white.

They are classified as White/Caucasian, like the rest of Middle Eastern folks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sad for human loss and also worried about environmental impact of explosion of nuclear material. That is, if there is any because Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction. Who knows if this is another lie from decision makers to pacify American people.

You are doubting that Iran has a Nuclear program?

New poster here. They were just discussing on MSNBC that this very well may true

Yeah, they had those bunkers in the desert for Boy Scout camping trip. Sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not Persian but hope that Persian-Americans know that most of us differentiate between the current Iranian government and the people. We understand it is a beautiful culture with a rich history, contribution to arts, and learned people. I hope that one day the people of Iran will be free of this oppressive regime.

Way to go, white person!

Many Persians look white.

Because they are?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sad for human loss and also worried about environmental impact of explosion of nuclear material. That is, if there is any because Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction. Who knows if this is another lie from decision makers to pacify American people.

You are doubting that Iran has a Nuclear program?

New poster here. They were just discussing on MSNBC that this very well may true

MSNBC is saying Iran might not have a nuclear program?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sad for human loss and also worried about environmental impact of explosion of nuclear material. That is, if there is any because Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction. Who knows if this is another lie from decision makers to pacify American people.

You are doubting that Iran has a Nuclear program?

NP. I certainly wouldn't believe anything that comes out of Israel or the Trump administration. It has all the stamps of "but but but WMDs!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who supports the Iran government shouldn’t call themselves progressive.

My Iranian friends long for the days before this regime (yes, regime) when they lived great lives and had freedoms. It’s a tragic place now for them, and they hope the government will topple.

Supporting Iran is bizarre for any American, much less supposed liberals.

The issue is most Iranians do not want to go back to a time when the inflection point actually happened.

Freeing the Iranian people means rolling back the Arab invasion and re-installing Zoroastrianism.

Pre revolution but post invasion is still not ideal

Zoroastrianism? All the Persians I know in SoCal are Jewish.

That’s a very small sliver of the Persian population and that’s also is not native to the Persian land.