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Carol's avatar

The pro-Pal demonstrators lack of interest in freeing the people of Iran from Muslim religious fanatics makes perfect sense to me. Gaza has been run by Muslim religious fanatics for generations now. Every single person I have interacted with either in person or on the internet who says they "stand with Palestine" angrily dismisses my question of whether they know that Gaza has a history, documented by Human Rights Watch of gang rape and torture murder of anyone who disobeys strict Muslim religious laws against sexual and/or reproductive freedom. Honor killings are never prosecuted there. But this doesn't matter because according to the pro-Pals, the Palestinians have a right to take over Israel and impose any laws their fanatical Muslim leaders want to on the people who live there. If these protestors objected to a regime in any country that imposed extremist interpretations of Sharia law on their citizens, they would have to recognize that the Muslim governing bodies Gaza has had and still does are brutal dictators oppressing any Gazans who want to live in a free society.

Will Freedom's avatar

The difference is that the people of Gaza voted for Hamas and mostly still support them. They love Islamic oppression. The people of Iran most emphatically do not.

Not so young anymore.'s avatar

Direct link from genocidal regime of insane Shia Muslims to Hamas genocidal regime of insane Sunni Muslims. Hamas are a vassal of Iran like Hezbollah and Houthis. If Iranian mullah regime goes down so do these terrorist orgs.

PML's avatar

Well said. Will the world wake up to the truth? I'm not optimistic because it's pretty much crickets worldwide for the slaughter and oppression of Iranians. Interestingly, Israelis, who have enough challenges of their own, are the ones supporting Iranian protesters the most.

Moses Maimonides's avatar

There was an interview with an Iranian lady who was part of the resistance, and she explained this quite clearly. I wish I could find the link, but in essence, it is the far Left, the Marxists, the "progressives", the utterly insane, who bleat for the blatantly fake 'palestinian' cause. They will never ever EVER speak against the current Iranian regime. Why? Because to do so would invalidate their perverted world view. It is the white, Judeo-Christian (mainly the Judeo part for now, but the Sunday people will have their turn) OPPRESSORS who are genociding the po' OPPRESSED BROWN MUSLIM 'palestinians' AND THIS CANNOT BE TOLERATED! But when brown Muslims (although the Ayatollah looks pretty white to me) oppress other brown or not-so-brown-Muslims, they short-circuit. It simply cannot happen that way and so their puny minds ignore the very real strife. They can't displace the West by agreeing that a Muslim cleric might be oppressing his own people, doncha' know? And so it is that they prove to everyone but themselves that they don't give a rat's arse about their beloved 'palestinians'. Or anyone or anything else but La Revolución.

Alex Bee's avatar

Love “the Sunday people” 😆 Where I grew up(Glasgow, east end, predominantly Presbyterian area)on Sundays the swings in the local park were chained up. A very Scottish thing, in general, in Presbyterian areas… there’s a song that talks about it by the wonderful Michael Marra, “the Bard of Dundee”(he also wrote “Mother Glasgow”, which describes my home city well)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntT37AZzx8Q

(Chain up the swings)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ4RFeHDkGM

(Mother Glasgow… one of the few videos I’ve made, with a lot of bits of the city that mean something to me)

Brenda Newman's avatar

Here’s the simple version of why the Pro-Pal folks don’t support the anti-regime Iranian citizens.

Iran’s Mullahs/Theocracy support Hamas.

Pro-Pals support Hamas.

= Iran’s Mullahs/Theocracy + Pro-Pals support Hamas.

Therefore, Iran’s Mullahs/Theocracy and Pro-Pals support each other so they can continue to support Hamas.

If Pro-Pals came out against their spiritual allies, the Mullahs, not only would they appear as hypocrites, they would lose their credentials (aka street creds) with the far left and Islamists around the world, and Hamas would no longer be able to thank them for their support. This includes the “Free Palestine” “From the River to the Sea” supporters Macron, Carney, Starmer, Sanchez, Albanese, etc. Anything they say that might possibly be interpreted as supportive of the Iranian people is just political bs. Unless they declare “Free Iran from the Mullahs,” that is. I’m waiting.

Alex Bee's avatar

Simples… “no Jews, no news”

Maxim's maxims's avatar

The hypocrisy of the so-called "progressivism" has been apparent for a few years, but nothing exposed it more than the current protests in Iran. Question is: will we bury our heafs further into the sand, or will ee finally wake up from the stupor we have been in.

Ian Mark Sirota's avatar

Let’s not forget that the Mullahs hate Israel, something they share in common with the “pro Palestine” cult. So, it actually makes sense that the cult is not out there protesting along with Iranians.

Lorna Salzman's avatar

This pro Palestine movement is not isolated. We are living in a time where reason, logic, truth and other human attributes have been suppressed in favor of individual ego which itself may be a reaction to mass culture, mass media and ideologies of all kinds. In this particular case it is religious fanaticism which has persisted in the middle east (and elsewhere) and which has a captive audience that can be turned against invented enemies. This is no longer the carefree 1970s , due to technology, mass communications, media and a preoccupation with personal

needs and opinions, not to mention global warfare where all manner of fanaticism can be

expressed and find followers. It will not end well. All the virtues that most humans observed and believe in have been cast aside. Historians probably have better analyses of why this is happening. Traditional values, behavior, culture and habits have almost disappeared. Everything today is arbitrary so the one with the most supporters dominates. Look at Europe, trembling before Trump, uncertain whether to defy him. And Europe has more to defend and protect than we do; they have all of western civilization at their fingertips. Defending Europe is arguably the most important challenge. It represents the highest values and organizational structures, the ones that can protect democracy and the rule of law. Our future lies in their hands.

Tony Robins's avatar

Pro-Palestinians, terrorist supporters, mostly paid by Iran or Soros or both are not worthy of breathing the same oxygen that the Jews breathe, they are a disgusting crowd of antisemites

Louise Algranti's avatar

Neither are the hypocrites in Hollywood interested in the plight of oppressed Iranians.

Daisy Moses Chief Crackpot's avatar

Yup, SO sadly it ain't about human rights... the good people 've Persia stand with Israel but the rest of the whirled plays monkey-see monkey-do (🙊 🙉 🙈 ) -- I'm holdin' out that SOMEHOW the people'll prevail...their bravery's inspirin'! -- here's mah 2 cents onnit:

https://thcsofdaisymoses.substack.com/p/annis-song-for-iran-women-life-freedom