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[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The protests weren't a wholesale denunciation of Iran's government. There was some who protested for that, but most protested because of the result of US sanctions resulting in a devastating degradation of Iranian people's quality of life.
The protests and their supporters were mostly in urban centers, which the US and Israel hit. Anti-government sentiment was annihilated the instant they were attacked (or became so low on anyone's priority that it's functionally the same).
US and Israeli bombs don't magically spare protesters ⁉️⁉️ Like, what could possibly go in your head when hearing that Iran is defending itself, to conclude that it's bad for Iranian people? The best thing for Iranian protesters is that Iran wins unequivocally

Your weak ass defense of the US would be ridiculous if Iraq didn't happen; the fact that you're unable to learn from it is sobering. Iraqis being freed was one of the reasons given back then; as a reminder more than a million Iraqis died to it.

Do you think Iraqi protesters were spared?

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[+] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk -4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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[–] just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

42 years of sanctions+the environmental impact of black rain+the destruction of public infrastructure probably kills more

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[+] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk -3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago*

I didn't say anything about iranian government. I will criticize iran when the illegal US-Israeli assult ends.

Remember condemnation of Hamas never stopped the palestinian genocide. It wouldn't stop the killing of iranian.

You are trying to come off as someone cares about people but you are failing to recognize what I just wrote.

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[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago*

You really ought to rethink your angle. Beyond "whataboutism" which is a useful tool to avoid any self reflection, do you really think we should first pay attention to protests, while Iran is getting bombed, i.e. every Iranian, including protesters, is in grave danger of death?

You're telling us we should disregard deadly danger to all Iranians and instead pay attention to some danger to some Iranians?

To wrap this up, YOU are asking "what about the protests"; nothing in this post is about the protests. YOU are guilty of that nonsensical "whataboutism" pseudo-fallacy.

Edit: Less personal attacks (sorry)

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[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

a nation that recently killed 10s of thousands of its own citizen

According to whom, Trump controlled US media? How convenient for these claims to suddenly appear just before the US invasion. I definitely don't recall this exact same scenario playing out just before the Iraq invasion too, which was later proven to be completely false.