२२ सप्टेंबर, २०२२

"The protests started small, outside the Tehran hospital where a 22-year old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini died last week after being detained by the 'morality police'..."

"... for an untold violation of the country’s harsh strictures on women’s dress. By Tuesday, the protests were racing across the country, in a burst of grief, anger and defiance. Many were led by women, who burned their headscarves, cut their hair and chanted, 'Death to the dictator.' The ferocity of the protests is fueled by outrage over many things at once: the allegations that Amini was beaten in custody before she collapsed and fell into a coma; the priorities of Iran’s government, led by ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi, who has strictly enforced dress codes and empowered the hated morality police at a time of widespread economic suffering... Many of the protests have been concentrated in the west, the poor, predominantly Kurdish region Amini’s family hails from. The Kurds — who speak their own language, have a distinct cultural identity and are mostly Sunni Muslims in a majority-Shiite country — have complained for decades of neglect by the central government.... In a video from Kerman, in southeastern Iran, a young woman sitting on a utility box, surrounded by a cheering crowd, is seen removing her headscarf and cutting off her own hair. 'An Iranian will die but will not accept oppression,' the crowd chants...."

४० टिप्पण्या:

Joe Smith म्हणाले...

All cultures and religions are to be respected...

Michael K म्हणाले...

Just as Biden's handlers plan to give the Iran government billions. Obama missed a chance to help the Iranian people and now Biden will follow.

Inga म्हणाले...

What amazing courage these women have. More power to them.

Quaestor म्हणाले...

"...led by ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi..."

Ultraconservative. President Raisi should be grateful. At least WaPo hasn't labeled him ultra-MAGA, else Mr. Biden would be trying to kill him under the wheels of an SUV rather than bribe him with a planeload of cash.

Real American म्हणाले...

that last part doesn't seem quite right. It seems they've been pretty accepting of oppression for the last few decades.

Dave Begley म्हणाले...

"ultraconservative"

Wrong word use.

The correct term would be Islamist or Islamic fundamentalism.

But the Left can never admit that Islam is the most retrograde force in the world today. As Ilhan Omar said, "Some people did some thing."

RideSpaceMountain म्हणाले...

Interesting fact -

In the Ayatollah's interpretation of Islam, a man who goes all the way through sex reassignment surgery is legally and culturally a woman, and should be socially accepted as such. No such provision exists for female phalloplasty (aka 'the elephant'). Furthermore, during the transition from man to 'woman' the subject is technically in severe violation of Islamic law and could be subject to stoning at any moment, for which a local imam's injunction is required.

I mention this because I was about to comment that maybe Iranian women could just 'identify as male', but after looking it up realized that there's inequality in Iran's transgenderism laws.

There's three words I never thought I'd say together, 'Iran's transgenderism laws'. Looney.

Robert Marshall म्हणाले...

By all means, Brandon, let's make nice with this lovely regime. I wouldn't count on getting very far with the Mullahs, on your transgender rights push, however.

Achilles म्हणाले...

Looks like Biden's allies are having some problems repressing their own people.

Biden is doing his best to shore up the power of the Iranian Regime.

No opportunities here to expand freedom in the world.

Because the Biden Regime and the people that support it are happy to see political dissidents jailed and beaten.

There will be no support for these women from the United States while the current regime is in power.

traditionalguy म्हणाले...

Thank the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, we are not Mohammedans. And thank Him too that on May 14, 1948 a nation was born in a day because Harry Truman loved the Jews when no one else in DC did.

Kevin म्हणाले...

Make Iran Great Again.

n.n म्हणाले...

The much stoked, but widely unsupported, Persian Spring did not involve a violent coup d'etat of a probable ("certified") civil process.

n.n म्हणाले...

"...led by ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi..."

Progressive (i.e. monotonic), perhaps.

Pro-Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. #PrinciplesMatter

Joe Smith म्हणाले...

I will never understand how Iran got so fucked up for so long.

I've known many Iranians from the time of the Shah.

They are really smart people as a whole...

Narr म्हणाले...

I've always said that if Male Supremacy is the theory, Islam is the practice.

May the Iranian Spring begin--with and by them--and lead to moves toward civilization.



Howard म्हणाले...

Thank Odin monotheistic rituals are a thin veneer over our paganistic core.

Joe Smith म्हणाले...

'And thank Him too that on May 14, 1948 a nation was born in a day because Harry Truman loved the Jews when no one else in DC did.'

The democrats still don't...

Achilles म्हणाले...

Inga said...

What amazing courage these women have. More power to them.

You support the Iranian Regime.

Your words and your actions do not match.

MikeD म्हणाले...

From the WaPo excerpt published here it seems it's the fault of the poor, ignorant Sunny Muslims who don't believe in the uplifting rhetoric of the Shia sect. BTW, this is the government Brandon wants to shower with billions of dollars while removing all sanctions.

Vance म्हणाले...

I read this story and thought, "Save for a few minor details, isn't this what is going to happen here in America soon?" The minor details being brave young women daring to say "I am a woman, and I'm proud of it, and in fact I believe in Jesus!" and daring the far leftist bully brigades that now infest our government to arrest and beat her to death?

AS Joe Biden and company have made abundantly clear, they fully intend to be as repressive as the Iranians are.

So kudos to those brave Iranians trying to stand up against oppressive dictatorship, and may we also have that same spirit here in America--it will be needed in the next few years, for sure.

tim maguire म्हणाले...

If they want their protests to get them somewhere, they have to time it better. Stop speaking out when there's a Democrat in the White House. Bush, yes. Obama, no. Trump, yes. Biden, no.

They'll never win their freedom this way.

Lurker21 म्हणाले...

"My Fatherland or My Head Scarf, A Play About a Girl Who Burns Her Head Scarf" was featured in Orhan Pamuk's Snow. I remembered it as a pro-headscarf slogan, "Not Without My Headscarf." That may be in the novel too. I suppose things ended up better for Pamuk's fictional heroine than they do for headscarf burners in Iran.

Yancey Ward म्हणाले...

Maybe the Biden Administration can support some referenda for the Kurds to secede and form their own country, like in Kosovo.

MartyH म्हणाले...

I second Inga’s comment.

Drago म्हणाले...

Inga: "What amazing courage these women have. More power to them."

You're a democratical. What you really mean, and what you democraticals have done, is deliver much "more cash to them".

Lots and lots of cash.

And the Iranian regime doesn't even bother thanking you and Team Dem.

Kai Akker म्हणाले...

---The ferocity of the protests is fueled by outrage over many things at once

The significant cheating in the last election;
the calls for assassinations of members of one opposition party, and the several attempts at them, including at least one successful murder;
the widespread censorship and persecution of those who express criticism of policies, or other dissent;
the "show trials" of protestors, and their heavy-handed jail terms;
the blocking of careers for those not in sync with the nation's administration;
the confiscation of weapons from ordinary citizens to prevent revolt;
the mandate for taking experimental medicines as "guinea pigs," despite dangerous side effects.

Yes, the Pelosi-Biden regime is keeping up with the Ayatollah quite nicely.

n.n म्हणाले...

What you really mean, and what you democraticals have done, is deliver much "more cash to them".

Lots and lots of cash.

And the Iranian regime doesn't even bother thanking you and Team Dem.


Obama's unilateral override of claims against the regime and funding of World War Springs ("second Iraq war"), which, despite bureaucratic protests, journolistic braying, and congressional sabotage, was summarily quashed by Trump and Putin in its formative years.

Michael K म्हणाले...

Blogger Inga said...

What amazing courage these women have. More power to them.


You support Biden and his regime, Obama II. They are big supporters of the Ayatollah and his regime. Another Martha's Vineyard type empty virtue signal.

n.n म्हणाले...

She sounds like an Afghan before Obama in Spring then Biden's liberation to a diverse, inequitable, and exclusive (DIE) community.

Paul म्हणाले...

If Trump was president he would aid them in the overthrow of the Iranian dictatorship.

But we have airhead Biden... nah... Biden really help people? What a laugh.

Richard Aubrey म्हणाले...

Has the FBI been informed of these threats?

Rusty म्हणाले...

Let us bear witness to the hypocrisy of the left.
Remember the "Green Revolution"? The Iranian government was killing protestors in the streets.
Neda Agha Soltan was coming home from her piano lesson when she was shot in the throat by a government sniper. President Obama made a reference to the Green Movement in a speech. A year later. Where were you then Obama worshipers?
About as sincere as a dose of clap.

boatbuilder म्हणाले...

My daughter and son-in-law took us to a hip middle eastern restaurant in Atlanta this weekend. One of the signature cocktails was "Long Live the Shah." Most of the staff appeared to be gay. Makes sense.
We had a great time and the food was really good. The cocktail was sort of a meh Old Fashioned, though.

walter म्हणाले...

Birx should show them how to bedazzle them.

Achilles म्हणाले...

Drago said...

Inga: "What amazing courage these women have. More power to them."

You're a democratical. What you really mean, and what you democraticals have done, is deliver much "more cash to them".

Lots and lots of cash.

And the Iranian regime doesn't even bother thanking you and Team Dem.


That isn't true.

The "Big Guy" is getting his 10%. And so are the corrupt cronies in DC.

Inga is just a stupid pawn like the rest of the Democrat and GOPe voters.

There are still Bush/Romney supporters here who think they are smarter than Inga.

Greg The Class Traitor म्हणाले...

The ferocity of the protests

How many members of the "morality police" did they hunt down and beat to death? 0?

That's not a fierce protest.

Hint: Don't die for your cause, make the other side die for your cause.

Or else give up

Bunkypotatohead म्हणाले...

The writer seems to be in favor of insurrection.
In Iran, anyways.

Robert Cook म्हणाले...

"...the far leftist bully brigades that now infest our government...."

Really? Who are they? Who have they bullied, and in what way?

Robert Cook म्हणाले...

"If Trump was president he would aid them in the overthrow of the Iranian dictatorship."

I seriously doubt that. But...why would we? It's not our place to help overthrow governments of other nations. Which is not to say that we haven't been involved in doing so. (We helped overthrow the elected Iranian government in the 1950s that allowed the Shah to take power.) We never do it for the "good of the people," but only for the advantages that accrue to the US.

Greg The Class Traitor म्हणाले...

Robert Cook said...
"If Trump was president he would aid them in the overthrow of the Iranian dictatorship."

I seriously doubt that. But...why would we? It's not our place to help overthrow governments of other nations.


Because they're a State sponsor of international terrorism, directed at the US and at US allies.

The only Americans who wouldn't support supporting the Iranians trying to overthrow that government, and Americans who hate America.

Which explains why Cook, Obama, and Biden are all against helping