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I can't speak for everyone, but a lot of people have learned to just ignore many reports from international news organizations about anything, since those same organizations routinely repeat the US government's released data, which has been filtered by international conglomerates with their own interests.
This is because those claims are often found to be untrue or wildly exaggerated after the dust settles.
That skepticism is the result of decades of "fake news" leading to a general doubt of any claim as a baseline.
...and that's just for starters.
So, first, you must agree on what the truth is with sources that you can trust. Good luck.
I've read that Iran killed 30,000 people, but can't read Arabic or know the context of images I have seen, and this could be true, however, given the track record of US media, I would consider the number to be wildly exaggerated just as a matter of course.
Also, I know that even IF it is true, that Iran has killed 30,000 protestors, the "good guys" can't stop Iran and "win one for democracy and human civilization" without murdering many magnitudes more.
Anyway, I want to read about the IRON WALL the USSR built to stop people from escaping, please share
(not a tankie, and I think Muslims and all other religions should pay the same taxes as everybody else, which they consider to be a wild affront to their dignity)
Not OP, but my guess is the “IRON WALL” they’re referencing is a conglomeration of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain. The vast majority of the iron curtain was enforced with military patrols, not a literal wall.