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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Amongst other things the American/Israeli War of Agression on Iran makes this shit more likely, since in countries at war anybody who demonstrate against the authorities are easilly slandered as being traitors and if it's a war that they didn't start then the public opinion is far more likely to side with the Authorities.

[–] knife@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

according to the article the event in question took place in 2024 which was obviously before the war of israeli and american aggression began.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (4 children)

According to the article the Court sentence came out now.

It makes sense that the regime there feels more emboldened to act in more hardline ways (such as giving the maximum possible sentence in this case) because right now they're likely seen by most of the Iranian population as "protectors" against the two foreign regimes attacking Iran, both of which are far more murderous that even the regime in Iran at the peak of repression.

It's the same reason why the most outrageous and intrusive civil society surveillance and control legislation in the US was passed in the period just after 9/11 - times when society at large feel under attack by external forces are ideal moments for those in control to extend and entrench their power and steer the country faster towards their views even if civil society is uncomfortable with it, not least because reasonable and logical criticism against it can easily be painted as being Against The Good Of The Nation and even as Treason.

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[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 6 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

You're right on the aggregate, but Iran has been doing things like this for decades. Iran was moving in the right direction in the past 15 years but that development has been blocked and likely reversed now with the reformists losing all of their momentum and legitimacy, especially given this past year of war.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 hours ago

On the way to Revolution, things typically get worse before they get better - as authoritarian governments start losing control of the street they invariably increase the intensity of their repression and that's what trigger a similarly violent response from the population, i.e. the actual Revolution.

The American/Israeli War Of Agression almost certainly walked the whole process back, "wasting" the lives that were lost when the Iranian Government responded to the increased discontent with increase repression.

True, before there was no guarantee that what followed that increased repression was a the public responding by themselves increasing their actions against the government - as murderous government repression doesn't always trigger a successful mass violent response from the population - now that will for certain not happen because even an oppressive regime is still a "protector" in the eyes of most of the locals when a bunch of murderous foreigners (and both the US and Israel are undeniably massively murderous towards muslims in the Middle East) attacks the nation, so even those in Iran who desire change have to keep their mouths shut since the majority don't want to risk losing those who have "protected" them from the murderous foreigners.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

How'd that liberating of the Iranian people go again?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

תפשת מרובה לא תפשת

[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

It looks like the us definitely bit off more than they can chew if that's what you meant and my translation is accurate.

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[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 168 points 1 day ago (27 children)

Backwater trash policies.

Omg men saw your HAIR! Give me a fucking break. Grow the fuck up and stop acting like children who can't control themselves.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

As soon as Religion gets into Politics, things invariably go backwards to a 7th century (or whenever that specific religion was invented) mentality.

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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Mission accomplished!?

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