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Anyone know how to communicate a potential target to Iran government (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by solidheron@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Can't tell if this is a op sec failure or psy op, but I'm pretty sure I got a us soldier to reveal their location in al jahrah governate.

Maybe this is common knowledge. Either way fuck Trump's illegal war

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[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago (1 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?

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Whataboutwhataboutwhatabout.

The Iranian government has murdered thousands of civilians.

Nothing you write can justify that.

[–] just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

It probably does.

But what you wrote is just irrelevant deflection and whataboutism.

The Iranian government murdered thousands of civilians in Jan and Feb before the war started. Instead of trying to defend it by deflecting, just admit you agree with it and move on

[–] just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

You really ought to think a little. 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.