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Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2026
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You definitely interpret people wanting the Iranian people to succeed vs the Iranian regime. Good on you for getting the nuance completely correct without a single ounce of error on your part. Terrific job.
Try to find an actual mistake in my reasoning rather than sarcastic nonsense
No one is rooting for this regime to succeed. We are rooting for the innocent citizens who were killed by an illegal American invasion and also believe that Iran doesn't deserve to be invaded illegally.
No one? Really? Have you been to Lemmy before?
Why shouldn't we hope that people resist the extreme violence of imperialism?
Nope. Just got here. But this thread alone destroys your theory. Not to mention your cherry picked comments that apparently means everyone supports Iran.
If everyone on Lemmy supports Iran, why do you support Iran?
Everyone? Quote me please
Your premise is flawed. You can't have a founded argument with a flawed premise.
You still can’t do it…. Maybe try to find out how it is flawed
Since you cant decypher sarcasm (you cant seem to make sense of it, you admitted), your premise is "people want the iranian regime to succeed" which is a straw man. You need to do a steel man instead. You have no founded argument because you chose to do a straw man instead of a steel man.
If you have any trouble interpreting or comprehending that let me know.
I never said such a thing, so maybe it is your own understanding that is flawed: I said that what you said was nonsense, while also being sarcastic, i.e. ”sarcastic nonsense”.
And no, I’ve met actual –not straw but flesh and bones– people on here who said Iran were the good guys, as well as Hamas and that the October 7 attacks were justified.
So maybe, if you want to have a normal discussion, next time don’t act like a massive jerk.
"all these"
How many have you found to say "all these" iran regime apologists? Give me the huge number you have found. Whats the percentage of political comments on the iran war on lemmy that confirms your assertion that you claim is not flawed at all. Surely you have copious amounts of comments you can definitely say there is no nuance and unequivocally want the regime to win over the people of iran winning. Especially when Iran is just defending itself from aggressors.
Until you do that, you haven't done shit. I will act however I want. I dont care about your feelings, I demand you to defend your assertions with facts and data. But you fail to provide it time and time again. You are a straw manning and have no ability to attempt a steel man.
You gave two earlier and one was just a dude from turkey saying "go iran!"
I dont know if counting is your strong suit, but seeing two comments is not a lot, certainly not enough to warrant "all these"
Ahhh yes, acting like a massive narcissist jerk again I see, ‘cause that worked so well last time…
I won’t deal with obtuse idiots who can’t have a normal discussion, so I will say: go out and have a look. You’re on the source itself.
I'm sorry I made you cry, facts over feelings next time brother. Welcome to adult conversations on the internet.
Ahh yes, only being able to respond with sarcastic idiocy and claiming you made someone cry is peak adult conversation…
Again, you cant defend your claims. Keep being proud in your ignorance and claiming to be the mature one here. You got called out, cant substantiate any of your assertions, and youre lashing out instead of admitting you made grand claims without evidence.
You are the adultest one here certainly. I believe that, it does take age to lack the ability to reflect. I am an asshole. I understand I hurt peoples feelings. But I care about your data more than your idea of decorum, whereas you care more about your ego.
Only one of us here is downvoting the other, and I think that is telling of which one of us is the person with the emotional tolerance of a toddler. Keep telling yourself you are a grown adult though, I am sure that gets you everything you want.
What makes you think I want to defend my claims against someone who decided to act like a jerk and mock me? You act like we’re on a high-school playground and suddenly want to talk “adult”. Doesn’t work that way. Better luck next time
lol. Again, apologies for making you cry. Defend your claims better next time with data instead of your fee fees, and maybe you get treated better. Don't open your mouth with baseless claims if you can't back it up. Food for thought. Open your mind to the possibilities of being wrong and you will learn lots in life young whipper snapper.
You have no argument. Your claims are baseless. You will not defend them. We're all flawed. I am an asshole. You are intellectually dishonest.
Ahh yes criticism = crying. How very adult of you.