The families of jailed Iranian protesters say the country’s rulers have proposed a cruel bargain: publicly celebrate the Islamic Revolution that brought them to power, or risk the lives of their loved ones.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Ministry of Intelligence contacted the families of some current prisoners offering what called “an inhumane dilemma” — either attend marches on Wednesday celebrating the 47th anniversary of the revolution, or put the lives of their children at risk.
The Iranian government shot protesters in the face and imprisoned people en mass. The proverbial American pot may be starting to boil, but the Iranian one is a full on lava flow of rape, murder, and mutilation.
So it boils down to how many people it’s ok to shoot in the face? I do not get why people are rejecting the equivocation here.
It’s absolutely valid. The difference one of degree, but it’s not any less reprehensible.
There’s a sliding scale, and Iran is at “Government orders citizens shot”, and the US is at “Government defends actions of officials who shot citizens”.
It’s unfortunate that the US has passed “Government fires official who shot citizens”, but it’s still not at Iran’s level.
There is a difference between 4 shootings in a population of 340 million and 3.000 on 80 million. Now repeat that process every 5 years and congratz, you have Iran.
Oh, btw, don’t forget that subtweeting the supreme leader with a “.” can lead to years in prison.