Yes, when a dictator actively oppressing his people, particularly women, says you’re doing good, you should feel proud.
Edit:
Published on his official website on Thursday, the letter addresses students whose “awakened conscience has moved them to defend the oppressed women and children of Gaza.”
Holy mother of all cognitive dissonances.
Fun fact: awful people agreeing for bad reasons doesn’t make the cause itself bad. You’re falling for one of the oldest yellow journalism tricks in the book.
This is the equivalent of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association publishing an excerpt from Mein Kampf extolling the virtues of vegetarianism.
Didn’t Nazi Germany ban vivisection?
What do you think of George Galloway’s condemning Israel? He’s right, but he has a few flaws (though certainly not as bad as the Nazis—I was a little ticked at people citing him several hours ago, though).
Same deal, basically, though not QUITE as bad: afair Galloway is very right about some things for good reasons (Israel obviously being one of them) and very wrong about others and possibly corrupt to boot.
His faults and bad ideas are irrelevant to whether or not genocide is bad, just like the theocratic despot in the article.
he’s doing what all right wing populists are doing these days; latching onto a popular movement and using it to both improve his popularity and divide his enemies
I don’t think this is exclusive to right wing populists.
He’s simply congratulating the side he supports. Biden showed support for the Iranian protesters.
And before someone responds “um actually, Biden is as right wing as Clarence Thomas,” Bernie Sanders showed support for the Iranian protesters too.
You’d be hard pressed to find someone to the left of Bernie Sanders who doesn’t support Iranians protesting the right to not be killed for wearing a hijab improperly.
fair point!
Doesn’t Iran fund Hamas?
I’ll also grant that that Hamas probably killed a higher percentage of soldiers on Putin’s 71st birthday than Israel has Hamas members since then.
I’ll also grant that that Hamas probably killed a higher percentage of soldiers on Putin’s 71st birthday than Israel has Hamas members since then.
This is a fucking unhinged comment, beyond you using “Putins Birthday” as a dogwhistle for October 7th. Comments like this do nothing but make the Pro-Palestinian anti-Genocide movement look pro-Hamas.
The rate of civilian to soldier deaths on October 7th are the exact same 2:1 ratio that Israel is currently being criticized for. Both governments are shit when it comes to murdering civilians and neither should be praised.
He’s not saying that to try and make Palestine or himself look good, he’s saying that to try and make Israel look bad.
That’s it.
By that logic, since Trump supports Israel and says that Israel should finish the job, should Israel now also be proud?
Trump bad, Israeli genocide of Palestinians bad.
Absolutely! Just not agreeing with the logic that there’s any meaning behind some dipshit supporting the same thing you do. Although I admit that I chose a bad example.
Anyone standing up for humanity is on the right side of history. That’s a no brainer.
Is Ali Khamenei on the right side of history?
Ali Khamenei
If the U.S. and overall Western Powers minded it’s own fkin business…
The 1953 Iranian coup d’état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d’état (Persian: کودتای ۲۸ مرداد), was the U.S.- and British-instigated, Iranian army-led overthrow of the elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favor of strengthening the monarchical rule of the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on 19 August 1953
Isn’t that interesting? We fail to really investigate how something comes to fruition. But then again we rely on investigative journalists… who are owned by corporations who tell them what and how to report.
Had the Western powers minded its business, Iran would have still been friendly and continued to incorporate Western values. But they learned their lesson, they swayed from the path and got burned. Not making that mistake again, eh?
Yeah.
Mosaddegh was overthrown in 1953 because of US and UK, and about 25 years later, Iran became an Islamic theocracy, which has lasted for about 45 years and seems will continue into its 6th decade.
Well done, America-haters.
Please stop “helping.”
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Thought he died?
No that was President Raisi, who the Supreme Leader basically got to appoint.
Exactly the guy you want supporting your cause
Hey it’s not like we can pick and choose what old fucks like to say on TV or to the press… especially if it’s conveniently what Israel apologists want to happen.
That old fuck has been saying stuff like this for decades.
And your point is what exactly?
He’s not an ordinary old fuck.
He’s been helping pro-Isreal propaganda for decades—a little like George Galloway at times.
I’m still very confused as to what you’re trying to say in this thread.
not all who oppose Israel’s actions regarding Gaza—the mass murder, the genocide, if you will—are good.
Had anybody, ever, claimed that to be the case?
So I should start supporting Israel instead?
Or just move to Iran, so you can be on the “right side”
Splendid logic.
That’s probably why they’re writing about it: to make the uninformed equate anti genocide protesters and anyone else who objects to the atrocities being committed by the Israeli apartheid regime with him.
not all of Israel’s opponents are good; and this one funds Hamas.
That’s 100% irrelevant. Sometimes awful people support good causes for bad reasons. That doesn’t make the cause bad.
Genocide doesn’t become acceptable just because ACTUAL antisemites are anti-zionist too.
Congratulations to a small percentage of US students. When Iran’s supreme leader backs you, it shouldn’t ring any alarm bells. You are definitely making wise choices.
A stopped clock is still right twice a day.
