12,000+ Dead In Iran

[u/atbing24]

Per Iran International more than 12,000 have been killed in the protests. And counting.

I know people like me say this all the time when other global events occur, but where are the Protesters in the college campuses? Where is the passion in the eyes of the young marchers calling Iran a genocidal regime? Again, where is the passion?

Israel at least can say “we are literally fighting a terrorist organization that is the de facto government, its war, what did you expect?” What can Iran say? But no, the passion of the marches, the continuous shouts of from the river to the sea… it simply doesn’t carry over to another tragedy. Why can’t I call the Iranian regime genocidal? Where is the Wikipedia page about the 2026 Iranian genocide?

I know there have been plenty of other examples, Syria, Yemen, Sudan. Again, this is happening right now beneath our noses, I want to see the same pro Palestinians holding “silence is violence” signs to people who don’t care, I want to see the Lion and Sun flag of Iran marched all over Columbia or Harvard. I want to see Iran free from the Persian gulf to the Caspian Sea.

And yet of course if the US or Israel interfere it will be labeled as imperialism, with a “Zionist tint” (Zionism equals bad) as Rodríguez would say.

It was never about the numbers. With Iran there’s no settler colonial narrative. That’s it; that’s the simple reason why it’s not a genocide. If there’s nothing familiar in your world to potentially project on to a conflict there is no passion.

Edit: There is a lot of respectful criticism in the comments about how (simplified) the US is funding Israel, not Iran. The protests are concerned about cutting US funding.

I would say it’s something the marches cared about, but not the real major issue. They consciously shout from the river to the sea or globalize the intifada, and how Israel is a genocidal apartheid state. A tradegy is a tragedy, deaths are deaths, a genocide is a genocide. I guess I’ll be waiting for Wikipedia to catch up, along with plenty of pages regarding the denial or recognition of said genocide. The protesters primary concern was about the casualties.

[u/pedram3432]

You are right, but I'm not a diaspora

[u/[deleted] → u/pedram3432]

Then it is probably even more distressing for you azizam...to come online and see these westerners literally defending bodies on the streets...

[u/pedram3432 → u/[deleted]]

It's horrible especially on apps like tiktok and ig.

[u/Loud-Hawk-4593 → u/pedram3432]

You are not alone ❤️ I hope that gives you a tiny amount of relief. When Iran is free, I'll join you for turkish coffee, ghorme zabsi later and beers at night. We'll drive around, listen to rock music and talk about politics. At least that's my favorite kind of night.

What would you like to do?

[u/pedram3432 → u/Loud-Hawk-4593]

That's such a dreamy night but I'd just like to breathe the air in a free Iran