Also, what has changed about iran in your mind following the events happening?

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  1. We hear very little about it because our media has time for exactly two stories at a time. So we hear about the ukraine war plus one other thing which is usually politics or lately the train crash and that’s it.

    I have stopped following US news because I realized how much was happening that I wasn’t told about. I just read wikipedia’s current events portal instead, which oddly gives a much broader picture than the radio or tv news ever did. For example I would have never known about the rioting going on in Haiti right now if I was listening only to american news.

    I’m glad to see that the iranian people are fighting back and I’ve seen some amazing videos every couple of weeks about big changes in the social life there…but i have not heard anything of political changes so I’m concerned it will go back to the way it was.

  2. Nationwide news reported on it initially but not so much now. Those in the Iranian community are very vocal about it and there are still rallies being held for it. It’s not odd to see fundraisers in those communities to send money and goods to those in Iran impacted by it.

  3. I’m surprised to hear it characterized as a revolution. Last I saw it was protests in some major cities and not much else.

  4. Most Americans are aware that something is happening. It is hard to tell from our perspective how significant it is, in terms of what the end result will be. Is this an existential threat to the current regime? Will the current regime survive, but be forced to make major changes? Is it likely to fail and be suppressed? It’s impossible for us to have an accurate idea from here.

    As for what has changed about Iran in my mind, not much. I have known for a long time that younger Iranians are much less Anti-West and much more Anti-Islamic Revolution than the country’s leaders. But I suspect that for many Americans, this is probably the first they are hearing about the degree of dissatisfaction in the country.

  5. It’s made our news but rarely as a top headline. I think for many of us, it seems like kind of a repetitive cycle at this point: Iranian government does something sexist. People protest. Government kills protestors. People protest more. Government kills more protestors. Our media covers it and asks if this is the next great power shift in the Middle East. Government stays in power as they have for years. Repeat again next year.

    We do get coverage of Iranian protests, but it seems kind of commonplace, and it’s difficult to tell what if anything is different about the recent spree than about protests we’ve read about before.

  6. Are you saying there’s *currently* an Iranian revolution?

    If so, then my answer is “it’s not”.

  7. I really hope this one sticks and brings actual change. I vaguely remember a few different times people tried for change over the last few decades, but it was well after it had been squashed.

  8. I’ve learned more about the Iranian revolution through TikTok than I’ve seen on every MSM network combined

  11. It’s not. When it was first starting I’d see a few people on a busy street corner near me with signs but nowadays there’s not much sign it’s even happening.

  12. It’s good that there are enough people in Iran that are willing to protest. That being said nothing is likely to actually change without regime change and I would be shocked if there is enough people in Iran willing to do what it takes to overthrow their government. As it stands now it just looks like protests and government forces putting down protests, rinse and repeat. What are your thoughts OP?

  13. My opinion about Iran changed when I learned about American involvement in Iran in the 50s.

    I only know about the protest through Reddit and good for them. Any time religion rules terrible things happen. More power to the people.

  14. I’m on r/newiran because I want to stay informed about what’s happening. I support you guys and hope for a regime change. My hope is to see personal freedom, freedom of speech, etc, come to Iran. I wish I could do more to help than say nice things on the internet though.

  15. Some really good people I know were born in the early 80’s from Iranians fleeing the revolution. Other than that it’s not reflected at all, really.

  17. Is it a revolution?

    We refer to them as the “Mahsa Amini protests” in honor of, of course, Mahsa Amini. But it’s really just a bunch of guilty white women protesting in big cities and cutting their hair off.

    The news covered it for about a week and then turned its attention to other things. And even then, I didn’t really hear much about it.

  18. Wow, I’m really surprised at how many commenters are totally unaware.

    I followed it closely at the beginning, but mostly on social media. The coverage in the American media was pretty minimal considering what a seismic event it actually seemed to be on the ground.

    I think the answer is that people in America who are actively following geopolitics have more of an awareness, while people who follow the news more casually or passively might just think it was a few protests and that’s it.

  19. I’m aware of the Iranian protests, and the violence that the government is putting on their citizens… but that’s about it

  21. Depends on where you live. In LA it’s very noticeable because demonstrations and events are held every other weekend. There is a very large Persian population here. But I imagine people in like Missouri have no idea

  22. America revolted against its colonial overlords. Iran is having a domestic revolution. Very different things.

  25. Unfortunately, not many outlets report on what’s going on, heck, most people have to go to social media anyways to get news from what’s happening currently in Iran. And honestly, not many people have knowledge of the history with Iran in the first place. But I have seen a good amount of posts on reddit.

    There is a lot of diaspora in the US and particularly in the DMV. There have been many protests and talks happening in the region, but again, not many outlets pick up the stories since Mahsa Amini, and not many know it as “Women, Life, Freedom” protests.

    But hey Baraye did win at the Grammys!

    And for those not in the know it is a revolution. It’s been a long time now. Large scale protests in every part of the country where peoples lives were lost, and are fighting against the government. It’s different than the other protests as every sector of the population is involved, particularly young people, and they know the only way out for them is to overthrow the current government.

  26. I think that ultimately we are responsible for creating the mess there and we should do more to support the people who want freedom. I’m not sure what the right solution is though, that is for the people who actually know what the fuck they are talking about.

    For those who don’t know be backed a brutal dictator to literally help the British oil industry and that led to a revolution and their current oppressive government. Now we are standing by while people who were just standing up for themselves are beaten, raped, and in a lot of cases brutally executed.

  27. Haven’t heard anything about it, I don’t pay any attention to Iran but I do hope the people of Iran overthrow their government and eliminate the religious oppression they’re under.

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