Culverin t1_iuhc2d3 wrote
Reply to comment by --Gungnir-- in Iran, Sadaf Movahedi a 17-years-old teenage student dies after being hit by police baton by sirbarani
I'm hoping the masses turn the corner to change a protest into a revolution
I'm rooting for the Iranian people.
I don't think kid gloves is going to work to change the mind of fundamentalist religious zealots. Fingers crossed they can come to the same conclusion.
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kaisadilla_ t1_iuiggxe wrote
Nah, if they had decency, they'd join the protests. But then again, if they had decency, they wouldn't have made it this far.
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dai_rip t1_iui66tm wrote
Like last time the group holding the most ak47s will hijack it
Tatar_Kulchik t1_iui7pm8 wrote
insh'Allah
Culverin t1_iuiu349 wrote
>insh'Allah
"if Allah wills"?
Seriously? That's your response?
Religious zealot asshats are a core source of the problem.
Sure, we can debate whether God exists or not.
But for somebody to claim their actions are acting in his will? Alright, show me the receipts. This has been and is an ongoing major contributor to the history of violence of mankind. This is why the Middle East is a total shit show.
Fantasy and fiction over reality.
It seems like the Iranian people are saying "I don't care what God wills, this is what I will". Until he descends from his hypocritical throne in the heavens, that's a good message to me.
Warhawk137 t1_iuixzg6 wrote
It's more appropriately translated as "god willing" in the manner it's used. You say it about something you hope will happen.
Culverin t1_iuj9tlt wrote
"in the manner it's used" is the problem, the religion is baked into the culture.
It's like saying "god bless you". Sure that's culture. But the foundations where it comes from brings with it that women have less rights.
At the core, the police and the religious olds don't match the basic human rights the rest of us accept as a baseline. Culture is not an excuse. Religion is being an enabler of abuse is even worse.
Warhawk137 t1_iuja5pt wrote
It's just a turn of phrase. Do you seriously go on a diatribe about human rights when someone says "god bless you"? Sneezing in public sounds like a miserable experience then.
Big_Tujunga t1_iujgq9c wrote
They seem to have missed the part where it translates to 'God willing' which is something we say all the time. It's almost like the religion is baked into our culture, too.
Tatar_Kulchik t1_iuixbr0 wrote
Yes, God willing, this will be the end of the current Iranian regime
Tatar_Kulchik t1_iuj0s38 wrote
Do you get upset when people use the phrase 'Thank God!' when they have massive relief about something?
Culverin t1_iujac8p wrote
Do you get upset when somebody expects facts and evidence when people speak or make claims?
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