▲ | bearjaws 8 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
That is an absurd take. Your friend's statement, that religious minorities in Iran are safe as long as they don't protest, is basically like a situation of domestic abuse. An abuser might claim their partner is free and happy, as long as they follow the rules and don't speak out. The home may appear peaceful to outsiders, but this "peace" is maintained through fear, control, and the constant threat of violence for any perceived transgression. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | hkpack 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> The home may appear peaceful to outsiders, but this "peace" is maintained through fear, control, and the constant threat of violence for any perceived transgression Isn’t it exactly like the present day USA? Where ethnic minorities can be taken out by masked militia and disappear in a concentration camp without any due process for any reason? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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▲ | saagarjha 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To extend this admittedly awful analogy domestic abuse can be preferable to being murdered. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | beepbooptheory 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As opposed to what though? Serious protests are always met with threats of violence. We had snipers pointed at us just the other day as we marched over here in the USA. I have seen, in person, reporters beaten, passerbys bleeding out on the street, I've had my entire neighborhood bombed with gas... Perhaps you have a point but it can only be one of degree! Or perhaps we can try to think of a single state that does not maintain itself through violence? |