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.

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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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bearjaws 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You know who Kilmar Armando Ábrego García because America is still quite far from being Iran.

I can't tell if you are even serious to draw the comparison, if you get disappeared in Iran there is literally nothing to help you.

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prh8 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes, it is, but HN is about as toxic red as Blind, just masked by lots of technical arrogance

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kyrra 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Can you give some context here? You are saying something pretty wild.

	▲	Eextra953 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Look up the situation in Los Angeles, where a mix of ICE agents and masked unmarked men are targeting Hispanic neighborhoods and taking anyone they believe isn't a citizen (brown). There's been several cases of citizens being taken and detained for weeks. Recently, there's been videos of these men roaming in cars with license plates removed. These men refuse to identify themselves. Its an extremely alarming situation which has, at least in my feeds, not received nearly enough attention.
	▲	righthand 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		No it’s not: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_Mahmoud_Khalil
	▲	shepherdjerred 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I think they're referring to ICE

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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.

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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?