Dear Friend of the Oppressed,
You’ve spent two years telling us who deserves your solidarity. Now thousands of Iranians are dying in the streets, and you’ve gone quiet.
In recent weeks, the people of Iran have risen up against a fascist theocracy, demanding the same freedoms you enjoy and take for granted. When I say fascist, I don’t mean in the sense you apply it to people worrying about uncontrolled immigration. I mean actual fascism, where dissent is crushed through the slaughter of unarmed civilians, most of them under 30.
Thousands have poured into the streets to face down a regime that has strangled the people of Iran for 47 years – the same regime, incidentally, that armed and funded the “resistance” you spent the last two years championing.
Despite internet shutdowns, footage has managed to escape. Look around online and you’ll eventually see clips of young women burning hijabs and crowds chanting “death to the dictator”.…
