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perching_aix · 2026-01-08T21:09:33 1767906573

> The event was framed by authorities as a demonstration of national solidarity amid a backdrop of ongoing unrest and anti-government protests across multiple Iranian cities, which entered their second week

cramsession · 2026-01-08T21:14:26 1767906866

More:

https://x.com/Safarnejad_IR/status/2009060050527244311

perching_aix · 2026-01-08T21:15:48 1767906948

It just references the same underlying event, which your own source reports to be a counter-protest, directly falsifying your claim.

cramsession · 2026-01-08T21:19:21 1767907161

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perching_aix · 2026-01-08T21:36:59 1767908219

So could you please provide evidence for that? I specifically mean evidence that those other protests are:

- insignificant in size or are significantly less numerous;

- artificially orchestrated;

- Zionist in nature?

cramsession · 2026-01-08T21:42:55 1767908575

There are no anti-government “protests” anywhere near as large as what I posted. I can’t disprove something that never existed in the first place. As for Zionist in nature, 100% of the people falsely claiming there are massive anti Iran protests are militant Zionists.

perching_aix · 2026-01-08T21:45:25 1767908725

But anti-government protests you do acknowledge exist. What's preventing you from referencing those to demonstrate that they are small and few in comparison? What's preventing you from demonstrating that they're Israeli orchestrated like you're claiming?

> 100% of the people falsely claiming there are massive anti Iran protests are militant Zionists.

So your evidence is just you being 100% certain?

Edit:

In reply, you inquired if I myself was a Zionist, and if I thought Israel had a right to exist. Your post was flagged before I could formulate a response.

I'm not a Zionist. Not for any principled reason mind you, but because up until half an hour ago I did not even know what it was about exactly. Had to look it up.

Regarding your second question, I don't think countries come into existence by having some sort of (moral or legal) right to do so, so that's a bit of a loaded question I'm thus not able to answer.

I really don't know why I even bothered to answer these with honesty, you clearly did not ask in good faith. Should have just dodged them like you did with my questions.

2OEH8eoCRo0 · 2026-01-08T21:07:22 1767906442

If pro Iran govt then why shutdown internet and shoot protestors?

cramsession · 2026-01-08T21:12:52 1767906772

We don’t know that Iran shutdown the internet, they never claimed to do that. Any “protesters” that got shot were Israeli plants.

Mind you, the US actually shot and killed a real protester yesterday.

qbit42 · 2026-01-08T21:20:10 1767907210

They did shut down the Internet. I cannot communicate with some Iranian friends right now.

cramsession · 2026-01-08T21:21:32 1767907292

That doesn’t mean Iran did that. Israel has been preparing to attack Iran again, and cyberattacks on their internet are a pretty obvious first step.

qbit42 · 2026-01-08T21:29:38 1767907778

I see. You seem quite sure that Iran is not doing this - do you have some local source of information? My friends there said the government does shut down the internet at times (but I am not currently in communication with them...)

cramsession · 2026-01-08T21:40:01 1767908401

The people claiming Iran shut down the internet are the same people lying about the protests, even going so far as to post pro-government protests and mislabel them as anti-government protests. Israel is prepping to attack Iran and the fake “protests” are one of the first steps. We’re being lied to with impunity.