But not at BAR.
https://www.blackagendareport.com/standing-iran ...
Many people who ought to know better have fallen prey to
propaganda, notions of western white supremacy, and beliefs in orientalism.
These otherwise well-informed so-called leftists need little prompting to start
questioning the Iranian government and joining in condemnation of non-existent
oppressions. If they so chose, they could have honest discussions about Iran
and the U.S. and determine which one was most oppressive.
Which country has more people imprisoned than any other?
That would be the United States. Which country is holding immigrant children in
jails across the country? Again, that would be the United States. Which country
is bombing fishermen in the Caribbean to make the case for regime change in
Venezuela? Well, that’s the United States. Which country provides the means to
support Israeli apartheid and genocide. Of course, the United States is the
perpetrator. Where do immigration enforcement agents shoot people to death in
the street? That happens in the U.S.
Which country’s constitution calls for support of all “oppressed people”
and mandates support for Palestine in particular. The answer, of course, is
Iran.
To be blunt, white supremacy infects the West to such a
degree that there are very few people who are able to discern the most basic
facts that might force them to be open-minded about their country and about
others. Even so-called leftists believe that Iranians are backward people who
need to be saved. They give them no credit for being able to practice
self-determination and decide what sort of state they want to live in. They
don’t even care that years of destabilization and war have limited the ability of
Iranians to work for the changes they may want to see realized. In the final
analysis, lazy liberalism and orientalism are as responsible for the crimes
being planned against Iran as much as obedience to zionism and imperialism are.
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