Iran: Massacre of protesters demands global diplomatic action to signal an end to imp

[Rigel4]

At this point I do not care which side of the political divide anyone might be on,
but this regime must be taken out and taken out right now.

its a fucking slaughter house in Iran right now.
and it’s only the United States that can do it, so do it.

[sahgwa]

Joseph P Farrell has an interesting thought on Iran -USA helped destabilise in order to bog China down and stop them getting Iranian resources and make them preoccupied.

[UltraBudgie]

At this point I do not care which side of the political divide anyone might be on,
but this regime must be taken out and taken out right now.

its a ****ing slaughter house in Iran right now.
and it’s only the United States that can do it, so do it.

oh no they are in turmoil!

arabs killing arabs!

perhaps we should take a wait and see approach

haha

[DBCowboy]

At this point I do not care which side of the political divide anyone might be on,
but this regime must be taken out and taken out right now.

its a ****ing slaughter house in Iran right now.
and it’s only the United States that can do it, so do it.

I agree with you.

[putnam6]

oh no they are in turmoil!

arabs killing arabs!

perhaps we should take a wait and see approach

haha

I wouldnt go that far... most are just innocent Iranians ready to take off the burka and hijab and be human


but Uncle Sam has to make sure it will transition on its own, or what's the point

[DBCowboy]

oh no they are in turmoil!

arabs killing arabs!

perhaps we should take a wait and see approach

haha

Iranians consider themselves as Persians.  Not Arabs.

Just an FYI

(I work with an Iranian.)

[UltraBudgie]

Iranians consider themselves as Persians.  Not Arabs.

Just an FYI

(I work with an Iranian.)

yes fine people, persian is ethnic in iran? i suppose they renamed it to reflect that. why did they do that any way?

wait now i am wondering why floor coverings get a pass. we can still call persian rugs persian and not iranian. and we can call oreintal rugs oriental and not asian. but not people. except ethnic (or racial?).

but it is weird about carpets.

[sahgwa]

Iranians consider themselves as Persians.  Not Arabs.

Just an FYI

(I work with an Iranian.)

Another fun fact

Arab and Hebrew are Semitic languages, but Persian , that is Farsi, is Indo-European. 

Nice quote from duolingo ;)
 Persian is spoken today by over 110 million people across Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and diaspora communities worldwide, especially in the United States. Persian is renowned for its rich literary tradition, which has had a profound influence on the literary world at large.
At first glance, the similarities between Arabic and Persian may make you think they are related. For example, written Persian looks a whole lot like Arabic, and Persian has many words that sound like Arabic (and sometimes even Hebrew!), like the very common greeting سلام (salām) for “hello.” You’ll see the similarity between the Persian word and سلام (salaam) in Arabic and שלום (shalom) in Hebrew, both greetings meaning “peace.” 
But, as it turns out, Persian is not related to Arabic and Hebrew in the traditional linguistic sense, because Persian doesn’t share a common origin or language family with these two languages: Persian isn’t a Semitic language at all, but rather an Indo-European language just like… English!

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 English and Persian both use affixes (like prefixes and suffixes)—and never vowel patterns—to form new words. In English, the suffix -er can be added to a noun or verb for a profession, like how teach can become teacher. Persian works the same way: The suffix گر (-gar) is used for professions, so آهن (​​āhan) for “iron” becomes آهنگر (āhangar) for “blacksmith.”
English and Persian also share many words that have been passed down from their common ancestor. For example, English mother and Persian مادر (mâdar) have the same meaning and come from a very old Indo-European word. The same is true for English foot and Persian پا (pā)—“f” and “p” might seem pretty different at first, but they are made in the same part of the mouth (at the lips) with similar movements. And now you can see the similarity between Persian pā and the words for “foot” in Portuguese (pé) and Spanish (pie)… two other Indo-European languages!
Why do Persian and Arabic have so much in common?Persian came into contact with Semitic languages due to the spread of the Persian Empire between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. But the most intense language contact situation between Arabic and Persian arose from the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century CE. Over the next few centuries, the inhabitants of Persia converted to Islam in large numbers, and Persian-speaking Muslims began learning and using Arabic. 
The Arabic alphabet was soon adopted for writing the Persian language (with some modifications), and many Arabic words—especially vocabulary about science, philosophy, and government—were borrowed into Persian.

[Creaky]

"for the puppet masters of the US?"

Please detail who you think they are they are? 

I staggers me how ignorant people from the US are of their own wilful ignorance and faith in what they are told by the media 

I agree, especially the brainwashed and enabled Karens AKA white women  and Jed men who listen to USA MSM. Oh so empowered. 

Don’t know who they are but it’s obvious that the US isn’t controlled by the people who vote 
And the idea you think it’s Karen’s and whatever I’d testament to your own blindness

[angelchemuel]

At this point I do not care which side of the political divide anyone might be on,
but this regime must be taken out and taken out right now.

its a ****ing slaughter house in Iran right now.
and it’s only the United States that can do it, so do it.

There are reports that the iranian government are using some sort of chemical on the protestors which is killing them a few days after exposure. This was reported very late in UK last night.
Added to that, things turnned very ugly between protestors and Met Police outside the Iranian Embassy last night. It all kicked off with a man climbing the building to remove the Iranian flag.
Rainbows
Jane