FYoCouchEddie t1_iujxpue wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:06 PM

Reply to comment by Technical_Airline205 in Iran to hold public trials for up to 2,000 detained amid protests by omega3111

Sadly, it will be very difficult for it to turn into a real revolution unless part of the army switches sides or western countries are able to arm the protesters. The regime knows it’s fighting for its life. They used to mock the Shah for stepping down semi-voluntarily; they won’t do the same thing.

spidersinterweb t1_iuk1xgh wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:39 PM

Plus a bunch of those killed have been Kurds or other minorities, so there's a chance the regime can at least partially polarize this on the basis of ethnicity in order to (somewhat) reduce opposition - minority rights and potential secession tends not to be popular even with more reform minded Iranians iirc

But idk. Hopefully I'm wrong, hopefully revolution occurs and succeeds, hopefully Iran ends up a free and democratic country while also giving freedom and independence to the Kurds and other oppressed minorities in the country