Approaching two weeks into the war, no signs exist of the sort of anti-regime unrest that broke out across the country in January before being crushed in a brutal crackdown that killed thousands. Instead many, even those who loathe the Islamic republic, appear to have recoiled at the destruction and comments including Donald Trump’s threat to target electricity production facilities if the regime escalated. The US president also said Iran’s map will “probably not” be the same after the war, sparking fears the conflict could break apart the country. One sociologist in Tehran, who is critical of the regime and the war, said there was anecdotal evidence of a growing “sense of nationalism emerging from the war” as happened during Israel’s 12-day conflict against Iran last year, when people rallied around the flag. “The fear of Iran’s destruction is increasingly uniting people as they fear the consequences of such a large-scale conflict,” the sociologist said, asking not to be named.

Damn good post, and I will forgive the ask/threat.

It’s not the most salient point of the article, but this quote lands solid:

As this Iranian lady says, “We stand here to the very last drop of our blood. We won’t submit to neither submission nor negotiations. We’re only here to avenge our leader, only this! They have to pay! And they have to pay with their blood. We’re the children of Seyyed Ali. We’ve eaten the bread and salt of this land.” Iran actually has more educated women than America, and they don’t seem to want to be liberated by known sex traffickers.

Edit: although your reply is marked seven hours ago, I only received it in the last two. Perhaps admin can take a look and see if this is a Lemmy issue, since other replies seemed to appear for me in a timely manner.

https://thespectaclemag.substack.com/p/the-people-of-iran-unite-to-demand

Thank you! I’m still getting adjusted to new work and sleep hours and wanted to rta, but didn’t have it in me to archive, then xlate.

You already know! 🤣

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