From #Iran: “I’m angry about #Soleimani b/c it undermines our sovereignty, I’m angry that US actions may lead to war, I’m angry at my gov for its incompetence in downing a civilian plane, I’m most angry that I have no hope, no hope for sanctions relief, no hope for our future”— Assal Rad (@AssalRad) January 11, 2020
A thing that gets me in western media coverage of Middle East is pundits extrapolating protest chants as representing demands of “the people.” Societies are diverse, protests of 1,000s do not represent entire population and chants may be cathartic but aren’t political manifestos.— Arash Karami (@thekarami) January 11, 2020