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I feel so sorry for these poor people born in such a horrible place -- and then I look at states like Florida and realize religious oppression like that is happening here right before our eyes.
Islamic republic.. 
murder your wife by cutting off her head and walking down the street with her head in your hands.. 7 years
Dancing on the street.. 10 Years
Fuck this joke of a regime. >

What a disgusting, medieval government >

And sadly, they aren't the worst.  Welcome to religion in government. >

Varies by religion. I wouldn’t want an officially Jain or Quaker government either but they probably wouldn’t be quite as into handing out death penalties. >

You're not wrong, some are certainly worse than others. >

Until they are in power and someone takes over the religion and subverts it. This can happen to any organization, not just religious ones. >

Young couple: does a dance for the internet because they’re just couple things
The government: “Disgusting. Straight to jail.” >

Iran is the town from footloose >

More like neck noose >

Fuck. >

".. transfered them to ward 209 at the Ministry of intelligence"
Big 1984 Ministry of love vibe >

Room 101 for sure 
I just finished the book >

Kevin Bacon, the world needs you again... >

Really? What a despicable regime! >

It's difficult to be a shittier country than Russia. This is something we see in a movie. These people are pathetic. >

The list of countries worse than russia are still in the double digits >

As shitty as the US feels sometimes, things like this make me grateful that I live here. I could call the president an asshole to his face, and show him my whole dick, balls and ass, and I'd just get fined and spend a couple nights in jail. If that. 
Shit, after that I could probably write a shitty book and make millions of dollars. That's how things work in the US and Canada at least. Look at Jordan Peterson. He was a nearly completely unknown professor until he had a minor political battle with his university over pronouns, now he's some sort of fucking cult hero. Guy constantly rants about 'free speech' and how the entire West is collapsing and he's being oppressed. Call us when you get 15yrs in prison for dancing, Jordo. >

You’re gonna get a little more than a couple nights in jail for all that. Exposing yourself to people would make you a sex offender… and a fuckin’ weirdo. >

That was a bit of hyperbole I suppose, but the point is that no one is gonna send you to a fortress in the desert that's surrounded by land mines. >

You must be white I'm guessing...we beat the dark skinned to death for no reason here in America.
eta lol downvoted for truth...
2nd eta - though technically guantanamo bay isn't surrounded by desert so I guess you ARE right in some ways...
trifectedit - holy fuck this is a bill burr routine...ALL I SAID was that comment sounds pretty white priviledge when we kill lots of black people here, we even had a summer thing about it...I didn't say THIS IS IRAN TOO !! or YOU RACIST LYNCHING MONSTER !!...sweet jesus i even hear his voice right now...
and the 4th and final - now I feel bad this person thinks i was yelling at them and calling them racist - ffs my best friend says shit like this sometimes too, and i say shit like i just said back to him... >

Canada doesn't have the same issue with police brutality that the States have. >

Ask a Native about that... >

Sure, Starlight Tours happened, but daily life for Native people is not nearly as fraught as it is for Black Americans. >

I'll meet you halfway on this one because I don't think the native women feel any more safe in either country, but I do see your point as totally valid.
I'm technically a bigot when it comes to racists. >

A government like this can never be allowed to get nuclear weapons. >

After everything he fought for in footloose Kevin Bacons rolling over in his grave. >

Kevin Bacon isn't dead. >

They resuscitated him. I saw it in the 1990 documentary Flatliners. >

I thought he was a ghost. Why was he invisible in that other movie? >

Iran where any form of enjoyment is lethal. >

That is terrible. Horrible. These kids look like good kids--- the kind of young people you'd want in your society. Ugh. Iran, the world hopes for better for you and your beautiful people. >

Crazy that Iran before the Islamic Revolution (~1979) basically looked like any western country.  Google some then vs now pictures. It is so sad how much they lost to give these religion zealots power. >

Why did that revolution happen again?
Didn't the west overthrow their elected leader and install a pro-west leader?
Maybe they wouldn't have had a revolution if we didn't get involved. >

The elected leader at the time was also dictatorial but yeah, the UK and US brought in new monarchs. >

Religion, a continuing scourge on humankind. >

Does their religion really dictate this though? I use to feel this way but then I started thinking more that religion is really just a name for beliefs made up by other humans in order to control other humans. So the reality is that humans are the scourge of humankind. Even if religion didn't exist, I feel this would still happen (unfortunately). >

It does not
If it did, this would be way more common across the entire Islamic world, which it isn’t >

100% it does. All you you need to do is educate yourself a bit on the history of almost any religion. 
It’s culture that’s the problem at its core, but you’d be an absolute fool to discount how much more complicated things get when talking about the human psyche when you involve or ingrain a speculated supernatural deity, or afterlife, or punishment/reward for a specific way of living, or even just the concept of fucking eternity, into the cultures morals/belief systems.
Religion is a scourge >

They are overreacting again. >

It's mind-boggling how anyone could ever think that's reasonable. What a nightmare for the people of Iran, my thoughts are with them (I'm not sure yet what else I can do, but I'll research ways to send aid...) >

Iran: "We're like the town in Footloose, but much worse." >

This is the precisely the kind of nation “Christian nationalists” want to make of America. >

They’ve already started controlling what women wear to Congress. It only expands from there >

Under His Eye. >

We need a remake of the movie Footloose set in Iran. 
Footloose 2: The Serious Consequences of Dancing >

God forbid they enjoy themselves! >

Havnt really seen much news about the protests there, did they die down from the death and crackdown or are they still happening? >

Still happening, but the government did a total shutdown of the internet so info and footage is hard to get out.
r/NewIran is a good place for updates, since mainstream news doesn't show it much these days. >

That will surely quash the rebellion! >

In a modern time… what does it take for a people to rise up and fight for their rights . Like really fight … >

Not getting shot in the head immediately after rising up >

they are remaking “Footloose” in Iran, only under the new name “Headless”. >

So the Iranian government is the villain of Footloose? >

That town from footloose. >

Sounds like a regime needs busting. >

Is that Blue Steel, Ferrari or Le Tigre? >

I thought Blue Steel at first but it looks more like Stubbed Toe. >

How bad was this video?? >

Fuck you for making me laugh >

Just go ahead and bomb the whole county >

Oh great plan since so many other countries are known for welcoming Iranian refugees 🙄 >

You are an asshole for saying that.  These people can obviously do nothing else but leave and then you come along with your bad attitude and bash my post.  Fuck you and the horse you ride in on.  Move to Iran and see what you can do then. >

Haha excuse me? How exactly can they leave if they’ll be turned away from alternatives? And where exactly will they get the resources to leave, like money or a passport…. I’m not being an asshole for pointing out that there are legitimate barriers preventing the average person from leaving. (And I didn’t “bash” your post bro; I pointed out the very obvious flaw in your reasoning.) You seem to live in a fantasy world where fleeing one’s country is some easy feat that can be accomplished through need or desire alone.
The sad reality is that many people face horrible atrocities and are forced to endure awful circumstances simply because of where they are born. It’s easy for someone who’s lived a more privileged life to simply shrug their shoulders and say that those people can and should leave. It’s incumbent upon us to recognize that such solutions are unrealistic for most and thusly we’d be remiss to offer such reductive solutions. Instead, we should support legislation for better immigration policies and perhaps more stringent sanctions upon those perpetuating such atrocities (although sanctions can often exacerbate the socioeconomic turmoil of the already-suffering population— which obviously isn’t a great side effect). 
Basically, there isn’t a simple solution and you’re a knob for making this about yourself. >

Riot. >

For a second I thought that was talking about Mississippi >

They lucky they didn’t get hung on site >

A country of low intelligence Neanderthals. >

Funny how these "religious people" kill as many people as they can. All religion is fucking fake !!! You think you're getting 40 virgins or some stupid shit after you kill bunch people?...and BTW anyone that's actually had a virgin knows that it's no picnic unless you have a 2 inch penis which I assume Islam people have cause they sure are a pissy group of rule makers all mad at world. I believe in a higher being and a higher being would not approve of hurting and killing other people period. >

And I thought I was a bad dancer. >

There's a very similar theocratic group growing in power in the US. >

Good ole Islam >

How does anyone still live in that shithole of a country. Why can’t Iranians move to another country?
God Iran is such a shithole >

Yeah, why can’t they just move? >

I know it’s not that simple. But their government is so insane. There has to be amnesty from other countries or groups. >


there has to be amnesty

There should be. There doesn't have to be. So mostly there isn't. 
Also, sometimes if you leave, you need to take everyone you care about with you, or they're going to be punished in your stead, which can get a little complicated. >

Sure let’s get into semantics then. When I say there has to be, it’s assumed that what I mean is that the people are being treated so poorly by their own government that other countries or groups ought to notice and speak out and create sanctions/raise awareness. You ought to assume that’s what I mean based on the context. 
Yes I obviously know there doesn’t have to be; technically there doesn’t have to be anything at all, ever. Weak argument you’ve put forth there >

I'm not arguing with you, I'm agreeing with you; I'm mourning our societies' general loss of compassion. 
We no longer feel we "have to" do the right thing. The common good is optional.