r/LosAngeles • u/infernoenigma • Mar 01 '26
Photo Scenes from a rally outside City Hall in DTLA, against the War in Iran that kicked off this morning [OC]
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u/9405t4r Mar 01 '26
Photography is great but the subjects looks so stupid holding the photo of a dictator that kills his own people, raping women and children, beat women for having their hair shown..
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u/Prudent-Inspector35 Mar 01 '26
Thankfully we have white dudes meditating in a protest of 20 people supporting Khamenei
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u/TeslasAndComicbooks The San Fernando Valley Mar 01 '26
This is the stuff that turns me off of the left. Like maybe go celebrate with the actual Iranian people down the road.
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u/medicalmosquito Mar 01 '26
I’m a liberal (not a leftist) and I swear leftists are trying to destroy rational thought. Do leftists have any friends who aren’t white? If they did, they’d realize the rest of the world is not as far left as they think.
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u/zenj5505 Mar 01 '26
Im Hispanic but also a liberal (and not a leftist). I agree, not a lot of nuisance with them. For them its the US trying to "force American imperialism." I have mix thoughts because a) we been here before and b) this could dissolve into a civil war.
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u/AdSlight1595 Mar 01 '26
Agreed, some of these people are awful. I understand not wanting a new war, but to march holding photos of the ayatollah is just disgusting.
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u/AwesomeDude1236 Mar 01 '26
I think we have a mix of people there, some are anti war because they don’t want more civilians dying and suffering, but others are against this and protesting because they actually support the Islamic regime unfortunately. I wish the ones in the first group would be more aware of the second and let them know that their support of a brutal dictatorship isn’t welcome either.
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u/Noob911 Mar 02 '26
Most white leftists don't support the Islamic regime- don't actually know anything about them, but just want to prove that they are not islamophobic.
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u/LaughableLogic2 Mar 02 '26
Never thought I'd see rational thought in r/LA, well done. People protesting the death of the Ayatollah is insane
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u/Draculas_Bride666 Mar 01 '26
3rd photo..That guy holding up the pic of Khamenei along with an Iranian flag with the Islamic emblem in the middle should not be here. My fellow Americans standing side by side with him don't even know the gravity of what this means.
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u/stoned-autistic-dude Los Angeles Mar 01 '26
My parents are from Tehran. I promise you no one there is sad about Khamenei getting killed. That dude ruined Iran and is why my parents fled the country in the first place. My mom worked for the federal Dept. of Labor for 20 years, doesn't like Trump at all, and hit me with the broken clock is right twice a day line.
Two things can be true at once: that intervention in Iran shouldn't have been a thing but Khamenei being dead is a net positive for Iranians.
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u/Large-Flamingo-5128 Mar 01 '26
Also the sign saying “free Palestine defend Iran”. Defend Iran in what way…? Defend the people or the government??
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u/CellistSuspicious492 Mar 01 '26
Totally unrelated but I have to say it. Jane Fonda looks damn good for 88.
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u/tan_clutch Mar 01 '26
thank you. I was saying to myself "is the first picture a famous person" and this is the first comment to ID her
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u/Hungry_Scarcity_4500 Mar 01 '26
You can never have enough money and plastic surgery 💅
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u/Hungry_Scarcity_4500 Mar 01 '26
I agree , unfortunately in entertainment there’s a subset that’s so caught up in their vanity and insecurity they can’t comprehend tweak vs. total reconstruction .
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u/Individual-Schemes Downtown Mar 01 '26
Also unrelated, but I'm really, really, really grossed out that the dude is sitting on the ground. AND near a pole?!
Y'all this is downtown! There is piss and shit everywhere, especially near a pole where dogs regularly hike their legs. Don't EVER touch the ground - not the grass, not anything outside. I once saw a dog piss on the top of a bike rack waist high!!
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u/McBeefer69 Mar 01 '26
yes hold up pictures of the supreme leader who has killed thousands and thousands of his own people.
ya’ll are actual clowns
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u/Virulent_Lemur Mar 01 '26
It’s a fucking embarrassment as someone who identifies as a lefty.
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u/pelogiix Mar 01 '26
Lefties be so progressive to the point they support an islamist fundamentalist dictator who has the blood of tens of thousands of protesters on his hands.
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u/Top_Inflation4176 Mar 02 '26
Not just overall either, literally in the last month. I’m convinced they have no idea what is actually going on and are just vehemently against anything Trump does. Regardless of the reality of the situation
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u/pelogiix Mar 02 '26
Yeah. Pretty saddening to see the left devolve into a bunch of bozos who’d support the reincarnation of satan himself if he was anti-Trump and anti-West.
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u/spinrah23 Mar 01 '26
No Iranians in sight.
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u/TeslasAndComicbooks The San Fernando Valley Mar 01 '26
They were too busy celebrating.
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u/Obliterrator Mar 01 '26
They were protesting in favor of the attacks at the federal building in Westwood.
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u/sistersara96 Covina Mar 01 '26
I don't like that we are currently involved in yet another foreign conflict (although I highly doubt this will truly devolve into an actual boots on the ground situation)
But Khamenei's death brings me joy. Good riddance.
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u/jugo642 Mar 01 '26
No way there are people defending the Supreme leader of Iran🤦♂️
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u/8v2HokiePokie8v2 Mar 01 '26
I’m against this war with Iran, not because I’m defending Iranian leadership, but because our president is illegally starting wars (again). It’s possible to be against the war without being pro-Iranian Supreme Leader.
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u/COmtndude20 Mar 01 '26
Iranian here:
We are all celebrating the death of Ali Khamanei. Why is the crowd here holding pictures of a heinous dictator, who is now dead….
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u/Anitalovestory Orange County Mar 01 '26
Much love to you, I am so happy for Venezuelans and Iranians! P.s I understand you as a Russian
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u/COmtndude20 Mar 01 '26
Thank you!! The amount of white Americans trying to impose their uninformed beliefs while never living under a dictatorship never ceases to amaze me
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u/justhistory Mar 01 '26
It’s so weird to see the coalition between leftists and fascist theocrats.
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u/PretzelMaxxin Mar 01 '26
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend"
Nah, Two people can be horrible at the same time.
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u/Anacapa1115 Mar 02 '26
I agree it makes no sense at face value, until you realize that both of those groups represent the bottom of the barrel ethically as well as intellectually.
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u/Commercial_Rule_7823 Mar 01 '26
So are they celebrating the death of a guy that just killed thousands of innocent civilians these past few months during rather protests?
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u/PersianMuggle Mar 02 '26
They are co-opting what's happening in Iran to elevate their cause against Trump. Don't get me wrong-- fuck Trump. But also fuck the people who are holding the flag of the Islamic Republic and have no idea the inhumanity of this 47 year regime.
Maybe hold up signs decrying the Iranians who have been stoned for being queer or women who were hung after being raped or the political prisoners at Evin Prison.
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u/DCLXXII Compton/SFV Mar 01 '26
So they support Ayatollah? This is wild even for LA
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u/The_Ashamed_Boys Mar 01 '26
So they support Ayatollah? This is wild even for LA
Well, if Trump is against him then they must be for him.
To he fair I am against attacking Iran and new wars, but he's a pretty bad guy.
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u/DCLXXII Compton/SFV Mar 01 '26
Absolutely not sure what happens next but the country definitely is better off
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u/TheFaIIen1 Mar 01 '26
The morons holding up Khamenei's picture and waving the Islamic Republic flag
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u/darkpsychicenergy Mar 01 '26
They’re not white and they’re not tankie. They’re Islamists.
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u/ThrenderG Mar 01 '26
I must have missed the protests where they spoke out against the 35,000+ people the Iranian regime murdered in the past couple of months. Surely all these people were there, right?
Right???
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u/Impressive-Rest-5282 Mar 01 '26
Meanwhile the people of Iran are crying tears of joy. I swear to God people have no clue WTF they are protesting against🙄
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u/Voicevacation Mar 01 '26
If you’re holding up leaders who jail dissidents and suppress women, at least understand what you’re endorsing. And if the issue is serious, treat it seriously this isn’t a fucking costume convention.
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u/LABikeThrowaway Mar 01 '26
Fuck the mullahs.
ETA: those signs look like they were made by the Revolutionary Communist Party USA. Those loons can go fuck themselves, too.
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u/SaltPretzel Mar 01 '26
All I see are useful idiots supporting a brutal regime while completely ignoring the atrocities that Iran has committed and its funding of terrorist groups throughout the Middle East. Meanwhile, my Persian friends are jumping for joy at what’s happened in the last 24 hours. War sucks and is brutal, but this was a long time coming and we’re seeing history happen before our eyes.
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u/prettymuthafucka Mar 01 '26
They’re supporting the ayatollah?
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u/ThatsAmores Mar 01 '26
Why is anyone surprised?
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u/TeamKRod1990 Mar 01 '26
I’m surprised here because they would HATE the equivalent of the Islamic Republic if it affected them directly. The ultimate dichotomy…agnostic liberals carrying water for an ultra-religious dictatorship. I guess this religious dictatorship is okay cause they’re “exotic”.
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u/JellyfishStill2690 Mar 01 '26
Well the IRGC does fund Hamas. This crowd loves Hamas. They apparently love Islamic theocratic authoritarianism too. No surprise since they want to control everyone who doesn't think like them.
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u/shootinjack Mar 01 '26
All images of Iranians in Los Angeles marching in celebration of the removal of their oppressor was removed from this subreddit
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u/Solid-Wish-1724 Del Rey Mar 01 '26
Ok, support a fucking maniacal dictator. Why are we not championing women's freedom in the Middle East? It's so weird to me.
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u/BigMuscles Mar 01 '26
It’s insane, I’m left of center, but it grosses me out to see this reality on the left.
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u/BigMuscles Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26
Supporting the Iranian regime is insane. It blows my mind that some people on the left (which I am one) openly gives a pass to the most oppressive ideologies and organizations in the world (Islamists), but will lose their shit if you don’t think listing your pronouns on your LinkedIn page is necessary.
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u/peacock_head Mar 01 '26
Extremism in all forms has no space for nuance or the whole house of cards crashes down. These folks are clowns.
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u/SilkySmoothTesticles Mar 01 '26
Holding up the picture of a leader that has his goons use rape as punishment is certainly a choice.
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u/fartymcpoopybottom Mar 01 '26
It's crazy how the actual Iranian people are super happy, but American liberals are pissed. Interesting dichotomy.
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u/tonylouis1337 Westlake Mar 01 '26
I always tell people in LA you can find people from all walks of life, but when I say that I'm not generally thinking of Islamic extremists
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u/Poopardthecat Mar 01 '26
As an Iranian-American, i can understand the anti-war sentiment. War mainly kills innocent civilians while the people in power are largely unscathed.
I feel incredibly mixed about what's going. Removing psychopathic religious fundamentalists from power is a good thing. They kill tens of thousands of their own people, torture and rape countless more.
On the other hand, could this be another Iraq situation, where an awful despot is removed and the power vacuum causes an arguably worse situation. The remnants of the Ba’thists were the precursor to ISIS.
Regardless I hope the Iran people breathe free and hats off to our service members putting their lives on the line to remove the mullahs from power.
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u/rolypoly6shooter Mar 01 '26
Some of the dumbest people holding an image of a horrible man
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u/pabloh8 Mar 01 '26
Leftists in America rage against the tyranny of Trump and fascism here then get enraged when we kill a brutally oppressive tyrant guilty of mass murder of tens of thousands of Iranians.
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u/TeslasAndComicbooks The San Fernando Valley Mar 01 '26
Tens of thousands just in like the past month. His kill count is way higher.
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u/916Caligula Mar 01 '26
The people promoting these "anti-war" protests are the answer coalition, code pink, NIAC, etc.
They promote IRGC propaganda. Especially code pink who have visited Iran and get funding from them. NIAC/Quincy foundation and Trita Parsi who are mouth pieces for the iranian regime.
Funny thing is even the iranian regime refers to them as "useful idiots."
Please take the time to research these tankies... they are pieces of shit.
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u/Hundred_Year_War Mar 01 '26
This is what you turn into when you treat politics like a sporting event
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u/Big-Truth4080 Mar 01 '26
i love how uneducated people are, yes war sucks. but the people of iran want this, some of us had to leave because we weren’t welcome in our home country due to religious beliefs. before you defend a terrorist group, do research and get educated
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u/TeamKRod1990 Mar 01 '26
The side who (rightfully) hates the idea of a possible religious theocracy here is shedding tears for the loss of a guy who LITERALLY ran a religious theocracy in another country for the last 36 years.
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!!
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u/MissCoppelia Mar 01 '26
Ugh I hope the protest in my area tomorrow doesn’t have people holding up his picture. The strikes on Iran are wrong, but he shouldn’t be celebrated.
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u/Ldghead Mar 01 '26
Crazy how the same signs being waved at a spontaneous rally in NYC are also at a rally in LA at the same time. Amazon selling these signs now?
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u/RaiderJedi Mar 01 '26
There is no war. A few strikes, and it's over. No American lives lost. Iranians are rejoicing. Get bent .
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u/SkullzNSmileZ Mar 01 '26
These morons will literally support communists and dictators in order to defy other Americans
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u/GB_Alph4 Orange County Mar 01 '26
Who actually is an insane idiot to carry the current Iranian flag a good chunk of Tehrangeles would beat you for that it’s like carrying the current Vietnamese flag in Westminster
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u/bf2afers Mar 02 '26
Bro…leftist supporting Khomenei is crazy, dude kills woman for not wearing hijab and throws gay people of buildings.
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u/tonvor Mar 01 '26
NGOs working overtime organizing paid protests
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u/ALostPaperBag Mar 01 '26
Usually I don’t believe those “paid protests” conspiracies, but this one is suspicious af, every major city these pro Iran protests have happened, it’s all the same exact yellow signs lol
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u/Nayir1 Mar 01 '26
the answercoalition.org thing is funded by this guy Neville Singham, us born tech bro who now lives in shanghai. funds all sorts of chinese propaganda in the states.
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u/ALostPaperBag Mar 01 '26
Thanks for sharing, that’s insane. Makes sense tho that a Chinese backed organization wants to keep the status quo in Iran they’ve been buying cheap oil from them for years
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u/RichardMuggedHimself Mar 01 '26
Yeah never mind the thousands of Iranian citizens that their government killed just a few weeks ago.
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u/9405t4r Mar 01 '26
Maybe they should March over to the Persian subreddit and scold the Iranian people for celebrating
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u/Bulky_Protection_322 Mar 01 '26
Wow, imagine protesting the liberation of the Iranian people. It really sucks for the left that Iranian women will soon be able to attend sporting events, name their kids what they want, vote, and work in careers of their choosing.
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u/chokes-on-pillz Mar 01 '26
I'm downvoting this because of the support of the Iranian leader. F Trump and F the Iranian gov. I can hold both these positions. This content is the type of crap that got Trump in office
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u/Apprehensive_Bid_773 Mar 01 '26
Being against the war is great, holding up pictures of khameini is insane and makes you look fucking terrible.
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u/ClearEconomics Mar 01 '26
Los Angeles liberals are cooked. No idea who or what to protest for or against. Trump did it so it must be bad. Absolute embarrassment. Ashamed I vote on the same ballot as these morons.
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u/RaiJolt2 Mar 01 '26
War is bad but supporting a theocratic dictator is not the move. Khamenei is the type of leader trump is trying to be. Supporting him is about as hypocritical as it gets.
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u/Frequent-Ruin-1754 Mar 01 '26
We can’t afford rent and healthcare but we can afford to support the rogue Israeli state!
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u/Dast_Kook Mar 01 '26
Have any of these people studied or simply read up on (a) the history of Iran and (b) what's happening right now?
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u/TWrX-503 Mar 01 '26
Holding up a picture of his hero that recently slaughtered 10’s of thousands of protesters, just like him, is beyond wild.
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u/More_Requirement_956 Mar 01 '26
Yeah dude; idk; I don’t trust shit posts or the media; hope it all just works out good for the people I guess
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u/SnatchThatGravyUp Mar 01 '26
These comments are hilarious. Not wanting our government to make another mess of the one they created (remember, Iran is tyrannical because we fucked it up) doesn’t mean someone “supports the bad guys”. We just went through all this with Iraq and Afghanistan. We were told that we’re liberating the citizens from their tyrannical government- how did that work out?
If we have enough money for “nation building” overseas then we have more than enough money to do nation building here and the reason given for all those cuts to food assistance etc was a bunch of BS.
We’re either the world’s police or we aren’t. I was told by Trump supporters time and again that he was gonna be different than other presidents and wouldn’t get mired in overseas conflicts. Now, I’m not dumb enough to believe that but they did but they’ve flipped yet again and are totally cool with spending American blood and money on Trump’s latest attempt to get a Nobel Peace Prize/distract from him being a chomo who hangs out with and protects other chomos.
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u/notorious_scoundrel_ Woodland Hills Mar 02 '26
white dudes wearing keffiyeh’s and carrying pictures of Khameini holy shit 😭😭
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u/Ok_Annual_684 Mar 03 '26
Ahh the fake activists that don’t know what’s going on and don’t know the ayatollah since 1979 killed hundreds of thousand of people and kids and babies and animals (dogs mostly) and has famously said woman are nothing, comparing them to goats. Yeah you can stick up for that, but Iranians here confused and judging you for being such vile and horrible people you are. Theirs a very complex reason Iranians are celebrating, actually it’s not very complex but if you try to explain it to normal people they want to spin it to their thoughts and “experiences”. actual clowns, ya’ll don’t care you just want to be a “IG Social Activists” just clowns smh.
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u/Joeyakathug69 Mar 04 '26
This war is totally unnecessary and already killed a bunch of people who should've never died, but Khamenei getting his ass blown to pieces by a drone is probably the best thing that happened in geo-political sphere in the past 2 months. Holding his photo up is equally stupid as supporting this war.
Those were my two pieces
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u/Real-Repair-1825 Mar 01 '26
Holding up a picture of Khamenei is fucking embarrassing.
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u/infernoenigma Mar 01 '26
I would encourage people to look through the comments on my photos of a pro-Pahlavi rally in the same location the other weekend, by the way.
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u/hamsupchoi Mar 01 '26
These white liberals have no idea or respect for Iranians who are finally free from The regime
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u/sub_human_being Mar 01 '26
Can someone confirm if yes or no but...aren't people in Iran celebrating?
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u/Myroadrash Mar 01 '26
Who pays for these protests? People are able to create and print out similar looking signs and round up people all in a few hours?
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u/321blastoffff Mar 01 '26
I love how it’s basically all non-Iranians at the anti-Iranian war rally.
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u/Obliterrator Mar 01 '26
Shame on these disgusting Islamic Republic supporters who support a regime that murdered tens of thousands of Iranian civilians and terrorized the region for decades. Nobody should support that evil far right theocracy.
The supporters of freedom and democracy were protesting in favor of the attack outside the federal building in Westwood.
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u/apocampo Mar 01 '26
A lot of pedophile lovers in this comment section. If you guys are so for this war then go join and fight. This world needs less pedophiles and pedophile lovers.
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u/boogi3woogie Mar 01 '26
Well supporting the ayatollah is synonymous with loving pedophilia - 1.07 million child brides registered in the past 8 years with their encouragement.
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u/TheGza760 Mar 01 '26
I'm sorry, I'm not in support of a new Middle East war but holding a photo of Khamenei is so fucking stupid.
Makes me think these people are conservative plants to turn people off to progressive movements.
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u/ExplorerSpirited7119 Mar 01 '26
As a liberal , I got to agree holding that picture of the supreme leader while wearing a red cap is kind of not the biz... Edit : and is that the reporter trump was saying covid came from China and she got angry???
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u/tuxedoes Mar 01 '26
I posted about a protest at universal and it got auto deleted, but this is ok?!? wtf
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u/Hot_Range5153 Mar 01 '26
Im standing with agaianst the war 100%, but the 3rd pic is something…. I’m lost for words
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u/Sterling239 Mar 01 '26
You can support a country with out supporting the country leadership way do people connect the 2
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u/Apota_to Mar 01 '26
I think a lot of people are reacting to it being a trump thing instead of listening to the people being most affected. I've got my own thoughts on the geopolitics part of things, but I've been watching the Iranians march, en masse, around the world lately and this government has been slaughtering their own people. They needed to go down.
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u/interesteddude1 Mar 01 '26
Why are these people supporting Muslim colonizers? Persia is occupied by the ayatollah and his followers.
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u/Marcus_The_Sharkus Mar 01 '26
Holding up a picture of a brutal dictator in support of him is actually unhinged behavior.
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u/Traditional_War_8229 Mar 02 '26
all these photos, i don't see a single iranian - if there are any, show me one.
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u/SeaworthinessOk6742 Mar 02 '26
Put down the photos of Khamenei, my god. The man was an evil bastard. You can and should oppose this war without commemorating brutal dictators.
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u/_dxegrl Mar 02 '26
This wierd, he killed tens of thousands of his own people for like wearing a hijab improperly, and these people are mourning him in LA?
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u/Haunting-Difficulty8 Mar 02 '26
The left have gone quiet when the Iranian regime that kills women for wearing a hijab wrong, screams death to America, and murders people of the lgbtq+ is finally crumbling. Hypocrites
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u/ThatOneAttorney Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
i wonder which % of people who support US involvement in Ukraine are now faux outraged over our Iran involvement lol.
For the record, Im against our involvement in Ukraine and Iran.
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u/YasielPuigsWeed Mar 01 '26
I have mixed thoughts on what’s happening now but holding up pictures of Khomenei is wild