← Back to context Comment by dastuer 1 day ago Is it helpful for a conversation if you call an entire people insane? 5 comments dastuer Reply pydry 1 day ago You dont speak for Iran. dastuer 1 day ago Then who does? If it’s not the people? Who does? pydry 1 day ago Recently created accounts of dubious provenance on hacker news are not "its people". The views of its people can be determined through polling.E.g. https://wanaen.com/nearly-70-of-iranians-believe-country-can..."72% of Iranians oppose stopping the development of missile technology as a means of avoiding possible U.S. military action."Orhttps://www.cissm.umd.edu /research-impact/publications/iranian-public-opinion-soon-after-twelve-day-war"This survey found notable signs of the "rally-round-the-flag effect" that many observers were commenting on at that time, including very positive appraisals of some aspects of their government’s and military’s performance during the war." 2 replies →
pydry 1 day ago You dont speak for Iran. dastuer 1 day ago Then who does? If it’s not the people? Who does? pydry 1 day ago Recently created accounts of dubious provenance on hacker news are not "its people". The views of its people can be determined through polling.E.g. https://wanaen.com/nearly-70-of-iranians-believe-country-can..."72% of Iranians oppose stopping the development of missile technology as a means of avoiding possible U.S. military action."Orhttps://www.cissm.umd.edu /research-impact/publications/iranian-public-opinion-soon-after-twelve-day-war"This survey found notable signs of the "rally-round-the-flag effect" that many observers were commenting on at that time, including very positive appraisals of some aspects of their government’s and military’s performance during the war." 2 replies →
dastuer 1 day ago Then who does? If it’s not the people? Who does? pydry 1 day ago Recently created accounts of dubious provenance on hacker news are not "its people". The views of its people can be determined through polling.E.g. https://wanaen.com/nearly-70-of-iranians-believe-country-can..."72% of Iranians oppose stopping the development of missile technology as a means of avoiding possible U.S. military action."Orhttps://www.cissm.umd.edu /research-impact/publications/iranian-public-opinion-soon-after-twelve-day-war"This survey found notable signs of the "rally-round-the-flag effect" that many observers were commenting on at that time, including very positive appraisals of some aspects of their government’s and military’s performance during the war." 2 replies →
pydry 1 day ago Recently created accounts of dubious provenance on hacker news are not "its people". The views of its people can be determined through polling.E.g. https://wanaen.com/nearly-70-of-iranians-believe-country-can..."72% of Iranians oppose stopping the development of missile technology as a means of avoiding possible U.S. military action."Orhttps://www.cissm.umd.edu /research-impact/publications/iranian-public-opinion-soon-after-twelve-day-war"This survey found notable signs of the "rally-round-the-flag effect" that many observers were commenting on at that time, including very positive appraisals of some aspects of their government’s and military’s performance during the war." 2 replies →
You dont speak for Iran.
Then who does? If it’s not the people? Who does?
Recently created accounts of dubious provenance on hacker news are not "its people". The views of its people can be determined through polling.
E.g. https://wanaen.com/nearly-70-of-iranians-believe-country-can...
"72% of Iranians oppose stopping the development of missile technology as a means of avoiding possible U.S. military action."
Or
https://www.cissm.umd.edu /research-impact/publications/iranian-public-opinion-soon-after-twelve-day-war
"This survey found notable signs of the "rally-round-the-flag effect" that many observers were commenting on at that time, including very positive appraisals of some aspects of their government’s and military’s performance during the war."
2 replies →