Comment by jmyeet

Another shining example of how the diaspora is a representative sample from whence they came (not).

We've seen this with the Cuban diaspora, who were heavily anti-Castro. I mean let's just consider for a second who would flee a regime? Batista loyalists, mostly. So is it any surprise? This myth-making has become almost comical. Ted Cruz, for example, hates communism because Batista tortured his father [1].

The Persian diaspora is really no different. It's incredibly reactionary [2][3]. They were implicated in the attack on pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA, for example.

The US and Israel are deeply popular in Iran. These are the same people who killed almost 200 school girls by double tapping a school. Is that really a surprise?

[1]: https://x.com/KavehAbbasian/status/1935738249995022846

[2]: https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-dilemmas-of-americas-i...

[3]: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/irans-north-a...