The Warning of Iran

While in every nation people have a long list of grievances against their own government, it is generally assumed that this is a normal experience accepted by most. The overreaches of central control and the ever-growing layers of bureaucracy seem to be significant, but always manageable. This normalization of poor governance seems to only have marginal consequences in finances or liberty. However, these overreaches are anything but marginal. The situation in Iran shows exactly where those little overreaches can lead, if not aggressively guarded against. The Iranian people have been completely abused by their government, both in violence against them, economic policy, and entering them into a war they were destined to receive countless bombings they could not protect against. This would be far more surprising if the government had not acted with the same levels of overreach in time of peace. Freedom does not perpetuate itself. It needs strong people to fight for it, and the destruction of individual freedom and well-being in Iran should be an action call towards that. 

Both before and during the war, the people of Iran have been put into a great amount of physical danger directly caused by their government. Before the war that danger came whenever they tried to protest. They were simply protesting their horrible economic conditions, and they were violently put down by their own government. Seeking to create better outcomes for themselves in a moment of desperation put them at risk. The government had no sympathy for its own people, and would do anything to avoid the appearance of public dissent. The second layer of danger came from the entry into an international war. Iran’s constant threatening of other groups made it almost inevitable that they would be entered into such a war. Because their government did not seek peace, the state and the people received constant bombings from their perpetual enemies. While Iran had no obligation to simply agree with the demands of the US in Israel, they could have disagreed in a way that did not endanger the lives of their people. The prioritization of nuclear weapons and complete lack of constructive diplomacy by Iran has caused a massive amount of damage to both their people and national stability. When a government shows that they will willingly endanger their people, that government loses the right to govern. …