What the Iranian people are demonstrating today is something Western leftist frameworks fundamentally struggle to interpret: a nation reclaiming itself without apology.
Demonstrators call for Israel’s destruction, glorify Hamas figures, and echo October 7 rhetoric, raising alarm over escalating extremism in Europe’s streets.
The freedom to protest either exists or it doesn’t, and much like freedom of expression, any attempt to restrict or define the confines thereof negates the principle itself.
Professional protester Greta Thunberg said with so many crises going on, it’s important to make sure “the climate crisis does not disappear into the crowd.”
