The death of an authoritarian leader should not obscure decades of repression in Iran. While global media focus on oil market instability, the suffering of women and minorities is ignored. The coverage reveals a hypocrisy: economic interests outweigh human rights. Accountability for the new leadership is urgent, not just stock market calculations.
Censorship 2.0: technology at the service of social control 🔍
The Iranian regime has perfected a digital surveillance ecosystem. Artificial intelligence is used to identify and silence dissidents on social media. Mass internet shutdowns during protests, such as in 2022, are a standard tool. While the West sells facial recognition chips and software, Iranian women pay the price with their freedom. Technology, without ethics, is just an extension of tyranny.
Oil: the lubricant that makes memory slip 🛢️
It is curious to see Western analysts so worried about crude oil prices as if it were a sick relative. It seems the only human right they care about is the right to fill up the car's tank. If the new Iranian leader promises to maintain the flow of barrels, he will surely receive a Nobel Peace Prize before women can remove the veil. Morality, like diesel, is quoted on the rise.