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[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 years ago

Ah the "I'm not crazy! You are!" Stage of deranged authoritarians

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

Right back to the "hysteria" diagnostics era for "rebelious women"

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A justice system criticised by Iran’s psychiatrists

Thank goodness. Hopefully they all fight against this blatant exploitation of psychiatry to persecute and control women.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And hopefully that means this abuse will fall flat anyway. Mandatory sessions where the doctor asks, "Can you believe this shit?"

Or, per their expertise, providing coping mechanisms for dealing with this authoritarian horseshit.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Assuming they are being sent to the sane ones.

Its more probable they have a list of doctors in alignment with the govts ideology, and who knows what would go on in name of psychology counselling.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

Some of the people with the biggest set are the Iranian girls defying the hijab order from the government. ✊🏽

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

once again vestigial-tail of humanity, religion, rears its ugly head.

all religion is bday, mkay.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Religious people should be locked up.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Knowing Iran this is no surprise.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

who would this be a surprise to??

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I’m starting to think that ayatollah guy isn’t on the up and up. Been smoking those left-handed cigarettes if you ask me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Iran is an insane unhinged country, I seriously wish we could help them and Afghans because the mess we left in Afghanistan is really heartbreaking to see

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

The US caused it! The best they can do is stay out of it and not "try to help"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Last time in 1979 USA and UK help them and it ended up like this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where the hell are Western feminists?? 🤦

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

In the West?