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Mass grave prepared for the school girl massacre, 165 souls

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Dirtydianaoh · 04/03/2026 01:34

For a nation to say they care about women and girl rights and liberation, and then to bomb a school wtf?!
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inamarina · 04/03/2026 21:25

Wabbajack · 04/03/2026 20:25

"Look like Westeners?" WTF does that mean?

It’ll be the tired old trope of the “white coloniser Israelis” and “brown Palestinians”.
Reductionist and inaccurate, yet very popular with some people.

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 20:57

Wabbajack · 04/03/2026 20:25

"Look like Westeners?" WTF does that mean?

It at least means that she’s either again choosing to ignore the existence of Iranians entirely, or that she’s under the impression that they look ‘like westerners’ (read: white). I can see the rationale I guess, no need to acknowledge what’s been and is being done to them if you refuse to acknowledge their existence in the first place.

Also seems to be ignoring that life in general doesn’t matter to the IRGC and their proxies.

Wabbajack · 04/03/2026 20:25

OneFunBrickNewt · 04/03/2026 18:52

I'd say Hamas are worse politically, but Israel has killed far, far more completely innocent people by a massive magnitude than Hamas. But Arab lives don't seem to matter as they don't look like Westerners.

"Look like Westeners?" WTF does that mean?

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 20:14

OneFunBrickNewt · 04/03/2026 19:13

Having a press conference in a primary school after a primary school has been hit is appropriate- very different to using a school as a human shield.
I agree with Mala:

The Nobel peace prize laureate and girls’ education advocate Malala Yousafzai said in a statement: “They were girls who went to school to learn, with hopes and dreams for their future. Today, their lives were brutally cut short.
“Justice and accountability must follow. All states and parties must uphold their obligations under international law to protect civilians and safeguard schools.”

The school was adjacent to the base. Lots of schools around the world are near military targets.

Not when you’re being actively being bombed, it isn’t.

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 20:12

StandingSideBySide · 04/03/2026 19:11

Read the article ffs

They held it there because it had been bombed !

You read the fucking article.

Military presence in civilian sites
Teachers’ unions have voiced alarm. The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations published an image a day before US-Israeli strikes began showing what it said was military equipment positioned inside a school, warning that classrooms were being turned into “shields for deadly equipment.”

StandingSideBySide · 04/03/2026 19:50

Ihatetomatoes · 04/03/2026 19:22

This.

Spot on. No concern for the thousands of young people slaughtered by the regime (the silence from some quarters was deafening), yet the possibility that either the US or Israel might have hit a school, brings outrage concern. They are all children, they were all killed. Look at yourselves. Really look at why you feel different when the regime soldiers slaughtered children, rather than as a result of a missile which may or may not be from the US, Israel.

All of the deaths are equally tragic

This is a thread about a school in Iran
so people are talking about that school

Children have been killed and to put Israel and the US on some pedestal by saying people only care because of them is an utter disgrace

We care because a school was bombed and kids were killed
I and many are not selective and don’t give a toss or any deep thought about Israel or the US.

Ihatetomatoes · 04/03/2026 19:22

Bringemout · 04/03/2026 07:05

unfortunately when you put militants inside civilian infrastructure you turn it into a legal target. This is true.

Hamas regularly put tunnel networks under civilian infrastructure and used hospitals and schools to store weapons and operate out of. This is true

Hamas use war deaths as propaganda, we know this because they say so, we also know this because they could have sheltered civilians and they chose not to.

If you attack a population they are likely to attack back and try to ensure you are not in a position to repeat the attack. This is also true.

You may start a fight with an adversary which is better armed and more competent than you. This is true.

Your responsibility is for your own people, the people you attack should not seek to harm civilian populations but equally it is not responsible for their wellbeing. You are. This is true.

There is blindspot with many in regards to the Gaza war and it’s entirely ideological. Iran killed the same number of dead in Gaza within a few days. They were all civilians, this is not the case in Gaza. Yet we didn’t see the same outpouring for dead Iranian children a few weeks ago. I’ve followed both and god knows it hurt my heart to see Gazan children dead or with amputated limbs, it hurt my heart to see the pictures of Israeli children who had been murdered and it hurt my heart to see mums and dad in Iran weeping over their children.

The sad reality is there are people who only seem to care about children when they think Jews or americans may have killed them. We see this with the crying over the death of Khomeini, a man who was responsible for the deaths of many children, he contributed to the purposeful barrel bombing of children in Syria for example, yet no outrage against him. Indeed people like Mothin Ali are going to vigils for the old bastard.

We have ideology masquerading as morality and it is grotesque. Theres no point in trying outrage on me, I’m not a racist so it just doesn’t work.

This.

Spot on. No concern for the thousands of young people slaughtered by the regime (the silence from some quarters was deafening), yet the possibility that either the US or Israel might have hit a school, brings outrage concern. They are all children, they were all killed. Look at yourselves. Really look at why you feel different when the regime soldiers slaughtered children, rather than as a result of a missile which may or may not be from the US, Israel.

All of the deaths are equally tragic

OneFunBrickNewt · 04/03/2026 19:13

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 19:02

Iran is actively using schools and civilian sites.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603031421

Having a press conference in a primary school after a primary school has been hit is appropriate- very different to using a school as a human shield.
I agree with Mala:

The Nobel peace prize laureate and girls’ education advocate Malala Yousafzai said in a statement: “They were girls who went to school to learn, with hopes and dreams for their future. Today, their lives were brutally cut short.
“Justice and accountability must follow. All states and parties must uphold their obligations under international law to protect civilians and safeguard schools.”

The school was adjacent to the base. Lots of schools around the world are near military targets.

Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) on X

Girls just want to learn, play and live freely 💖

https://x.com/Malala

StandingSideBySide · 04/03/2026 19:11

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 19:02

Iran is actively using schools and civilian sites.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603031421

Read the article ffs

They held it there because it had been bombed !

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 19:02

OneFunBrickNewt · 04/03/2026 18:49

In the UK there are lots of military targets near to schools. Are you an expert on Iranian urban planning or the building history of Tehran? You have no idea if the school was there first, or how close the base is. St Matthews Cof E primatry is very close to Downing Street.

It's an absolute shit regime-and I'll be glad to see it gone- but Saudi and other Arab countries treat women even worse. America isn't bothered about them as they are oil allies.

Iran is actively using schools and civilian sites.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603031421

Iran holds press conference at school as concerns grow over use of civilian sites

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson held a televised press conference on Tuesday from a Tehran classroom that state-linked media said had been damaged in recent strikes, as questions persist over the authorities’ use of civilian sites during wartime.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603031421

OneFunBrickNewt · 04/03/2026 18:52

inamarina · 04/03/2026 18:50

Israel is much worse than Hamas? Heard it all now 🙄

I'd say Hamas are worse politically, but Israel has killed far, far more completely innocent people by a massive magnitude than Hamas. But Arab lives don't seem to matter as they don't look like Westerners.

inamarina · 04/03/2026 18:50

NotTerfNorCis · 04/03/2026 17:38

Israel is much worse.

Israel is much worse than Hamas? Heard it all now 🙄

OneFunBrickNewt · 04/03/2026 18:49

Screamingabdabz · 04/03/2026 07:36

Blame a regime that uses children as human shields by putting a school next to a military base. They don’t care about women and children. Just look at their culture - females are second class citizens.

In the UK there are lots of military targets near to schools. Are you an expert on Iranian urban planning or the building history of Tehran? You have no idea if the school was there first, or how close the base is. St Matthews Cof E primatry is very close to Downing Street.

It's an absolute shit regime-and I'll be glad to see it gone- but Saudi and other Arab countries treat women even worse. America isn't bothered about them as they are oil allies.

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StandingSideBySide · 04/03/2026 18:27

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 18:24

Okay…?

If you want to give full credit to your lack of reading comprehension then by all means do so.

Given that the Guardian didn’t state for a fact that Israel and America were the ones responsible for bombing the school, their reporting was indeed accurate.

You’ve misunderstood the whole point of this information

StandingSideBySide · 04/03/2026 18:25

HappyFace2025 · 04/03/2026 18:17

Israel 'has plenty of land'? It is about the size of New Jersey so one can't really say it has plenty of land'. HTH.

Ok
It has enough land not to site military installations and personnel in cities
Gaza meanwhile is one of the most densely populated areas in the world

Israel population density 455/km2

Gaza population density 5500-6000/km2

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 18:25

TheIceBear · 04/03/2026 18:21

Yup and you do you. Defending genocide with a shrug

🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Have three on me. You’re welcome.

Given the increase in the population of Gaza in the years Hamas have been shrieking ‘genocide!’, Israel doesn’t seem to be very good at it. Needs practice, I guess.

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 18:24

StandingSideBySide · 04/03/2026 18:16

Media bias check on the Guardian

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Overall, we rate The Guardian as Left-Center biased based on its story selection, which moderately favors the left. We also now rate them High for factual reporting due to minimal failed fact checks in the last five years.

Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.6)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.8)
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MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank:MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

Okay…?

If you want to give full credit to your lack of reading comprehension then by all means do so.

Given that the Guardian didn’t state for a fact that Israel and America were the ones responsible for bombing the school, their reporting was indeed accurate.

TheIceBear · 04/03/2026 18:21

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 18:20

Do you 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yup and you do you. Defending genocide with a shrug

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 18:20

TheIceBear · 04/03/2026 18:16

Yes especially not them. What they did in Gaza was absolutely disgusting and just as bad if not worse than what Hamas did at that festival, with far more innocent civilians killed. So no I absolutely won’t be defending them.

Do you 🤷🏻‍♀️

HappyFace2025 · 04/03/2026 18:17

StandingSideBySide · 04/03/2026 18:08

You want to check out where Israel put their intelligence and military sites
They've only recently decided to move some of them out of the capital
and Israel have plenty of land

pot kettle black

Israel 'has plenty of land'? It is about the size of New Jersey so one can't really say it has plenty of land'. HTH.

StandingSideBySide · 04/03/2026 18:16

Media bias check on the Guardian

LEFT-CENTER BIAS
These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.
Overall, we rate The Guardian as Left-Center biased based on its story selection, which moderately favors the left. We also now rate them High for factual reporting due to minimal failed fact checks in the last five years.

Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.6)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.8)
Country: United Kingdom
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank:MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

Mass grave prepared for the school girl massacre, 165 souls
TheIceBear · 04/03/2026 18:16

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 17:45

Ah, of course. ‘Especially Israel’.

‘All terrorist incidents are terrible…and now that cursory payment of lip service has been made, let me continue to give 99.9% of my energy to the ones I find most politically expedient to pay special attention to. Based on genuine grief, of course.’

Rinse and repeat.

Yes especially not them. What they did in Gaza was absolutely disgusting and just as bad if not worse than what Hamas did at that festival, with far more innocent civilians killed. So no I absolutely won’t be defending them.

StandingSideBySide · 04/03/2026 18:08

InterIgnis · 04/03/2026 17:32

Lol, ‘just as bad’. No, no they are not. Perhaps, if concerned about civilian casualties (which they’re not), Hamas can stop using the civilian population as human shields.

‘Anyone standing up for them should be ashamed of themselves‘

Duly noted ☺️

You want to check out where Israel put their intelligence and military sites
They've only recently decided to move some of them out of the capital
and Israel have plenty of land

pot kettle black

HappyFace2025 · 04/03/2026 18:00

HermioneWeasley · 04/03/2026 17:56

@NotTerfNorCis the democracy of Israel is worse than the proscribed terror group Hamas? Really?

Apparently so 🙄