Two short videos showing Israelis protesting against Israel's war against Iran and Israelis protesting against Israel state police

My god. Are we really at the stage where we are arguing about whether the world would be a safer place without the Islamic Republic of Iran?

Regarding the people of Iran, Lebanon & Palestine, I don’t know how they can feel safe under the IRCG, Hamas & Hezbollah.

Jewish people certainly don’t feel safe.

The Middle East would be a safer place without those religious lunatics.

The circles in which we move will have differing opinions. Not all Iranians in mine agree, but no one has the conviction that they will be safer as a result of this. There are no guarantees, and current events do not bode well.

Does ‘us all’ refer to our respective groups of friends? I was thinking about the people of Iran, Lebanon and Palestine. How can there be any credibility when this war is instrumented by a pair of self serving despots intent on the destruction of societies? One wanted for war crimes currently in the process of illegally occupying and ethnic cleansing its neighbour and the other with equally dubious objectives. How can there be any faith in this as a recipe for peace and security?

My Iranian friends will feel safer.

My Jewish friends will feel safer.

Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world, funding, training and directing proxy terrorists and militias across the Middle East and sponsoring surveillance, intelligence and sleeper cells across the west.

I would also like to send you some recent videos of ordinary Iranians protesting against the Iranian Government but unfortunately couldn't as the last time they did protest, 30,000 of them were killed so you can understand why they are a bit reticent to do it again.

Still you seem to have no problem with that, rather than to you the "unacceptable alternative" of actually agreeing with the Israeli and US attacks to weaken both the Iranian regime and their capability to wage terrorism across the Middle East.

Shouldn't be a surprise at all.

Wars are always controversial and Israelis can protest without fear of their government murdering them for showing different opinions.

Indeed democratic countries including flawed ones have people fir and against decisions made. So why the surprise at protesting in a democratic country, even a flawed one.

Exactly @Ihatetomatoes

Indeed you can be anti the war but still realise that the regime in Iran is despicable.

Israel does have people both for and against the war. It's wrong to pretend all are gor war or all against, its a democratic state so views vary.

Here you go, some basic details

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Human_Rights

You might need educating a little. Maybe look up the Iranian Rights organization to see how their citizens are tortured, imprisoned and killed for protesting.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603244117

Several were recently executed for protesting against thd government. Young people brave enough to speak up, executed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9mzn7k722o

Indeed its a democracy, people protest, as they do in many countries. There will be people for and against the war and those who are unsure if its right but realise that constantly being attacked by Iranian proxy terrorist organisations forces some response.

When protest happened in Iran thousands were slaughtered by the regime.

In Gaza, no protests, Hamas don't entertain that. I recall any brave disentors against Hamas being shot when the ceasefire was announced.

Unprovoked? How in the hell is it unprovoked? Iran has been attacking Israel through proxies and terrorism for years.

Who is ‘us all’? The attempt to do so certainly isn’t making anyone I know feel safer. Are the bombs dropped on Lebanon and Iran instilling a sense of security to the people there? Do they ‘all’ have blind faith in Trump and Net to make the world a peaceful place?

Well we can all see where you're coming from. The defeat of the Islamic Republic will make us all safer.

Nothing to do with my opinion. Documented assessments of people with a lot more experience and knowledge than you.

I'm from the UK too and have no problem accepting the UK is a democracy.

On what grounds would you say it isn't? We have free speech, can criticise our government freely, have access to elections, can dress how we want, say what we want etc.

• Full democracies are countries where civil liberties and fundamental political freedoms are not only respected but also reinforced by a political culture conducive to the thriving of democratic principles. These nations have a valid system of governmental checks and balances, an independent judiciary whose decisions are enforced, governments that function adequately, and diverse and independent media. These nations have only limited problems in democratic functioning.
• Flawed democracies are countries where elections are fair and free and basic civil liberties are honoured, but may have issues (e.g. media freedom infringement and minor suppression of political opposition and critics). These countries can have significant faults in other democratic aspects, including an underdeveloped political culture, low levels of participation in politics, and issues in the functioning of governance.
• Hybrid regimes are countries with regular electoral fraud, preventing them from being fair and free democracies. These countries commonly have non-independent judiciaries, widespread corruption, and weak rule of law. Political opponents and the media face harassment and pressure from governments. These countries have a less-developed political culture, lower levels of participation in politics, and more pronounced issues in the functioning of governance compared to flawed democracies.
• Authoritarian regimes are countries where political pluralism is nonexistent or severely limited. These nations are often absolute monarchies or dictatorships and may have some conventional institutions of democracy but with meagre significance. Infringements and abuses of civil liberties are commonplace, elections (if they take place) are not fair or free (especially sham elections), the media is often state-owned or controlled by groups associated with the ruling regime, the judiciary is not independent, and censorship and suppression of governmental criticism are commonplace

The entire western world for a start.

It's not hilarious, the UK is a democracy.