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Re:Iran is using drones and apps to catch women who aren't w... by moshin on Saturday March 15, 2025 @07:09AM (#43371728)
It is, i agree, but what i believe the earlier commenter was alluding to was the fact that there are repressive governemnts enacting very similar laws that are hostile to women, and ethic minorities in a significant portion of western countries too.

the report/article seems to have a singular focus on demonising Iran and it's government.

google searches for "hijab ban", "muslim ban", "woman forced to remove hijab" yields a lot of results. And i'll add, it's not just hijabs; hoodies, skateboarders, rap music, masks, books? etc. have all been made skapegoats in recent times for authoritarian governments everywhere are trying to control individual liberties. Albeit in a different fashion, the government is trying to control the individual liberties of what an individual wears, reads, watches, listens to etc.

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Re:Iran is using drones and apps to catch women who aren't w... by mft_ on Saturday March 15, 2025 @08:06AM (#43371992)
Both can be bad at the same time, right?

To suggest that an article can’t focus on the perceived wrongs of an individual country without also giving a fair and balanced view of similar wrongs everywhere else in the world would render reporting of most things impractical. And it’s also verging on whataboutism.

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