The Randstad has over 8 million people that can all stand in Hague within ~1 hour or so. On top of that it’s organised by four major organisations that has mobilised people even outside of the Netherlands. I see no reason to doubt this.

Lovely to see.

Fair enough. I may be a jerk sometimes or have edgy takes, but I’m consistent in my contempt for repressive regimes and authorities.

Then why would I be sad if he was hit?

And it doesn’t hit regular people to a significant degree? That’d be great actually. Could they potentially hit some oligarchs and far-right morons as well?

Don’t know if Starmer’s been directly terrible enough yet that I have such a negative view on him to directly smile, but I won’t shed a tear for any warmongerer.

I’m a bit too angry, I agree with you, especially with the clear escalations in Israhelli attacks now. I don’t want any Iranians to die due to Bibi and his fascists. I’ll reconsider by rhetoric in the future and just wish for Khamenei and Bibi to get sudden heart malfunctions.

I don’t even know my family because we can’t travel to the country 😀 so you tell me how unjustified my hatred for this regime is. I don’t want any civilian Iranians - and especially my family - to die from Israhelli bombs, but doesn’t change the fact I’m gonna smile if Khamenei catches one, replaced by another moron or not.

Of course I do? My only statement is that I wouldn’t be sad if a rocket happened to hit Khamenei. Never gonna shed a tear for a tyrant, even if it was my other enemy that caused his downfall.

For me it’s about being realistic. Iran is never gonna defeat Israel as long as the Americans support them. You’re right that Iran will never flourish because the powers won’t ever allow it - Israel, USA, Western Europe, Saudi Arabia, sometimes Turkey… puppet or not, I’m not gonna support the devil I know just because I can’t know what happens in the time after.

Again, what does that have to do with not supporting the regime? They’re not there to protect the people.

Of course not, USA and Israel won’t ever let Iran thrive - but it can’t be any worse, like in Syria. New crappy regime to replace the old, but a slight improvement nonetheless.

Israel is undoubtedly the most evil regime in the world but upholding another evil regime oppressing 90+ million people just because they lay claim to standing up to Israel - without producing any particularly strong results - doesn’t seem like the tradeoff to go for. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Iran can still be on the right side of history without Khamenei and his goons.

I am, but I won’t claim that I’m not first and foremost Danish - apart from when it comes to food… But I do feel like I’m allowed to have a strong opinion on the regime.

Of course I have family in Iran, even though I don’t know them too well. How are you reading that I’m happy that terrorist (Israeli) bombs are falling on people? Regular people are always the losers in warfare, no matter the circumstances. Just wouldn’t be sad if it happened to fall on Khamenei - nor if a missile landed on Bibi’s house.

Oh absolutely, this one is on Israel for sure. Just important to note that it’s not like the Iranian regime is made up of pacifists

What do I know? My parents came to Denmark fleeing from this shitty regime. What do you know?

So? US foreign policy has done a number of the whole world. It’s not an excuse for Khamenei and his goons to uphold this regime.

Stop pretending like Khamenei isn’t a criminal. He’s not just an angry old man because they’re “facing an existential threat” he’s a fuckwad through and through and no Iranian would shed a tear if he was shelled. Israel certainly started this iteration of the conflict but Khamenei and the regime has a rap sheet far longer than Trump’s.

No doubt Israel started this iteration but to say that Iran doesn’t want war is viewing the regime too favourably. Of course they don’t want war on Iranian territory - but they do want to directly sponsor Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, al-Assad (until he fell), and other mostly Shia militias while severely oppressing their own population - especially minorities. Fuck Israel but it’s not like Iran comes with peaceful intentions. My parents fled from this regime, and while virtually no Iranian supports Israel’s actions or wants war, most of us wouldn’t shed a single tear if the entire regime were wiped out.

Yea, let’s even bash them when they work for something good… good idea!

Oh trust me, the Danish people find this highly criricisable. It’s been debated a lot over the past months - but the government - which is made up of the neoliberal parties who’s always had their tongues way up USA’s ass - has done everything they can to push it under the rug and to make it as secretive as possible. These people see only profit and the thought of “losing” USA as a partner is worse than the fact that we just invited the enemy in - with a deal where they can do whatever they want to do and we can’t even take them to court. Officially it’s because of “the Russian threat” but the only country that’d ever invade Denmark or has ever threatened to do so is USA… Russia has a few other countries to go through and they can’t even win their current war.

We’ve just always been an American puppet state.