Aiden's comments about diaspora

I'm first generation immigrant from Iran, that got out of the country when I was a baby. This puts me in a unique position of not having suffered any of the trauma from the Iranian regime, but also having close proximity to it through my parents.

I just wanted to say that Aiden was completely right about the fact that Iranians around the world being happy about the war in Iran does not have any direct link to whether or not the war is good or bad, but rather is just a consequence of the year long struggles the Iranian people has had with the regime.

My mother was so ecstatic about the fact that the Ayatollah got killed. She was celebrating like it is the dawn of a new day. I think saying that he was a death sworn enemy of hers is not an understatement. However, as the war continued on, all she could think about is the fact that innocent Iranians are dying and the joy has simmered down substantially.

I do not fault my mom for having this knee jerk reaction to the war and I do not fault her for changing her mind about it either. The trauma Iranians have suffered should not be ignored, but war is also bad. Two things can be true at once.