What a banger of a Game 1.
From @ArponBasu and me for @TheAthletic,
Key takeaways from Montreal’s overtime win over Tampa ⤵️⤵️
https://t.co/0QREeYQBhV via @NYTimes
Hi everyone, I've learned that my article for Rolling Stone really, really upsets the anti-Israel fanatics.
So please, don't repost my latest article for @RollingStone, unless you want them to be even angrier 😢
https://t.co/ZE1FHrKNpC
This message is for all Canadians ; left wing or right wing, it does not matter.
I am an Iranian-Canadian. I am proud to be Canadian. But I am honestly very upset and concerned about what I am seeing.
For one moment, forget about the Middle East, forget about Israel and Palestine, forget about politics. Just think about this as Canadians.
A protest is being organized in Toronto to mourn and defend the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei. The regime he leads is directly tied to the IRGC, which is designated as a terrorist organization in Canada, the United States, and Europe.
Think about this for a second. Imagine if the leader of ISIS was killed and people in Canada organized a protest to mourn him. How would Canadians feel about that?
This is why many Iranian-Canadians are alarmed.
Many of us came to Canada to escape this ideology and this regime. It is an ideology that openly claims it should one day dominate the world and that violence is justified against those who oppose it.
Groups loyal to this regime have been responsible for enormous violence inside Iran. Even by their own official reports, tens of thousands of people have been killed during crackdowns against civilians.
This is no longer about Iran or the Middle East. This is about Canada and the safety of our society.
I do not understand why federal or municipal authorities allow this to happen without serious concern. When people openly gather to glorify or defend extremist regimes, it should raise questions for all of us.
Canadians deserve to know what ideology is being promoted here.
This is not about hate. It is about awareness and protecting the values and safety of Canada.