Kety Taslim @ketykeket - Twitter Profile

8 months ago

An Iranian man left this comment on my YouTube channel. This is without a doubt the single best explanation of the reality facing Iranian people today👇 "As an Iranian, I can tell you the situation is no longer just political—it's existential. We are trapped between two collapsing structures: one internal, one external. On one hand, we face a deeply dysfunctional government, led by the Supreme Leader and the Islamic Republic’s unelected institutions. Decades of economic mismanagement, suppression of dissent, and brutal ideological control have alienated multiple generations. No one believes in reform anymore—because every attempt has either been co-opted or crushed. But here's the paradox: We are also terrified of regime collapse—because we've watched the aftermath of Western intervention in countries like Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan. Each was promised freedom; each descended into chaos, civil war, or foreign occupation. So no, we don't trust the U.S. or Israel. Not because we support our regime—but because we know how imperial powers treat ‘liberated’ nations in the Middle East. Freedom, in their language, often means vacuum, fire, and permanent instability. Right now, many Iranians live with three truths at once: The Islamic Republic is morally and politically bankrupt. The alternatives offered by foreign actors are not liberation—they’re collapse. A bad government is survivable. No government is not. We are not silent because we agree. We are cautious because we’ve learned—too well—what happens when superpowers decide to "help." In a sentence: Iran is a nation held hostage by its own regime, but haunted by the fate of its neighbors. We are stuck in a house we hate, surrounded by fires we fear more."

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Iim Fahima Jachja

@iimfahima

9 months ago

Memantau crita Aureli. Kalo kamu mengucapkan kalimat-kalimat ini ke anak di bawah umur korban kekerasan seksual, maka kamu bagian dari kekerasan itu sendiri. “Anaknya juga mau kok.” “Anaknya terlalu dewasa untuk umurnya.” “Dia kelihatan genit dari kecil.” “Posting fotonya kayak orang gede.” “Dia kan nggak nolak.” “Sama-sama menikmati.” Dan masih banyak lagi contoh kalimat lain. Kalimat-kalimat ini bukan sekadar pendapat. Ini adalah alat kekerasan. Karena dengan mengucapkannya, kamu: 1. Menghapus fakta bahwa anak tidak pernah bisa memberi consent, 2. Mengalihkan tanggung jawab dari pelaku ke korban, 3. Menanamkan rasa malu dan rasa bersalah pada anak—yang seharusnya dilindungi, bukan diadili. Dampaknya jauh lebih berat ketika kalimat-kalimat ini datang dari orang dewasa yang punya otoritas: orang tua, guru, tokoh agama, aparat, atau figur publik. Di titik itu, kekerasan tidak lagi berhenti pada pelaku pertama. Ia berlanjut lewat bahasa. Lewat pembenaran. Lewat “logika” yang terdengar masuk akal, tapi aslinya kejam. Pedofilia, grooming, maupun statutory ra--pe tidak pernah soal pakaian anak. Bukan soal sikap anak. Bukan soal apakah anak melawan atau diam. Semua itu SELALU tentang orang dewasa yang menyalahgunakan kuasa. Dan setiap kali seseorang memilih menyalahkan anak alih-alih mengecam pelaku, dia sedang berpihak pada kejahatan.

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