This is something that was posted by one the talented Iranian devs that I know:
“For the past 72 hours, I’ve had no contact with my friends, my family, or anyone inside Iran.
No internet. No phone calls. No SMS. Nothing.
A complete blackout.
If you have ever lived in a brutal dictatorship, you never ever understand what I mean! 😢
Meanwhile, reports indicate many people have been killed, civilians demanding their basic rights, on their own soil, and yet the world is largely silent.
Which brings me to a question I can’t ignore anymore:
Where are the activists now?
Where are the loud voices who filled every platform with posts, stories, and outrage for Gaza?
Why are so many of them suddenly silent?
When one person bleeds in Gaza, the world erupts, protests, hashtags, careers built overnight.
But when thousands are killed under a 72-hour blackout, with no media, no internet, and no voice… we get almost nothing.
So I ask honestly:
Is this what “human rights” means today?
Is this justice, or selective outrage?
I’ve reached a painful conclusion:
Much of what we call international human rights activism has become performative.
A machine for visibility, influence, and profit, not a universal moral stand.
Many self-described activists speak loudly only when it benefits their image, audience, or alignment. Silence, it seems, is acceptable when the victims don’t fit the narrative.
Human rights are not a brand.
Justice is not regional.
And suffering is not a marketing strategy.
If we only care when it’s trending, then we don’t care at all.
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#iran in your feed and why #nostr is needed.