On day 10 of the Iranian revolution, the Ayatollah has fled

seadoug said:
I suppose you didn't see the thousands of protests that took place last weekend. I'm sure many included college students. But they were over oppression in the US, not Iran. Oh wait, we have our own issues.
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US citizens have several luxuries that Iranian citizens don't have. The irrevocable right to peaceful protest and assembly is one...well, two, technically.

Representation in government is another, and that's achieved through an electoral system. Iranians don't have either of those.

They also don't have a Bill of Rights, and their constitution is purely theological, as is their justice system. Iranians have little recourse if they are killed en mass or individually by law enforcement or their own military for speaking out against their supreme leader, for example, or for causing any type of damage to his posters, monuments, and buildings, whether intentional or not. They certainly can't sue them....or anyone, for that matter.

The US does have problems, but its people have various means of solving them, or, at least, to call attention to them so that someone with the ability or authority can solve them, and/or vote for people who are determined to solve them.

Americans have paths to justice and fairness that simply do not exist in Iran.

Not at the moment, anyway.
 

Tazx said:
What exact rights do you think the lgbt are losing? All humans have the same rights, no more no less. The problem became a problem and people became divided when the lgbt expected more! More what? More laws? For what? If you discriminate, its discrimination. Assault has always been assault. Harassment has always been harassment. And so on, with every law.

Because according to the law that I have always known, every single human being in America/Canada has equal rights. There are no special caveats for any segment of society. Is there a law book that we dont know about?
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Most are transgender rights but laws are being proposed targeting the LGBT community in general. I'll just point out one in general that has nothing to do with assault or harassment.

Non-discrimination Protections: Efforts are underway to weaken existing civil rights laws, which could allow employers, businesses, and even hospitals to refuse equal treatment or turn away LGBTQ+ individuals. At the federal level, executive actions have rescinded orders that called for LGBTQ+ people's health equity and non-discrimination protections. Proposed policies also aim to define gender narrowly, potentially stripping LGBTQ+ people of protections against discrimination in housing, federal government employment, and other programs.

Don't get me wrong. I, personally, am happy with the rights I have and the freedom to be married and have my husband make health decisions should I become ill, but if I were looking for a job and couldn't get employed or was turned away at a hospital because I was gay those are rights I would lose that everyone else has.
 
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