{"id":254688,"date":"2022-01-22T14:57:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T19:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=254688"},"modified":"2023-02-03T13:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T12:41:57","slug":"iran-the-nation-loathes-the-clerical-establishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-the-nation-loathes-the-clerical-establishment\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Iran: The Nation Loathes the Clerical Establishment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Young clerics receiving their turbans at graduation ceremony in a seminary in the city of Qom. (File Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Those familiar with Iranian social media are witnessing an uptrend of footage and posts about ordinary people speaking out against the mullahs<\/a> on the streets, insulting them, and even showing aggression. Late December, a video was taken in the holy city of Qom, traditionally the clerics\u2019 power base, showing how a woman attacked two clerics, ripping off and stomping on their turbans. Such posts usually go viral on diverse platforms and the comments reveal the nationwide sentiment.<\/p>\n

Absent freedom of expression in the country and owing to the total domination of the state on conventional media, social media platforms are more reliable as they have been more immune to the systemic propaganda that the diverse intelligence agencies of the Iranian regime want to feed to the outside world. Even though, even these haven\u2019t been spared by the thousands-strong cyber army. But at least, there is some sort of protection for the user, hiding behind several layers of VPNs, anonymous profiles, or fake identities. As ironic as it may seem, there might be more truth on Iranian social media, and, to some extent, it serves as a social gauge.<\/p>\n

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