I value this platform for its collegiality, which requires a degree of restraint in our discourse now rare. We work together despite what our governments or other actors do or say, avoiding the personal and political as off topic. It’s nice and quiet in here, but a different reality does sometimes intrude, and, when it does, the dissonance is pronounced.
I read this morning that the people of Iran may be blocked from the global internet permanently. As it stands, almost no-one there has had access since 8 January. Imagine. It feels important to acknowledge the absence of our colleagues in Iran. Their presence here is valued and missed. I hope they are back soon.
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A little help could be snowflake (from Tor browser team)
See for more information:
https://snowflake.torproject.org/
(If not allowed, feel free to delete this post).
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It’s all very sad, and it’s in moments like these that we realize how much we have in life and how incredibly important and wonderful a thing it is to be free, which I, as a citizen of the European Union, have and which so many unfortunately do not; I wish the Iranians, who are a wonderful, proud, and ancient nation, courage, and I admire the protesters…
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I encourage people to take more concrete steps to support our Iranian colleagues beyond posting solidarity here. I won’t go into those steps bc that’s not the purpose of this forum, but there are ways we can help.
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I’ve heard quite awful anecdotes about the environmental devastation wrought by the regime - i do hope we get to see Iran’s natural beauty from Iranians soon under a free government.
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I’ve been in Iran a long time ago and have seen only a limited part of it, but it was an utterly fascinating country - both through people and through nature. It covers a shockingly large area with extreme diversity of climates and biomes.
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