Since the bombing of Iran and the assassination of the Ayatollah, many Iranians of the diaspora have been celebrating by waving Iranian, Israeli and American flags along the Embarcadero plaza very near where I work. They have rented a sound system, a 'party bus' and have had many flags--half Iranian, half USA; double sided flags featuring Israeli and American flags, etc., and Pro-Trump signs made for the occasion. Their jubilance coupled with repeated chanting of 'thank you, Trump!' at passersby is a jarring sight to behold. This past weekend, saw the arrival of anti-war demonstrators to the plaza. Pro-Bibi-Trump Persians were directing their chants directly at the anti-war faction. It was mad. I was on a break from work taking it all in and my face likely betrayed my disgust at the messaging of many of the Iranian-Americans. This prompted some numpty to spell it out for me. Gesturing, he said, 'These are Iranians from Iran.' Um, no shit, buddy. He then went on to say something to the effect of: liberals like you wouldn't understand. I took the bait, folks, I did. Suffice to say, I ended our interaction by repeatedly calling the man a 'MAGA cunt' as he walked away while flipping me the bird. Fortunately, I was not wearing my work apron.
Anti-war protestors this past weekend. (I did not take a photo of the pro-Trump Persians.)
I guess they're following the logic of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" but it's still jarring, I know.
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