All those people showed up for the funeral by personal choice and patriotic devotion. Or maybe it’s basically a requirement. My Iranian friends in the US are happy Soleimani is dead, as are many Iranians in Iran. He has killed his own people just because they were rumored to be dissidents. Hardliners will accuse anyone they feel is too moderate of being a dissident and that can be enough to get you jailed or killed. Sounds like Germany c. 1938, doesn’t it? Many Iranians will show up for these types of things, chant death to America and death to Israel, then quietly go back to their lives and hope for a better future, free of despots and fanatics.
All those people showed up for the funeral by personal choice and patriotic devotion. Or maybe it’s basically a requirement. My Iranian friends in the US are happy Soleimani is dead, as are many Iranians in Iran. He has killed his own people just because they were rumored to be dissidents. Hardliners will accuse anyone they feel is too moderate of being a dissident and that can be enough to get you jailed or killed. Sounds like Germany c. 1938, doesn’t it? Many Iranians will show up for these types of things, chant death to America and death to Israel, then quietly go back to their lives and hope for a better future, free of despots and fanatics.