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Here in California where we have a city nicknamed Tehrangelis and the Persian food is awesome, 2 of my neighbors are Iranian expats. The last 2 people we rented a room to were fresh outta Tehran. I haven’t asked any of my friends how they feel about what’s happening, but my gut feeling is that they’re conflicted. They surely know that just being rid of Khameni’s is cosmetic and could make life even worse, but it probably feels good. (A lot of people in the USA might be able to imagine an equivalent scenario.) I’m not really sure what my purpose is in posting this except to caution people to tread carefully and avoid assumptions about how Persians feel about this. It also might be the reason why the response from some leaders lack the sharp "right and wrong" punch people are hungry for. They’re not talking to us. They're aware that the people who have the most to lose have very complex feelings about it. #iran