I have absolutely no respect for people who change their views based on whether ppl on their side like them or not. If you "leave the left" because leftists called you a dumbass and not because of some serious ideological shift, you were never left-wing to begin with
Tbh an underdiscussed reason for the relatively mute reaction to the Iran protests is that, among my generation, this is the 7th time we’ve experienced a “final nail in the coffin” protest movement in Iran
