Of course. It has actually staunched supporters. One cannot kill innocents in the streets by just the promise of money. So there’s religious ideology involved. However the percentage matters a lot here and even 10% of 90 million is a large number.

*typo edit

update: Here’s some relatively independent polling from inside Iran which does not corroborate the 50/50 divide. And remember this was taken before the 2026 massacre: https://gamaan.org/2025/08/20/analytical-report-on-iranians-...

> AFAIK, about 50% support the religious strongman in both countries.

Do you have any credible source for this?

There’s a difference between the ban where they don’t give you visa vs. censorship where they disappear you if you publicize your dissent. One must not conflate.

> killed some Zionist spies. These are not the same.

Be careful, you still need some moral credibility left, to defend the Palestinians with.

of course. How do you think they systematically massacred so many people in so many cities during the protests. All those personnel are now devastated.