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  Here’s an idea. All the people that are suggesting this. Tie them up and cut off their dicks in. Live event
context: Can we ship these clerics and the taliban to some deserted location so they can be bigots and homophobes to each other and no one else? >
  
  Do an "Escape From New York" type where they are all fenced in and fight to the death trying to escape. >
  
  I’ll pay a subscription to watch that show. Battle Royal Taliban style >
  
  Me too as long as American Christian Taliban are included >
  
  I would pay double the subscription price!! >
  
  Cant wait for these execution advocates to get a taste of their own medicine >
  
  Gaddafi style for all of them >
  
  He had it bad.. >
  
  Not bad enough imo. That freak of a human (and I use the term ‘human’ very loosely) kept a dungeon of captive young boys under his palace for his pleasure, and had freezers full of the bodies of political dissenters that he would regularly visit and touch, supposedly to remind him that he was basically a god.
  Getting intimate with a bayonet and then eating a bullet was far too good for that pond-life. 
  Worst part is; I’m sure Putin has done much worse, his ~~gangsters~~ private police are just better at covering it up. >
  
  Damn i never knew that about it.
  All people in power whether that be politically or just celebrities are like that. Thats why Epstein was a thing. And just because hes gone doesn’t mean thats over. Those sick fucks need that to feel powerful so i bet they replaced him within the week >
  
  Those clerics are some bloodthirsty fucks. >
  
  Blood for the blood god! >
  
  Limbs for the Limb throne! >
  
  Teeth for the teeth pile >
  
  If they want more executions then they should feel free to line up themselves >
  
  Nothing like old timey religion to get the fear into you.  Give those clerics a taste of their own medicine. >
  
  
  Nothing like old timey religion to get the fear into you
  
  You are absolutely correct.  I was raised Catholic under the God of the Old Testament. >
  
  I agree with them, all the clerics should be executed. >
  
  Crucification would be cute >
  
  I say start the punishments with the clerics. The Mullah have ruined Iran. >
  
  THE BEHEADINGS AND RANDOM KILLINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
  
  The Iranian government >
  
  Well, if they are going to kill people for protesting, might as well find a cleric and kill one as well.
  If the punishment is death regardless, why not cause as much chaos before you die? >
  
  Where's Doomguy when you need him? >
  
  should be top comment >
  
  Lawful Evil clerics >
  
  The murder will continue until we say god is happy.   I’m getting sick of this refrain constantly showing up on earth. >
  
  I wonder if these execution calls would continue if for every protester killed a cleric found himself in a similar situation suddenly. >
  
  Part of the issue is that the protesters aren't evil monsters that take pleasure in killing and torturing others. It's why they're protesting. It's also why they're not stringing clerics up by their naughty bits. >
  
  One might argue it’s not being an evil monster to reciprocity the clerics that enforce these killings. >
  
  You may be right, but good people generally don't like killing other humans, even when it's justified. They may be forced into it yet. >
  
  I totally agree; that is until it’s your brother you see hanging dead because he attended a peaceful protest. Watching your relatives die has a way of hardening folks and filling them with a terrible resolve. Only so many sisters can you see raped before evil must be stopped. >
  
  In D&D, the alignment of clerics demanding more amputations and executions is likely lawful evil. >
  
  Well, evil for sure. But they might just be calling for blood because they enjoy raping, murder, torture and cutting people up for parts while they're still alive.
  In which case they'd definitely be more of a Chaotic Evil problem. >
  
  The big flaw with D&D alignment system is that it can't really account well for characters that simultaneously fit in multiple categories.  You can shove them into the Neutral column, but it's still awkward. >
  
  I agree; Neutral can be so awkward for characters with multiple traits. I generally think, one who enjoys a little bit of evil, for a treat, is likely evil idk. >
  
  Neutral would be someone that likes to watch painal porn but only roleplayed consentual painal, not real rapey painal.
  or someone that enjoys being a slaver or cop killer, in a video game but is a really nice guy IRL. >
  
  That makes sense, excellent. >
  
  At a certain point it becomes hard to deny that maybe a religion is a part of the problem.
  Yes, everyone else is bad, but somehow this one religion is always showing up as particularly bad. >
  
  All religion is a problem fam. Christians are trying to turn America into this. >
  
  
  Christians are trying to turn America into this.
  
  Yeah well these clerics don’t have to try. They already have it. It’s a problem, and running diversionary tactics by throwing up a smokescreen to prevent people from criticizing Islam is not useful to anyone other than these clerics and like-minded individuals. 
  
  All religion is a problem fam 
  
  It’s also not even true that “all” religion is a problem. There’s thousands of religions that you and I are both completely unaware of, as well as secular religions, so why would you make claims about “all” religions. How about the satanic temple? How about ethical humanism? I could create a new religion right  now that wouldn’t be a problem, and it wouldn’t be hard to do. 
  The fact of the matter is some religions are worse than others both in regards to what the scripture says, and how they’re practiced, and how seriously people take those problematic scriptures on average. 
  Not even to mention Islam continues to be the fastest growing religion in the world, and is projected to be the most practiced religion in the world by 2070. That is also a problem, and shutting down people from criticizing it specifically, especially in instances such as this that are directly related to Islam is only helping those projections come to fruition. >
  
  ...the satanic temple and ethical humanism by definition aren't religions though. >
  
  They absolutely are. Religion does not require a belief in a god. The satanic temple literally has a tax exemption status. Ethical Humanism literally identifies itself as a religion.
  Edit* for further clarity, from Wikipedia :
  
  Individual Ethical Society members may or may not believe in a deity or regard Ethical Culture as their religion. Felix Adler said "Ethical Culture is religious to those who are religiously minded, and merely ethical to those who are not so minded." The movement does consider itself a religion in the sense that
  
  Religion is that set of beliefs and/or institutions, behaviors and emotions which bind human beings to something beyond their individual selves and foster in its adherents a sense of humility and gratitude that, in turn, sets the tone of one’s world-view and requires certain behavioral dispositions relative to that which transcends personal interests.[23] >
  
  Oh well if Wikipedia says religion, which by definition means a belief in supernatural, then everyone else is wrong...
  The Oxford English Dictionary agrees:
  
  Belief in or acknowledgement of some superhuman power or powers (esp. a god or gods) which is typically manifested in obedience, reverence, and worship; such a belief as part of a system defining a code of living. >
  
  It’s a quote from the person who is attributed with founding the religion. What you’re doing here is called an appeal to definition fallacy. I can just as easily point at the Merriam-Webster definition:
  
  : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices >
  
  When it comes to a specific conversation about the definition of a word, an appeal to definition is pretty apt.
  You seem determined to rework the definition that the dictionaries and everyone but you seem to use and I'm not interested in being involved any further. 
  Have a lovely Christmas Day, if that's your thing. If not, have a lovely day regardless. >
  
  Appealing to a definition in this case as you have just done is entirely fallacious. You’ve laser targeted one specific definition, from one specific dictionary. Is Merriam-Webster’s wrong because you found an Oxford definition that suits you? 
  You also claim I’m trying to “rework the definition”,  I literally quoted Merriam-Webster’s verbatim. If they’re “wrong” you should definitely go tell them. Do you not understand there is no one single authority on definitions? >
  
  The main difference I'm seeing is that Websters is using a variation of the word in its definition. If you continue to follow the definition, you get:
  
  relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
  
  Which seems to be about the same as the Oxford definition. Unless I'm misunderstanding. >
  
  Purge the clerics for goodness sake. >
  
  And these are supposed to be men of God... smh >
  
  They are exactly that. Because god is whatever each person wants god to be. >
  
  Are they a minority? So few with a lot of power it seems >
  
  Gathering up the Clerics and Executing them seems like it would be a good start, and people say nobody has any good ideas anymore. >
  
  When the Quran they praise says cut the fingers and toes off of all infidels on page 6 or something, no wonder. These are no more then terrorists in a position of power. >
  
  Why are old men such toddlers? Wow how godly!?! >
  
  Iran needs a Voltaire for this age. >
  
  More like a Robespierre. >
  
  Places where the dark ages never ended. I do not mean Iran, I am refering to their religious institutions. >
  
  Hardline Clerics should move to Afghanistan and stop trying to turn Iran into a freaking hellscape. >
  
  Just FYI Iran is mostly Shia and Afghanistan is mostly Sunni.  Many of them hate each other as much as they hate Jews or Christians.  Afghanistan would not allow Shia clerics to practice there. >
  
  And this is a problem, why? >
  
  I did not say it was a problem (for me). >
  
  If I learned anything from my awkward teenage years playing Dungeons and Dragons, I’m pretty sure these are all Lawful evil clerics. >
  
  When clerics openly call for executions, I think citizens should take it in their own hands to grant them their wish. >
  
  Executions will continue until moral improves >
  
  Yeah, more executions, more wood for the fire, they know what they are doing, geniuses. >
  
  Pure evil >
  
  
  In a statement Saturday, the Association of Qom Seminary Teachers urged the authorities to continue executions but use the amputation punishment to deter people from joining the protests instead of lenient punishments in the law such as exile.
  
  Once again, proving just how unfit these barbarians are to govern and how much disdain they have for the people. They are pretty much fanning the flames of revolution (I hope - things can't continue as they have been in Iran. The government is as morally corrupt and authoritarian as they come). >
  
  Iran needs a coup…. >
  
  I agree, the clerics should have their heads amputated. >
  
  100% agree.  We need lots more executions of hard line clerics. >
  
  Don't they got that, the more they repress, the more brutal would be the revolution? Look what's happened to the Ceausescus, 33 years to this day. >
  
  Overthrow the mullahs >
  
  Sick fucks ! >
  
  Someone put these old f** to bed! >
  
  Gang of savages. >
  
  Medieval. >
  
  Religion... Really time to outgrow that as a species. It Just devolved into a hotbed of wanna be strong men, perverts and people manipulation others for money. 
  Believe in private what you will just whitout someone that claims autority by a higher beeing or better understanding of religious text that you could ready yourself. 
  Anyway these particular religious nutjobs just hold cack a whole country of intelligent jung people that otherwise would lead the way to a wealthy and open state. >
  
  Cleric's. That's the problem.
  What a fucked-up country. >
  
  I'm sure that, come the revolution, the people will oblige them. >
  
  Humanity is no longer a word associated with Iran >
  
  That is how you will get a revolution. Go for it. >
  
  How about FUCK OFF. Just absolutely FUCK OFF with your nonsensical and ultimately insulting out-of-date bullshit.
  FUCK OFF AND FUCK YOU. >
  
  I’d say that “we Need more executions of clerics” but I’m sure that the cleric-lovers on Reddit would be pissed. >
  
  Same >
  
  Let’s start with these clerics then. >
  
  The French had some ideas about what to do when the rulers got too headstrong. >
  
  Religion is so cool >
  
  The police and army need to coordinate with the people and string these Cleric assholes up in the same manner they did to the protesters.  Set up a legitimate democracy and stop funding Shia terror groups.  Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and some smaller countries who have been in conflict for centuries and proxy wars lasting decades are the new Axis powers (clear as day) >
  
  Well, let's start with the clerics then >
  
  Every religion has its wackos. >
  
  100% correct. 
  But Islam has yet to go through an enlightenment period that other religions have. >
  
  Islam is like 1500 years old isn't it? Odd that Islam is the same age Christianity was when it had a similar phase. >
  
  But society is much different now, so I don’t think that logic holds up >
  
  We definitely see things different  in modern society. I'm just pointing out that a significant amount of major religions had violent periods. Almost like it's part of a maturing process, kinda like how many teens have a rebellious/boundary testing phase. I really hope it passes soon though. Unfortunately shedding that part might be violent itself. >
  
  Your (killings) will continue until my morale improves
  I dont hate you; I'm just removing an enemy >
  
  Fuck these men and the bullshit god they think is okay with this barbarism. >
  
  When a religion becomes a means of control, is it a religion anymore? >
  
  I’m always imagining a special Hell reserved for those who teach hate and intolerance and pervert the messages and teachings of their Religion and Deity. We rely on their guidance and council, and to knowingly give false testimony requires a singular damnation. >
  
  Ahhh love that Islam love. >
  
  ...until morale improves. >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  An influential hardliner clerical group in addition to executions demands punishing Iranian protesters by cutting fingers and toes instead of just exiling them.
  In a statement Saturday, the Association of Qom Seminary Teachers urged the authorities to continue executions but use the amputation punishment to deter people from joining the protests instead of lenient punishments in the law such as exile.
  Politicians and activists in Iran, some high-ranking clerics and former officials such as the prominent scholar Ayatollah Mostafa Mohaqeq-Damad have also condemned protester executions or urged leniency.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: protest^#1 such^#2 death^#3 execution^#4 exile^#5 >
  
  The amputations will continue until morale improves >
  
  This is what happens when we settle for intolerance of diversity. LEARN PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, PLEASE >
  
  It's the INTOLERANCE of diversity that is the problem >
  
  You know, the BBC and the Smithsonian did a modern day crucifixion with a cadaver. You have to do the wrists and ankles, the flange’s. The cadaver (in this case a live person) just falls off.  I hope they don’t take execute the footballers. >
  
  Iran is done >
  
  Final form of theocracy is hell on earth.  It’s now literally a competition between Russia, Afghanistan and Iran about human right violations.  Yet Russia claims to be Christian, Iran Shia and Afghanistan Sunni. >
  
  Bunch of lousy greasy old men >
  
  If the regime falls these MFs might want to exit the country quickly since people are going to be out for blood. >
  
  100% a bunch of peadophiles. >
  
  A cleric in Iran, a psychopath in other countries >
  
  Okay clerics… line up. You’re first! >
  
  The world would lose nothing if someone strangled all these old fucks to death. >
  
  When will the people come for the clerics? >
  
  This fucking government is dangerous to all its neighbor countries, it needs to be absolutely destroyed >
  
  They sound like nice people >
  
  Bunch of self righteous animals. >
  
  Start with the “hardline clerics”. >
  
  Can we just skip to the part where the figureheads of the oppressive regime get dragged out into the street by their angry subjects to die a humiliating and painful death and progress for a newly unburdened society lurches forward ensuring a safer and more prosperous living for everyone for a few generations before the whole cycle has to repeat itself anew?
  No? History teaches that we always have to live out the same tired fucking trope the hard way? Alrighty, back at it then. >
  
  Give all them old farts a colonoscopy with a cactus strapped to a power drill. >
  
  Scared little men that this brutal antiquated system is collapsing. Let it go and let the people be free godammit.  And that goes for all countries >
  
  Perfect! Let's start with more executions of hardliner clerics :) >
  
  Sure.  Theirs. >
  
  Is there a way we can take that as them volunteering? >
  
  'More amputations'  shouted the Clerics
  "Start with their tongues" cried the people. >
  
  Maybe they need to volunteer >
  
  Blood for the blood god, skull for the skull throne! >
  
  We can start with them I guess... >
  
  Iran: God loves you!
  Also Iran:
  This is why you keep organized religion far the fuck away from government. >
  
  Cave people >
  
  Fast forward: they all die by execution by the people of Iran. I can’t wait. >
  
  The religion of incels >
  
  It doesn't matter what religion. Your hardliners will always want more executions amputations and torture. >
  
  I don’t like war but the Iranian people really could use some freedom >
  
  We tried that >
  
  We tried freeing the oil wells. (for BP) Didn't give a shit about the people. >
  
  “clerics” >
  
  America in 15 years. >
  
  Doubt it >
  
  America is not going in a good direction.. >
  
  A similar bedrock to this, is what the right wants for this country. >
  
  What a stupid shitty place. I hope they kill every last one of each other 🎅🏻 >
  
  Scared pathetic cowards, not fit to speak for hippo's rear end let alone their God. >
  
  We kill people that oppose us. But if you only call us out a little we will only lop off your leg. 
  RELIGION! >
  
  Hoping the pendulum of righteousness swings swiftly the other way soon. >
  
  Cool, are they volunteering to go first?  Insufferable and evil bigots. >
  
  They sound like bad people. This is obviously evil. >
  
  Big fuckin pile of assholes. Target rich environment. >
  
  The number of people who are simultaneously alive and in possession of all their limbs is TOO DAMN HIGH >
  
  Yep…that’ll make them respect/love you or do what you tell them/what you want and definitely not revolt/martyr themselves against you and everything you stand for. >
  
  Long as they start with their own peeters, I guess so. >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  An influential hardliner clerical group in addition to executions demands punishing Iranian protesters by cutting fingers and toes instead of just exiling them.
  In a statement Saturday, the Association of Qom Seminary Teachers urged the authorities to continue executions but use the amputation punishment to deter people from joining the protests instead of lenient punishments in the law such as exile.
  Politicians and activists in Iran, some high-ranking clerics and former officials such as the prominent scholar Ayatollah Mostafa Mohaqeq-Damad have also condemned protester executions or urged leniency.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: protest^#1 such^#2 death^#3 execution^#4 exile^#5 >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  An influential hardliner clerical group in addition to executions demands punishing Iranian protesters by cutting fingers and toes instead of just exiling them.
  In a statement Saturday, the Association of Qom Seminary Teachers urged the authorities to continue executions but use the amputation punishment to deter people from joining the protests instead of lenient punishments in the law such as exile.
  Politicians and activists in Iran, some high-ranking clerics and former officials such as the prominent scholar Ayatollah Mostafa Mohaqeq-Damad have also condemned protester executions or urged leniency.
  
  
  Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: protest^#1 such^#2 death^#3 execution^#4 exile^#5 >
  
  Like the Republicans over there. They’re hoping that the Persian Army is all childless I think. >
  
  Who’s going to stop these clerics? God? Ha. >
  
  Yeah, Iran needs more amputees, that will solve all the country's problems. >
  
  sick of their hats getting tipped off >
  
  What does it take to create a human this damn cruel? >
  
  Villains, Evil.Blood thirsty. >
  
  Squid Game part deux. >
  
  Ah of course the people who preach love and peace. >
  
  Mooslims. >
  
  There god loves blood sacrifice. Loves the smell of blood. 
  They love it too.
  They need more. >
  
  They are going to find life hard when they realiae they pissed off half the population, and they cannot reproduce with the other half. >
  
  I agree they should execute all the hardliner clerics >
  
  Iran has plans for gold in the next Paralympics >
  
  Might be time for people to reconsider their options.
  Maybe let the clerics have a few more amputations and executions. First person POV. >
  
  Can't they mutilate and execute each other, then? >
  
  Start with them! >
  
  Their brains are amputated for sure, it’s obvious the can’t stand someone smarter around. >
  
  I mean if they want to cut off their limbs who are we to stop them 🤷🏻‍♂️ >
  
  1342 mindset will guide you into the 1400, congrats >
  
  Give ‘em a razor >
  
  They should volunteer >
  
  If they want to be executed, oblige them. Clerics could also just commit suicide and save the state some money. Either way I’m ok with though. >
  
  You think I’d get range if I made a video game called Taliban: Battle Royal?? >
  
  How butchering and killing people is going to make them in favour of yours believing. >
  
  They've given up on that, and have decided to take the fear route. >
  
  I understand that, but it's totally useless losst of young people who are the future. >
  
  Couldn't agree more >
  
  "Cover your hair or we will literally hang you" is a very rational and logical worldview >
  
  They’re basically Iranian Republicans. >
  
  I think they don't understand that past a certain boiling point more executions are just going to rile up people even more...
  Like it is called and stick for a reason, without a carrot it is just not going to work. >
  
  Of course they do   What other kind of control do they have besides fear and violence >
  
  Just shows that Rishi Sunak has plenty of space to move into. >
  
  If they insist... Who's first? >
  
  Bad luck US wants fuel prices high, could invade otherwise and let oil flow as well.. >
  
  That many in one place and no one had a strike planned? >
  
  The beatings will continue until moale improves! >
  
  Any Government that rules the masses by Religions guided murder is not sustainable and it's just a matter of time before that Government crumbles. I wish the Iranians the best but growth without change  is impossible. Compassion without compromise is not true compassion. Love is the answer >
  
  Nothing wins the support of a modernising population that's sick of your current BS, than trying to impose more out of touch and stuck in the dark age punishments.
  Next year I expect announcements from the religious clerics about them implementing bloodletting as a universal cure, because it's slightly more modern than their attitude towards women and life >
  
  Great country, hope brave people change that quickly >
  
  Start with all those religious hypocrites. >
  
  O'Cleric, I have a feeling your whole family is going down.
  -Billy Madison >
  
  Iran desperately needs feminism and secularism. >
  
  Iran is full of the nastiest politicians on the planet… >
  
  They're afraid for the last decade or so, Iran has been racked with protest after protest.  Unrest and discontent boil across Iranian society. The desires of Iran's people, their beliefs, their hopes and dreams become increasingly divergent from the aims and dreams of their government. 
  In such a situation one group must change to match the other. However all the tools of indoctrination and propaganda have failed to shift the population to match the increasingly imperial dreams of Iran's clerics.  This leaves them on increasingly unstable footing to hold power over an honestly large population and territory that is increasingly hostile. 
  So we will likely see an Iranian government turning more to terror an outright brutal violence to keep the population under control.  Whether or not that will work I don't know, governments have made that work before but it devours a lot of resources.  
  I hope and pray that the Iranian people can get a government that puts their hopes and dreams first. >
  
  So like "The executions and amputations should increase until the situation across the country improves!" Spoken like true depots-not that we needed them to confirm that. >
  
  noice >
  
  I know what I would cut off them! >
  
  Have them demonstrate on each other and show everyone how they want it done