The same alliance from 1979 is happening again. History cannot repeat
Two strange bedfellows are getting together for another round, ignoring the lessons of what results when principles are traded for short-term alignment.
On March 14, a Sydney protest under the banner “Stop War with Iran” brought together a coalition of activist groups, including elements of the far left alongside voices aligned, directly or indirectly, with the ideological framing of the Islamic Republic regime.
In a liberal democracy, protest is legitimate. But history suggests we should pay close attention not only to what movements oppose, but to the alliances they form.
