Hub Podcasts The Iran protests and the deafening sound of silence
Jan 14, 2026
The discussion opens with a deep dive into the urgent protests erupting in Iran, spotlighting the country's escalating crises. It explores the puzzling media silence surrounding these events, offering critical insights into ideological biases. The conversation further addresses the implications of weakening Iran in relation to geopolitical figures like Trump and Netanyahu. Shifting topics, hosts highlight the shortcomings of Canada’s Disability Benefit and propose bold reforms to alleviate poverty among disabled Canadians. Lastly, they analyze the risks and failures likely to accompany U.S. intervention in Venezuela.
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Selective Moral Binaries Shape Coverage
- Western activists often apply a crude binary that casts Israel and the U.S. as always wrong and their opponents as morally complicated or admirable.
- That worldview helps explain the conspicuous silence about mass protests and repression in Iran despite severe humanitarian abuses.
Policy Shifts, Not Just Protests, Matter
- The weakening of Iran reflects not only internal dissent but strategic choices by Jerusalem and Washington to constrain Tehran.
- Acknowledging that controversial leaders contributed to Iran's weakening challenges many commentators' prior assumptions.
Humanitarian Concern Is Politically Marketed
- Humanitarian narratives can be politically curated so some suffering 'sells' more than others.
- Iran's repression should command coverage if human suffering were the true metric, yet it largely does not.