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RiverStoneyesterday at 4:27 AM2 repliesview on HN

We have limited data on this. There have been surveys, but survey data isn’t always very accurate.

Here was one survey that showed 81% disapproval of the Islamic Republic: https://gamaan.org/2023/02/04/protests_survey/

In a country of 90 million, if the regime has 20% supporters, that’s 18 million supporters.

Tehran population is 9 million, 20% of that is 1.8 million.

So it’s easy to understand why you might see videos of hundreds or thousands of regime supporters in the streets. That doesn’t mean they’re the majority.


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krainboltgreeneyesterday at 5:36 AM

Hey man, 60% of americans disapprove of the current government, that doesn't mean they want to nuke Washington DC.

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CapricornNobleyesterday at 5:00 AM

Mint Press News has a good article about why Gamaan's methodology is unsound:

https://www.mintpressnews.com/gamaan-iran-polling-regime-cha...

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