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And it's not like she's apologetic about her father. Recent news about her and him at protests against the Iranian regime:

'Hands Are Stained With Blood': Iranians Outraged After Shah-Era Secret-Police Official Attends U.S. Rally

https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-sabeti-us-protest-savak/32271395.html

"In her tweet, Pardis Sabeti used the hashtag, "Woman, life, freedom," which has become the main slogan of Iran's antiestablishment protests, which were triggered by the September death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old who was arrested by the morality police.

But others said the 86-year-old Sabeti should be prosecuted for alleged rights abuses, including torture and the execution of political prisoners. They said Sabeti's legacy went against the demands of Iran's protest movement for greater social and political freedom.

"She has some nerves sharing a photo of Parviz Sabeti and talking about 'light and solidarity,'" London-based Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Abbasian said on Twitter. "In a free Iran, he would be put to trial."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-shah-infamous-savak-deputy-us-protest-press-review

At her TIME100 Leadership Award she got she had this to say:

https://time.com/6219137/pardis-sabeti-time100-impact-awards-women-iran/

"Sabeti, herself a refugee from Iran whose family fled the country shortly before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, said that her achievements in infectious disease research were only made possible by the “freedom” and “opportunities” she experienced growing up in the U.S."

Caring about Human Rights and Freedom in Iran. That's rich from her and her father. And tells us what those words mean to her aren't what they mean to us.

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"In her tweet, Pardis Sabeti used the hashtag, "Woman, life, freedom,"…

The only “Woman” she cares about, it would seem, is herself!

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That's the thing, these people really do think they're caring about us. That don't see themselves as evil, very few tyrannical sorts do. They believe the masses to be ignorant rubes, selfish, like small, petulant children who need the smart adult's guidance and direction to protect them from hurting themselves or others. Or like livestock. They believe they must practice "good stewardship" as their obligation that comes with being so much smarter and well-off, having blood of nobles who are born to lead, possessing the clarity of mind and stoicism, not prone to foolish sentimentality. For real, this is how most think of humanity, these words I use gleaned from their own publications and official resources.

Only a small few at the very top and center twirl long moustache's taking pleasure and sensing fulfillment when the masses suffer, pleased to have useful idiots like Sabeti in key roles intoxicated on their credentials and self-righteousness. The banality of evil is that it rarely sees itself as evil; it has good intentions.

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You’re 100% correct!

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