Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd legend turned political provocateur, has once again thrust himself into the spotlight by defending Iran’s brutal theocratic regime amid its savage crackdown on nationwide protests. Just a week after whitewashing Venezuelan tyrant Nicolás Maduro’s kleptocratic rule, Waters dismissed accusations of Iran as a global terrorism sponsor as nonsense, trotting out the tired relativist cliché: One man’s terrorism is another man’s freedom fighting. This comes as Iranian mullahs execute protesters, including children, for daring to demand basic freedoms—echoing the regime’s long history of arming Hezbollah, Hamas, and other jihadist proxies that have spilled rivers of blood from Jerusalem to Buenos Aires. Waters’ apologia isn’t just tone-deaf; it’s a masterclass in moral inversion, where state-sponsored butchery gets rebranded as noble resistance.
For the 2A community, Waters’ rhetoric is a stark reminder of the ideological chasm separating self-defense advocates from elite cosplayers of tyranny. Iran’s regime, which bans private gun ownership to maintain its iron grip—much like every despot from Castro to Maduro—relies on disarmament to crush dissent, turning freedom fighters into helpless victims fed into woodchippers. Waters’ defense normalizes this playbook, blurring lines between legitimate resistance (think armed American colonists defying British redcoats) and theocratic death squads who target civilians. It’s no coincidence that pro-2A voices have long highlighted how regimes like Iran’s thrive on monopoly violence, while free societies armed under the Second Amendment deter such horrors. His words embolden authoritarians everywhere, from Tehran to Tehran-inspired militants plotting against the West.
The implications ripple outward: as Waters tours stadiums preaching this drivel to adoring fans, it fuels a cultural narrative that erodes support for robust self-defense rights. In a world where Iran’s tentacles fund attacks on Israel and beyond, 2A patriots must counter with unapologetic clarity—our right to bear arms isn’t terrorism, it’s the ultimate bulwark against the very freedom fighters Waters romanticizes. Call it out, curate the truth, and keep stacking brass; history favors the armed and awake.
