Erik, my good man, I was wondering what the official NDP position on the Iranian situation was, as I was curious whether the fringe and extreme element that seems to dominate here that supports despotic regimes as long as they are anti American is the mainstream party view. I am happy to report that this is not the case.
Oh, yes I did miss remind. There is also Martin Dufresne on the despotic sympathizers side, which is somewhat ironic given that Martin is an ardent defender of women's rights in Canada. You are correct though that there aren't many of them in numbers, the handful just make up a large amount of the total volume of posts here.
The idea that people who do not voice unconditional support for the a political point of view are "objectively counter-revolutionary enemies of the people", on the principle that "if you are not with us you are against us", is pretty much a Stalanist way of establishing political alliegiance.
Perhaps some time you could take the time to find the exact quotes where the people you have just accused of being "sympathizers" with despots express their support with the Iranian regieme? Or is quoting just too much hassle for the right wingnut internet militia?