Well it has been a long time since I have blogged my life has gotten hectic work school plus other things, but I am just going to try and jump right back into this.
One of the big stories in the news lately has been the fall out from the Iranian elections. The elections were rigged obviously, but the situation is a very complex one from all sides even from the so called reform candidate. I am glad that the people of Iran are standing up for their rights. The Ayatollah was always gonna be the one who decide who won that election the fact that is was rigged in favor of Ahmedinejad should be no surprise to anyone. Even if Mousavi had won what difference would that have made? Mousavi had been Prime Minister, he was a follower of Ruhollah. The truth is I hope Americans are not thinking that the election of Mousavi would bring about change in the Islamic Repubic of Iran. The biggest things that Americans want changed, Iran's Nuclear program would not stop if Mousavi was elected he was the one who started their nuclear program afterall.The country is a Theocracy and until that fundemental factor is overturned real change will never occur in Iran. The truth is that no matter who is elected the Aytollah is in command of Iran and his will dictates policy in Iran so until Iran is no longer a Theocracy and/or the Ayatollah is out of power Iran will have no real change.
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good to have you back :) i am going to puerto rico and florida for a week with hubby's work.
nothing is ever as simple as it appears. there are always layers and complications. when america and the west meets the east- whether it be china, russia or iran- there is always espionage and counterespionage. put religion into the mix- on both sides- and you have what we have now.
now, remove the governments and the peoples of both nations would probably find some common ground. who knows?
First...Thank you for coming by TWM. You're welcome at anytime.
Second...There is more than the theocratic republic dogma at play in Iran. They are seeking an identity among their Arab neighbors. even though they share the religion of Muslim, you do realize that they are not Arab but Aryan. More European in DNA than Middle eastern. Culturally for millennia there has been a divide that although lately unspoken still exists.
This government of theirs that Khomeini established has a right to its existence. But it has to be clear that history works against repression. The government is destabilized because a massive amount of the generation born after 1979 have come out and spoke. The gun may have silenced their mouths but it has made their minds shout.
They put their head into the mouth of the dinosaur and it got bit off this time, the next time may find that the predator has become prey.
Glad to see you back. Better comment soon.
I don't think it's a question of how America and Americans (or Europeans, for that matter) look at Iran. For many, the question is whether or not the nation should recognize the current government, and if it doesn't if it will result in more war.
Given the West's past with Iran, the best thing that we can do is butt out. We don't have to remain actionless. We don't have to court their trade, as the we did with China in the wake of Tiananmen Square. We don't have to support their dictatorships with troops and arms as we did for Saddam Hussein (for many, many years).
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