Protests in Iran

[gini]

As some/many of you know, there has been extensive unrest in Iran related to the outcome of their recent presidential elections.

Discuss.

And, as you have opened this thread perhaps you would like to start and share with us your own thoughts on the unrest in Iran.

[kitten645]

"Discuss" ???
This isn't high school.

[Hellow]

And, as you have opened this thread perhaps you would like to start and share with us your own thoughts on the unrest in Iran.

Ok.

I personally think that their government is being very oppressive over their people. Protests should be allowed, as long as they do not turn violent.

[pomtzu]

Ok.

I personally think that their government is being very oppressive over their people.

Ya think?? So what else is new? So how do you propose that it can be changed?

[RICHARD]

Ok.

I personally think that their government is being very oppressive over their people. Protests should be allowed, as long as they do not turn violent.

Now, we have to look at how the protests affect their government, the people protesting and the effect on their place in the world view.

I want to see an overthrown government there. The kids doing the protesting are willing to die for the cause.

A real wake up call to the 'protestors' at the "G" gatherings all across the world. They really don't care about their world, they just need a reason to get together and burn stuff to the ground.

The protestors in Iran are willing to die for a change in government. More than the idiots who protest whales, oil and animals are willing to give to their cause.

[caseysmom]

My husband was born in Iran. I went in 1999. I never met more gracious people, friend, relatives and strangers. I think people have had the wrong idea about Iranians for a long time. I didn't meet one person that didn't like Americans, they had issues with the government here getting involved in things so I do think our government needs to stay out of it for that reason.

Even then people had there ways of rebelling, it reminded me of kids having overly strict parents, they found ways of doing what they wanted. I had a niece in high school, every school book had a picture of the eyatollah on the front (which is the back to us) she drew horns on his head...hehe. My husband was afraid for her but that type of rebellion was just normal for them.

We would get in taxi's and the driver would see I was American so he would crank up the music, which was illegal. Many parties with dancing and mini skirts, also illegal.

I am hoping and praying for the people of Iran, its time for the idiots to be thrown out.

[RICHARD]

We would get in taxi's and the driver would see I was American so he would crank up the music, which was illegal. Many parties with dancing and mini skirts, also illegal.

I am hoping and praying for the people of Iran, its time for the idiots to be thrown out.

A good mini skirt and music?

I am there!

I worked with a wonderful, beautiful woman who was from "Persia"- at the time the hostages from the American Embassy had come home and we just could not separate the fools in power from the people, underfoot.....so, many Iranians played the "Persia" card.

I really want to see the gov't. over thrown, I know, the idiot who takes over may not be as good as the idiot he replaces, but the people in that country need change.

I wish them the all the best in their struggle and hope it happens with the least amount of blood shed and pain.

They deserve a way better government than they currently have.

[caseysmom]

We started dating during the hostage crisis...many dates consisted of watching Larry King live...can you believe he has been around that long.

Many things in their culture are referred to as "persian" like the food, the rugs, etc. They have been called Iran since 1935 but I think for many of them they are "persian", that is their heritage.

[RICHARD]

We started dating during the hostage crisis...many dates consisted of watching Larry King live...can you believe he has been around that long.

Your beau or Larry?

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There were many intolerant, ignorant people at the time who did not or could not, take the time to separate the people from the government in Iran.

[pomtzu]

Ok.

I personally think that their government is being very oppressive over their people. Protests should be allowed, as long as they do not turn violent.

That's it??? Since you wanted a discussion, I thought you would have more input than a 2-liner. That's not much of a discussion - if any!

[Edwina's Secretary]

I am sorry for the people of Iran. It must be terribly frustrating (slight irony here) to believe your election outcome was not what it should have been. When you think what that country has been through...takeovers, violence, oppression - and wanting to make a change and have that snatched away.

But...there are many countries in the world where free elections are denied and people oppressed. The US has some bad history meddling in the affairs of other countries -- especially Iran. I believe we must be VERY careful in our response to the situation.

[blue]

The butthurt and false frustration has been strong in this thread.

Reagan, Bush, and Bush would have stood up and called for the Iranian elections to be open and fair. Obama has done what, said he was disappointed?

Carter would have at least helped count the crooked ballots.

When the Iranian nuclear question comes into play, hopefully Obama will continue to keep his mouth shut and let Israel take care of business.

[Edwina's Secretary]

And now Honduras. A sad state of affairs for election results these days!

[Puckstop31]

And now Honduras. A sad state of affairs for election results these days!

Except Honduras is not about an election... It is about a President who is trying to violate their Constitution. It says a President is limited to two terms. The current guy is trying to run for 3, ala Chavez. The military "coup" was ordered by the Honduran Supreme Court, with support from their Congress. Simply put, they are trying to defend their Constitution from a person trying to become a dictator. Hondurans know what being ruled by a dictator is about, they would rather not have it again I reckon.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124623220955866301.html


Funny that Madam Clinton and our President are speaking out against this attempt by the people to defend their Constitution. Funny, but not surprising.

[RICHARD]

As long as my president shows up on a Monday morning for a new conference and assures me that he's at the WH doing his job, I think I can look forward to hitting Friday at the end of the week because he said so.
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Also, the BO regime thinks it's better to toss out a "deeply disappointed" comment now and then- to cover their rears, ya know?

Technically, we cannot do anything about the probs in Iran. That FW Adam Mini Jab keeps with the "Meddling U.S.!" I'd love to see him try and out run a 500 pounder-does he want us to meddle?

IT's the same old story-we get another prez who can't balance foreign affairs AND his country.

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A strong rebuttal of the election and what the government was doing to the protestors would have been as effective as keeping 'our' mouths shut. But we aren't into regime change and stuff like that.


Hey,
People are getting slaughtered in the street! WHere are the human rights FWs? Nope, it's only murder when it's an American Bomb or Bullet.


Iranian firearms do not count.