Iranian Unrest: Humiliations and Cheap Dreams…………
“By all accounts, the regime has made two big mistakes. First, there was the fraud -- or at least the widespread presumption of mass fraud -- in June's election. The regime's steadfast refusal to deal with public concern quickly led to public outrage. I've heard, time and again here, that the regime's brazen lying is an "insult," an unforgivable "humiliation." Second, the viciousness with which the regime has cracked down on dissent has shocked people, including those who thought they could no longer be shocked. The Iranians I've met include a retired high school teacher, a musician, an engineer, several business executives, journalists, students, a lawyer, a dissident cleric, representatives from the travel and entertainment industries, two activists in the opposition "green movement," a church pastor, and an architect. In virtually every conversation I've had, the given is that Iran is ruled by lunatics. That's the simple part………”
It is refreshing that there are people in the Middle East consider their government lying to them an insult and an unforgivable humiliation. Now if this attitude could spread westward as well, to encompass the whole region, from Khurasan to Libya and beyond. Well, one can dream, dreams are cheap…………
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