Iran
I have an advanced degree in politics and even I wouldn’t dare sort out what’s happening in Iran right now. It’s just too chaotic and, the more I read, the less black-and-white the picture becomes. (Note that it started out a murky grey to begin with.)
That hasn’t stopped insta-pundit liberals pounding their chests and deifying Twitter with a zeal I find rather frightening. Forget the facts! Achmen-whatzizname is baaaaad, waaaay baaaaaad, dude! Everything on Twitter must be right. Right on, green for me on Facebook. I’m such a democracy-lover!
To those people, I have only this to pass on, thanks to Mo-ha-med.
4 comments
It’s confusing as all hell and I think far too many people are going with what they WISH were true or what they HOPE is true more than facts and I think that was a major problem before the election too – a lot of people confused what they wanted with what was happening, they saw what they wanted to see and, inevitably, they didn’t look at IRAN, they looked at TEHRAN and not all of that.
I think we could all do well to sit back, watch and hopefully learn before we jump to conclusions
It sounds apocryphal, but it appears that when Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai was asked, in the 1960s, what he thought was the historical impact of the French Revolution, he reportedly replied, “It’s too early to tell.” That’s kinda how I feel about Iran at the moment.
I agree. I keep hearing the outcry “They’re killing STUDENTS!” on blogs. And I shake my head. The students are not ten-year olds. They’re adults who are taking a political stand. You fight Goliath and you have to be willing to take the blows.
Like you, I’m taking a wait and see attitude. There is more here than what we’re hearing.
This rumble is only in its infancy. No matter who takes control, no one is going to be happy. Unless it goes the way of Tiananmen Square. The government simply outlasted the protestors and waited for a new generation to grow up and forget.
I often wonder what those students who survived their fallen comrades feel after all these years. Has their fire for freedom died or did it go underground?
As far as I can tell, M, (and I keep half an eye on China), it’s gone underground. I was only reading yesterday about the debacle of China’s attempt to force firewall/monitoring software on every PC sold in the country. They had to pull the initiative, but due to technical reasons. They’re now rejigging their (pirated) software. LOL Oh man, there are so many levels of fail there, I don’t quite know where to begin.
Like many other countries in Asia, China wants it both ways. They want all the advantages of a technological society, without the social consequences. Malaysia is no different, although it’s less extreme than either China or, interestingly enough, Singapore. I’ve gone off on a tangent, haven’t I?
Underground. That’s my reply.
Leave a Comment