<p>There are hypocrites in every country; there are cool people in every nation. Just some countries have more the former while some others have more the latter. You can't say EVERYONE in a certain nation is hypocrite/cool/stupid/smart/whatsoever. That's just too generalizing.</p>
<p>What are you saying? America has AWAYS had it head up its own ass especially when it comes to foreign policy. We are an arrogant nation who thinks that just because we are "democratic" and "free" (whatever the **** that means) we are suddenly better than the rest of the known world. New flash America: red, white and blue: these colors dont run the world!</p>
<p>I agree. Democracy wont work everywhere, and I believe theocracy is the best option in the Middle East as of now.</p>
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There are hypocrites in every country; there are cool people in every nation. Just some countries have more the former while some others have more the latter. You can't say EVERYONE in a certain nation is hypocrite/cool/stupid/smart/whatsoever. That's just too generalizing.
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<p>I agree. Just because the majority... or perhaps the just the loudest, people act one way, doesn't mean it accounts for the couple million people living in the U.S., being born on one mass of land, versus another does not create a personality, it just happens that the most obnoxious people are the ones who are heard.</p>
<p>rayj28: Yes they do :)</p>
<p>Free speech in Iran? call me crazy, but I just don't see it. If Iran really is embracing free speech, why are there NO articles in any newspaper in Iran that are critical of Ahmedinejad or the Ayatolla. The only time iran will truly embrace free speech is when the people of Iran can criticize the Iranian governmen, without having to worry about ending up dead a few hours later.
Iran can't selectivley embrace free speech only when it benefits them, and not when it defames them.</p>
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If Iran really is embracing free speech, why are there NO articles in any newspaper in Iran that are critical of Ahmedinejad or the Ayatolla.
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<p>Thats because the Iranians LOVE them :D</p>
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<p>At least Iranians can deny the Holocaust all they want, which isnt possible in Europe unless you want to be jailed :)</p>
<p>No need to b1tch about Iran. Arabs face the same limitation if they reside in Israel.</p>
<p>7 Dust thats the most ridicuous thing. What MIddle Easterners need is not democracy or theocracy, but freedom..Economic, political, and religious. A democracy won't guarantee that, so thats not the magic cure. The terrorists, religious nuts, the like need to be kicked out so that the people can be free and catch up to the rest of the world.</p>
<p>^^ Well, I cant disagree with that.</p>
<p>I think Iranians WANT Ahmedinejad in power, after all he won the election. So, I think it would be a bad idea to kick him out while still preach freedom.</p>
<p>7_dust: Arabs are treated very well in Israel. There are stories of homosexual Palestinians that fled to Israel because they would be killed in the West Bank/Gaza. There is nothing remotely close to Iran in Israel. Israeli Arabs are the only ones exempt from compulsory military service.</p>
<p>Iran is disgusting - why is Farsi the second most popular language for bloggers now since the tyrant's election? Because people are ****ed at his backwards-ass sharia law.</p>
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<p>LOL, I expected you'd say that. Gay Arabs have no choice but Israel, since gay people are not respected in the Middle East, just as they are not respected in places in America. There is good evidence that Israel is (directly and indirectly) executing systematic ethnic discrimination against the Palestinian Arabs.</p>
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Iran is disgusting - why is Farsi the second most popular language for bloggers now since the tyrant's election? Because people are ****ed at his backwards-ass sharia law.
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<p>Or is it because Iran is a Muslim nation, with Farsi being a prominent "Muslim" language (The Koran can be read in Farsi as well as in Arabic) ? And only the minority of Iranians are discontented with Ahmedinejad's rule? Now I am NOT supporting this man, I am just saying things from the perspective of the Iranian citizens.
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4622501.stm%5B/url%5D">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4622501.stm</a></p>
<p>If the majority of Iranians support Ahmedinehad, the majority of Iranians are idiots. I don't know how anyone can support someone who publicly denies the holocaust or calls for the complete destruction of another nation...</p>
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If the majority of Iranians support Ahmedinehad, the majority of Iranians are idiots. I don't know how anyone can support someone who publicly denies the holocaust or calls for the complete destruction of another nation...
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<p>Lets rephrase this:</p>
<p>If the majority of Americans support Bush, the majority of Americans are idiots. I don't know how anyone can support someone who declares war to a soverign nation over false assumptions of having WODs.</p>
<p>Goes both ways buddy :)</p>
<p>I didn't realize supporting someone meant agreeing with everything that they did. In fact, I don't think that's so. Soverign nation? What do you mean by that? How about "false assumptions?" What evidence did they have?</p>
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<p>There is good evidence that Palestinians are (directly and indirectly) exectuing Israelis (systematically and randomly). So good, that it's indisputable.</p>
<p>The early example in this thread of comparing the Muhammed cartoons reactions and Holocaust denial is awful for a number of reasons:</p>
<p>Americans are not Europeans. You cannot be jailed for Holocaust denial in the US. Oops.</p>
<p>Telling Iran, "We don't like what you're doing" and burning down their embassy/resorting to violence are very different.</p>
<p>Did I mention that Americans aren't Europeans?</p>
<p>What Iranians need is a healthy dose of religious skepticism. The democracy will take care of itself after that.</p>
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<p>What are WODs? </p>
<p>Anyway, it wasn't just the US that thought that Iraq had WMDs, it was in fact the whole international intelligence community. Failed assumption, yes, but it's not like Iraq never had them.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, one must wonder if the same doesn't come into play in the US as well...</p>
<p>Cartoon Vs Blowing Up 1700 Yr Old Buddhas, Wiping Out Other Mosques And Beheading People..........hmmm Where Did Anyone Get The Idea This Is A Psychotic Bunch ???</p>
<p>Hey Im Agreeing With You We Are Terrible Those Who Would Dare Look At That Cartoon I Mean It Is Horrifying Off With Another Head Oh Yes Yes Yes. You Are So Learned!</p>