Lady Sun

Sadly 50% of Iranians voted on Friday, so they truly deserve to continue suffering in that country till they die!

Regardless what happens in the short-term, the people of Iran have reason to hope for a better future. The people of Iran have the responsibility and duty to decide for themselves what kind of government they want and how they will acheive that government. They must put aside their petty differences and work on the more serious important issues. If they can overcome the squabbling and pettiness that all human beings must overcome in order to acheive something great, then they will find themselves on the right path. If they follow pettiness, and baseness, and focus on silly things, then they must accept the result of that as well.

I hope for two things, one, that Iranian people get the government that the majority of them wish for, that would be Democracy, even if the majority wished for an Islamic state. Two, I hope that the U.S. will stay out of it. Iran needs to do whatever it needs to do on it's own, without outside medlers. I hope that doesn't make me seem selfish.

Oh, and with regards to the previous post, you don't have a tail, do you?
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In the U. S., we're suffering from a conservative government which thinks that the Christian god is on it's side. While they have passed laws that I hate, and I fear that they will pass more, I'm optimistic that cooler heads will prevail, and that we'll eventually get back to a more balanced agenda.

My impression of Iran is that that would be much more difficult. I haven't read all your posts, yet, so if you've addressed this you can yell at me, but what do you think are the chances of a secular government in Iran?

Dear lady Sun, without violent and bloody revolution, how do you expect change to occur in your country since the conservative mullahs refuse to entertain any such idea. They have absolute power and absolute power corrupts abssolutely. Now they have embarked upon the path of nuke weapons what do you think will happen if they actually detonate on on western ships, Israel or within the US. We in the west do not believe in martyrdom as is the case with the Islamic religion. We do not believe in sacrificing ourselves. but if we are attacked by those deadly weapons, our resp9nce would devistate all of Persia. During the cold war neither the Soviets or the West wanted that type of destruction. With those given to martyrdom, however, how can anyone be assured that once obtained, it wont be used. Once out of the botle can the Genie be put back. God bless you for your brave outspokenness about your country, but more must be done. your article on the plight of women was an interesting rebuttal without really addressing the situation or the writers concerns. With friends and acquaintences from Persia living in the US, There is a marked difference between their life here and there. Those on the left that cannot differentiate between our form of govt and the Persian one really need to bone up on facts before badmouthing this nations systems. Innacurate have truths are worse than lies as they give the impression that one knows what they are saying.

Lastly, while it was the CIA that was involved in 53, Mossadegh was also a communist and his assension would have made Iran a Soviet client state. Was he opular, yes, but...the US and british interests, and they are from gaining its foothold in Iran and achieving a 4 centurieds goal which was to obtain warm water ports and to challenge the US on all fronts.

Peace to you and may your words never stop and always ring true.