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June 21, 2009
Is it over yet?
The shock and horror of what is happening in Iran has begun to sink in and the reality of the situation has begun to assert itself to me. I sit here and watch these kids and I wonder, what the hell are they doing? They must be out of their minds.
Surely they must realize that no matter what they do, in the end, there truly can be no change in Iran because in the end, no matter who the front guy is, it is the ayatollah who is in charge and whoever "won" would simply carry out the orders and mouth the words. These poor people storm the streets in protest that they did not get to choose the man who carries out their torture, who brings the messages from their dictator. It will make no difference in their lives who that man is, if it's Ahmadinejad or Mousavi or Mickey Mouse, they're still going to be under the same oppression, their lives will still be miserable, they will still suffer as much tomorrow as they did last week or last month or last year.
Do these people really believe that Ahmadinejad is in control or that if Mousavi won, he would be in control? That's ridiculous. And sadly, if it were true, the notion that their lives would be better under Mousavi would still be ridiculous.
After the initial burst of horror and sympathy for the Iranian youth who are being slaughtered like animals by order of the ayatollah, I took the time to look into the man they were so determined to have as their president, this so-called reformer, Mir Hossein Mousavi. I wanted to see just what it is that they thought they were fighting for, what they hoped to accomplish by electing this man, what change they hoped to bring about.
As I looked, it became clear, no matter which man won the election, be it Ahmadinejad or Mousavi, if you look at the man himself and his beliefs, there would be no change in foreign policy in Iran, for Mousavi is no different than Ahmadinejad in his beliefs, he is as hard and as radical as Ahmadinejad, as hate filled and murderous as Ahmadinejad. That's why he was allowed to run in the first place.
I watch these kids wave their green wrist bands and hold up their green fingers and I can't help but remember that green is the color of Hezbollah and Hamas, and I know that the man they support and want me to support is responsible for the formation of Hezbollah, and Mousavi took that color as his own for a reason. The Iranian youth had no quarrel with Hamas or Hezbollah or with Iran's support of these terrorists, as long they were only killing Jews. Now, of course, Hezbollah and Hamas are standing with the Iranian government as they must, because Iran has supported Hamas and Hezbollah for so long that a great debt is owed and the allegiance must be honored.
And, it is likely that Hamas and Hezbollah know that in the end, these riots will mean nothing. The ayatollah has made his decision on the Iranian presidency and his decision will stand. Eventually, the protestors will realize they cannot win and they will back down, return to their little hovels, lick their wounds and bury their dead. And, they will support Hamas and Hezbollah once again.
So, the word is that the Iranian youth love all things American. Okay, fine. They like t-shirts and baseball hats and iPods. They like rap music and blue jeans. But liking America and Americans is another story, and anyway, they like Sharia Law most of all and all of the oppression and horror that comes with it. That's what they really like, that's what they really want, and that's what Mousavi has promised them, more Sharia law.
From Mousavi's website:
"We are not against the Islamic system and its laws but against lies and deviations and just want to reform it"
Mousavi is another Islamist dictator, who thinks the current islamist dictator is lying and deviating from true islamist law. That's the change Mousavi promised to bring to Iran, and that's what the Iranian youth is fighting, and dying, in the streets for, the freedom to be oppressed by Sharia law.
The man they support is even more radical and crazy then the one they reject.
It seems to me that what they are really saying to us here in America is, "please, pull us from this fire over here and toss us into that fire over there!"
Well, that's their right, to have their vote counted, and to have the government they voted for. And they can certainly fight to the death to have it.
I can't help but feel terribly sorry for each and every one of them.
Posted by LindaSoG at June 21, 2009 12:28 PM
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Linda, they know no different. It is terribly sad, but they have to deal with the ultimate reality that there truly is no difference in the two and the struggle, the slaughter we are witnessing, is just fighting for more of the same.
Heartbreaking.
Posted by: Melissa In Texas at June 21, 2009 01:53 PM
Melissa is right Linda, it's futile, I read the tea leaves a bit different, as this is a desperate plea for the west to intervene, it won't.
Where is that precious UN?
Where are those crack UN troops to intervene in the bloodshed?
All eyes are focused on the US. Sorry TOTUS is in one of his five daily prayers facing Mecca.
They Iranians sealed their fate in 1979, the same factions are in control, all of this brings back the horrors of 40-42 years ago looking into the faces of the dying in a futile attempt to free a body of people who lacked the resolve to free themselves, preferring to use our aid to line their corrupt leaders pockets at a severe toll to American troops.
Posted by: Jack at June 21, 2009 03:39 PM
And Obambi goes out for ice cream...
This country has been drooling for regime change in Iran since 1979 and now with it on the cusp of reality...
Obambi goes out for ice cream.
Posted by: Kevin M at June 21, 2009 07:09 PM
I too feel very sad for these people, but if there is one thing positive that can come out of this it is a wake up call to those that think adopting some limited sharia law is a gesture of tolerance. When it is actually a step towards complete submission. I'm going to a demonstration tomorrow, and I am pretty sure I'll walk away unharmed. I would like to think it will stay this way.........
Posted by: Mikey Lee at June 23, 2009 10:01 AM
I though the conservative traditional american postion was that of OUR founding fathers..
best wishes and trade with all.. entangling alliances with none..
whos still conservative here>?elmtreeforging@blogspot.com
Posted by: elmtreeforge@gmail.com at June 25, 2009 06:53 PM