Sunday, June 21, 2009

Hey Mullahs, Allah Help You, The Iranian People Are No Longer Afraid of You

Who's afraid of the big bad witch?

Ace of Spades posted a letter from Mousavi to Obama which states:
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"Dear Mr. President,

In the name of the Iranian people, we want you to know that when you recently made the statement "Achmadinejad or Mousavi? Two of a kind,” we consider this as a grave and deep insult, not just to Mr. Mousavi but especially against the judgment of the Iranian people, against our moral conviction and intelligence, especially those of the young generation that comprises a population of 31 million."

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A hefty percentage of this 31 million youth continues to peacefully protest - facing down tyrrany with extraordinary defiance & courage .

A commenter at mypetjawa puts this into perspective:

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"What gives me hope for this situation is that the horror stories turning up do NOT seem to end with the protesters running for their lives and giving up completely. The casualties appear to stem from them continuing their resistance.

The first time a policeman raised his riot stick and stalked towards a protester, expecting him to run as usual, but the protester just stood there and looked back at him, and it was the policeman that backed down and walked away, was probably the start of a fire that has taken on a life of its' own.

The biggest problem with being an oppressor depending on fear, is "GOD HELP YOU" if they ever STOP being afraid of you.

2 comments:

Damien said...

Pastorius,

I hope the Iranian people are no longer afraid of the Mullahs. Unfortunately, they may still be afraid of the police and the military.

Mother Effingby said...

Afraid enough to burn down their compound! The right tack...I hope it doesn't wind up as a replay of Czechloslovakia '68 or Budapest '56...or the continuing madness of the Korean draw. And DON'T get me started on Viet Nam.