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- inactive, on 06/15/2009, -7/+86Elections? i call it a farce of orwellian proportions.
- algaeturd, on 06/15/2009, -25/+97I love how American diggers were on here yesterday telling Iranians to rise up and fight for a fair election with honest results.
Ha.
Americans had an election stolen from them and they rolled over, finished dinner and went to bed.
Say what you will but:
Americans (for the most part) = apathy sprinkled with fear
Iranians = Most obviously willing to fight for what's fair.
Americans could learn a few things from their drive for the truth. - inactive, on 06/15/2009, -29/+82This is nothin'. The aftermath of the 2000 election here in Amerika is 500,000 dead Muslims
- enki25, on 06/15/2009, -8/+52It is obviously horrible that Ahmedinijad was able to rig this election, but who could have realistically expected any different? He runs the government. What we are seeing now is the best possible outcome. The people of Iran are rising up against a tyrannical regime. They all deserve our support. I hope the masses of moderate youth tear that ***** country apart.
- javy925, on 06/15/2009, -4/+36you don't have the slightest clue as to what you're ***** rambling about. stfu please, thank you.
- life036, on 06/15/2009, -7/+33Wrong, we walked away in the 90's and the Kurdish genocide actually happened. Us going in 12 years too late didn't stop *****, it only caused more senseless death and destruction. Thanks for playing though.
- zioon, on 06/14/2009, -11/+33please help Iranian youth and students, They are rally in Blood
- Lotus379, on 06/15/2009, -1/+22as much as i don't support violence I'm glad there is an uprising from rigging voting (or what looks like that) i do find it interesting to see the picture of the guy talking to the "riot cop" my only real experience with storm troppers was during the RNC protests were you would get hit and teargassed for asking for an inhaler while having an asthma attack (im not kidding i saw it happen to a women). you certainlly couldnt talk to them
- WoollyMittens, on 06/15/2009, -2/+21It's always the young educated people that stand up for freedom and it's always them that get murdered as dissidents to control a nation of tame sheep.
Education is an enemy of tyranny. - 1gunners4, on 06/15/2009, -5/+23Comparing living in America, even with Bush as president, to living in modern day Iran is silly. Chastising Americans for not rising up and fighting for having an election "stolen" may appear all well and good now, given that hindsight is 20/20, but back then there appeared little difference between Gore and Bush. Besides, the only disputed aspect of that election was the Supreme Court ruling, as Bush losing the popular vote means nothing; there isn't a constitutional right to have a popular vote at all.
- CressCrowbits, on 06/15/2009, -1/+18And thus the cycle of apathy continues.
- enki25, on 06/15/2009, -6/+20The situation isn't as simple as you claim. There are millions of young people in Iran who are just like young people in America. They want freedom for women, freedom of speech, freedom of religion. They are under the grips of an oppressive government, intertwined with an oppressive fundamentalist religion. It's important to remember that the American government for years supported this problem because it served our interests. Now it's clear that our interests have changed.
We all need to stand behind the liberal and moderate thinkers in Iran, it is the only hope for real democracy in the middle east. At best, calling them all barbarians does nothing. At worst, it makes us appear like the worst of them. - DouglasQ, on 06/15/2009, -0/+12You're wasting internet.
- Chriswifvanilla, on 06/15/2009, -2/+14Please refrain from feeding the trolls
- life036, on 06/15/2009, -2/+14They need moar Guy Fawkes masks.
- Xephyr, on 06/15/2009, -3/+14Keep telling yourself that...
- Matman302, on 06/15/2009, -1/+11Let us morn those killed so far and hope the numbers don't rise. I can only hope the Iranians don't encounter a Tiananmen Square-like scenario where the military open fire on protesters. I hope the people get what they want (a fair election), but I have come to expect the worst out of these types of things happening in countries like Iran.
- superflydugg, on 06/15/2009, -0/+10democracy = serious business.
not /s - GDOG5, on 06/15/2009, -2/+11How do you know he rigged the election? Its probable but you cant say its "obviously" certain.
- Barackalypse, on 06/15/2009, -5/+14Our history of intervention is pretty poor, we've only really been successful in WW2 and Kuwait, everywhere else has been a failure, so you're really better off if we don't get involved (WW1 is considered a failure to my mind because it set the stage for WW2).
- apena89, on 06/15/2009, -2/+10we saved 1,000 men by killing 500,00 others. now that's worth going to war!
- CressCrowbits, on 06/15/2009, -0/+8I believe English might not be his first language, what with him apparently being Iranian.
Individuals can help the people of Iran if they so wish. If western governments start interfering, it plays right into the hands of Ahmadinejad - they can label the opposition as tools of western imperialism. - SpinningHead, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7Would that be the first attack on Kurds (permitted by Bush Sr.) or the prevention of later attacks via the maintenance of the no-fly zone? Are these the same Kurds making back room deals with Bush supporters over at Hunt Oil to undermine the peace process and keep the oil for themselves?
- CressCrowbits, on 06/15/2009, -1/+8Which is why Ahmadinejad has had so many progressive tutors removed from Iranian universities.
- mariasuny, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7they need help. there is horrible sensorship there... the government cheated .. it was a selection, not an election...
- Loki101, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7That's really the whole problem - those providing the security are often the ones rigging the vote. In Malaysia, the Royal Malaysian Police Force regularly cordons off and transports stuffed ballot boxes into polling stations on the backs of their own vehicles to prevent them from being searched by opposition "watchers". They're supposedly there to provide "security", but, instead, simply help rig the vote in favor of the government candidate.
- Abatrour, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7Many of the riots also have to do with the fact that the police are beating and arresting any news anchors who are reporting on this event.
People are also pissed off that their government cut off their phones, sms, and internet to try to stop people from communicating.
If that isn't a good enough reason to protest I don't know what is. - DouglasQ, on 06/15/2009, -2/+9Dugg for vampireboyy's racism.
- thespiff, on 06/15/2009, -2/+8Look, it's not like Bush got elected and suddenly forgot how to speak and think like an adult. He was that way from day 1 of the campaign. Don't give me this hindsight *****. We elected a President that we wanted to have a beer with and we got what we deserved.
- shirosamurai, on 06/15/2009, -2/+8You don't know anything about Iran and the struggle of the young, democratic-minded populace that are trying to make a change there. Go back to watching Family Guy and shut up.
- Gwydion, on 06/15/2009, -0/+6http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_pre ...
More higher quality pictures.. - ElGubrush, on 06/15/2009, -1/+7It's a revolution over there, but I saw a video of protesters helping a riot cop up out of a crowd after something happened, and at least they're maintaining decency to each other, which is more than I can say for the american cops at the wto thing in seattle or the gop protests
- estebancortez, on 06/15/2009, -0/+5Keep faith in revolutionary fervour-Remember Indonesia toppled Soharto; Ukraine brought the Orange Revolution; Zimbabwe challenged Mugabe. We need to stick behind moderate youth and support them, and ultimately they will triumph!
- 1gunners4, on 06/15/2009, -2/+7None of this changes the fact that comparing the election of 2000 and the "fraud" that happened to modern day Iran is absolutely stupid. We had our rights curtailed some and there was some eyebrow raising occurences, but what occured Friday in Iran dwarfs all of that completely.
- SpinningHead, on 06/15/2009, -1/+6That's why the far right in this country works hard to demonize them as the "intellectual elite" and make education seem frivolous in general.
- alecks, on 06/15/2009, -1/+6Uhm, sorry, but even back then, there were a lot of us saw HUGE differences between Gore and Bush and were befuddled at how everyone else were too ***** STUPID TO NOT SEE IT!
- ratnacage, on 06/15/2009, -1/+5When our unemployment and inflation equal that of Irans then you will see the apathy disappear.
- faskill, on 06/15/2009, -1/+5It tries but it only adds gold curtain rods and blue carpet to the page.
- DankBuddz, on 06/15/2009, -0/+4"Must suck to have big brains like them"
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about you...
/s - killamockingbrd, on 06/15/2009, -0/+4I thought aftermath meant after the event? Last I hear this thing's getting more and more widespread. A lot of tweets are coming out of Tehran that the army is split and there may be a coup (yes I know tweets aren't even remotely considered reliable, but many are saying it).
- Ikon, on 06/15/2009, -0/+4The policeman in picture #8 looks like desmond from LOST.
- durruticolumn, on 09/18/2009, -1/+5
http://www.juancole.com/2009/06/stealing-iranian-e ...
1. It is claimed that Ahmadinejad won the city of Tabriz with 57%. His main opponent, Mir Hossein Mousavi, is an Azeri from Azerbaijan province, of which Tabriz is the capital. Mousavi, according to such polls as exist in Iran and widespread anecdotal evidence, did better in cities and is popular in Azerbaijan. Certainly, his rallies there were very well attended. So for an Azeri urban center to go so heavily for Ahmadinejad just makes no sense. In past elections, Azeris voted disproportionately for even minor presidential candidates who hailed from that province. - inactive, on 06/15/2009, -2/+5No, Iraq happened under the premise of "helping people", where the only reason was to continue family vengeance.
- sClubDevin, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3vampireboyy is obviously quite the intellectual heavyweight.
- jrobbi, on 06/15/2009, -1/+4http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.ele ...
"The president does indeed have great public support in Iran, Taheri said, adding that 'I'm sure he did win the election but it's impossible he won 63 percent of the vote. The results probably exaggerated the scale of his support.'
According to official results, Ahmadinejad won in all regions and among all classes and ages -- again, something that Taheri said was unlikely, 'but I can't prove it.' "
Also, at the Ahmadinejad rally there is a rumor that some of the citizens at the rally were forced to be there. - falafelkiosken, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3down with the theocracy
- durruticolumn, on 09/18/2009, -0/+3
Ahmadinejad winning Iranian Kurdistan would be unprecedented in the history of the Islamic Republic. - ElGubrush, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3"You best not light my motorcycle on fire, brother"
is what I'm imagining he's saying - censormagnet, on 06/15/2009, -1/+4US: Lakers win tons of people IN LA! tear up their city, wrecking cars, starting fires... over a game they won?
Iran: Their elections are possibly stolen and they start alot of fires and riot.. etc
so whose crazier? - Barackalypse, on 06/15/2009, -2/+5I'm slightly amused that a questioned in election in Iran appears to have substantially better polling station security by requiring Government issued photo ID than the polls in this country which do not.
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