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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostA few hugely bloody uprisings by the populace every few years would work wonders.
I certainly think Iranians would be justified in using violence against their rulers, but often in violent revolutions the people who lead the anti-regime violence turn out to be despots when they gain power.
It's probably a bit of a conundrum for many thinking people in Iran; how to oppose the regime effectively enough to contribute to overthrowing it without lowering themselves to the same standards as their rulers.
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As I understand it, many in Iran would love a more relaxed regime and mixed parties of young people are not unknown, they have to bribe police.
Just shows that what ordinary people want has little to do with anything, it is the activists and fanatics who drive our societies, the rest of us who just want to get on with our own lives and not spend our time protesting and lobbying, have it all imposed on us.
A few hugely bloody uprisings by the populace every few years would work wonders.
PS It is a pity Dinnerjacket is such a loony, he has a perfect stand up comic face.
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Originally posted by Gonzo View PostThe statistics are that something like 70% of the population are under the age of 30.
As I understand it, the youngsters don't like their rulers very much.
With those sorts of numbers the rulers are not going to last for much longer. There is no need for anyone else to interfere.
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Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostBomb the f**ker off the face of the planet!
As I understand it, the youngsters don't like their rulers very much.
With those sorts of numbers the rulers are not going to last for much longer. There is no need for anyone else to interfere.
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All the Iranians I've ever met are thoroughly rational types who are rather ashamed of Mr Ahmadinejihad and the gang of criminal scum ruling Iran. Mind you, I only know three of them and they're all scientists working in Holland who wouldn't dare go back to Iran for fear that their lack of demonstrable religious faith would get them killed. According to them, Ahmadinejihad and his chums are regarded as backward inbreds by many people in Tehran, possibly by most. Apparently the worshippers at the big tent mosques in Tehran, who turn up and listen to some loony ranting on about loose women causing earthquakes, are mainly rural people, bussed in for the day, often on the promise of some free food. You won't come across many young urban students at those rallies. They'd probably be shot if they opened their mouths, rather like that girl at the protests last year who was shot.
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He's just mad because he put an accumulator bet on Germany winning the World Cup 2010.
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Originally posted by zeitghostFeck, don't call 'im an Arab, he's a Persian.
It really winds them up.
Allah on a bike them Arab/Persion/European/Asian/American/African Muslims are an odd bunch.
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Originally posted by thunderlizard View PostElsewhere in the world of overreaction, the Westboro Baptist Church (that's the chaps who turn up at military funerals with "God Hates Fags" signs) is getting pwned at ComiCon, because reading Batman comics is awesome.
Westboro Baptist Church's Comic-Con Protest Counter-Protested By Superhero Opposition - Geekologie
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Elsewhere in the world of overreaction, the Westboro Baptist Church (that's the chaps who turn up at military funerals with "God Hates Fags" signs) is protesting ComiCon, because reading Batman comics violates the commandment against idolatry.
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostIt can't be that Ahmadinejad thinks we take this sort of thing seriously can it?
Allah on a bike them Arab Muslims are an odd bunch.
The news says the speech comes from his website, although I can't find it on there.Last edited by Paddy; 27 July 2010, 17:08.
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The Iranian president accused Octopus Paul of spreading 'western propaganda and superstition'
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It can't be that Ahmadinejad thinks we take this sort of thing seriously can it?
Allah on a bike them Arab Muslims are an odd bunch.
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