tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post114656551788814457..comments2023-10-21T06:13:57.457-07:00Comments on For a democratic secular Iran. For peace and prosperity in the Middle East.: May Day PicturesAzarmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1147645572279821622006-05-14T15:26:00.000-07:002006-05-14T15:26:00.000-07:00There is no such function? and you say you are fre...There is no such function? and you say you are free press?? But you can leave your comments here. There is a function for that!Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1147623507394833462006-05-14T09:18:00.000-07:002006-05-14T09:18:00.000-07:00Leave a message on the SWP website? There is no su...Leave a message on the SWP website? There is no such function!<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't let you ask questions? More like wouldn't let you disrupt the meeting.Hanif Leylabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219414660177496675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146777165171020102006-05-04T14:12:00.000-07:002006-05-04T14:12:00.000-07:00When did the Leftists ever talk about the oppressi...When did the Leftists ever talk about the oppression of people in iraq under saddam, Iran, Syria or North Korea and even Cuba?<BR/><BR/>Where is the left to care about these people?!<BR/><BR/>Leftists are bunch of pathetic America haters!Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058643406189544769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146761814399991602006-05-04T09:56:00.000-07:002006-05-04T09:56:00.000-07:00Hmm! That would be good, perhaps wishful thinking ...Hmm! That would be good, perhaps wishful thinking though.<BR/><BR/>SWP remained quiet during the massacre of Iranian political prisoners in 1988, even though most of the victims were the Iranian Left. What chance is there for them to start a campaign for a philosopher?!Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146713791872132882006-05-03T20:36:00.000-07:002006-05-03T20:36:00.000-07:00The US doesn't have a free press but the SWP does?...The US doesn't have a free press but the SWP does?? why didnt they let us ask them questions in their meeting? why didn't they let me leave a comment on their website, when they lied about what happened in that meeting? :))<BR/><BR/>But we are not even talking about Socialism versus Capitalism here. I hope in a free Iran, people can have the freedom to discuss these issues, like you have in this Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146693619894374762006-05-03T15:00:00.000-07:002006-05-03T15:00:00.000-07:00You didn't make any points. The USA does not have ...You didn't make any points. <BR/><BR/>The USA does not have a free press. How many pictures of dead soldiers are printed there? Most young Americand do not even know where Iraq is on a map according to a poll today!<BR/><BR/>Socialists do not hate freedom or free press. We just know that when the three richest people in the world have the combined wealth of the equivelent of the 40 poorest Hanif Leylabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219414660177496675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146672289882209992006-05-03T09:04:00.000-07:002006-05-03T09:04:00.000-07:00good blog. when the sleeping lion (the persian peo...good blog. when the sleeping lion (the persian people) to devour the "tazi" then we are once and for all rid of this yoke.Joseph Salomonsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695594441654086447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146654483677643572006-05-03T04:08:00.000-07:002006-05-03T04:08:00.000-07:00cmacleods, Thank you for your kind comment. But wr...cmacleods, Thank you for your kind comment. But writing is the easy part, and I hope I do more than write.<BR/><BR/>Part of my problem with established Iranian opposition figures is that they just write articles. Luckily this weblog technology enabled me to record some of what I did in 2005:<BR/>http://azarmehr.blogspot.com/2005/12/in-year-2005.htmlAzarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146653961929797072006-05-03T03:59:00.000-07:002006-05-03T03:59:00.000-07:00Winston, I consider my self someone who doesn't be...Winston, I consider my self someone who doesn't beat about the bush and say what I feel is the right thing to say. If I am in a room with 100 people and they all say something I consider to be wrong, I have no quarms to speak against them.<BR/><BR/>Where in the political spectrum of left to right that fits, I don't know and I don't care. All I want is a clear conscience, so I can sleep well at Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146653416403210762006-05-03T03:50:00.000-07:002006-05-03T03:50:00.000-07:00Hanif, this "free" press despite its limitation is...Hanif, this "free" press despite its limitation is better than what we got. I can write what I like on my blog without looking over my shoulder. If I were in Islamic Republic of Iran, that would not be possible. This Free press that you dislike is the same press that prints the Gunatanamo Bay pictures and exposes Watergate, etc....<BR/><BR/>Now stop regurgitating what you pick up in SWP meetings Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146636415572252002006-05-02T23:06:00.000-07:002006-05-02T23:06:00.000-07:00Hitchens Vs LeftismEuston Manifesto<A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-2157754,00.html" REL="nofollow">Hitchens Vs Leftism</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-2157754,00.html" REL="nofollow">Euston Manifesto</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146635861438038082006-05-02T22:57:00.000-07:002006-05-02T22:57:00.000-07:00By the way, can I add you to my Conservative blogg...By the way, can I add you to my Conservative bloggers list?<BR/><BR/>Do you consider yourself a conservative/right winger in its classical essence?<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058643406189544769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146635749725791252006-05-02T22:55:00.000-07:002006-05-02T22:55:00.000-07:00Oh these idiot leftists attack any one who STANDS ...Oh these idiot leftists attack any one who STANDS for freedom and recently I have noticed that the Leftism mindset on human freedom is very close to that of Mullahs in Iran.<BR/><BR/>Ironic, isnt it?!Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058643406189544769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146596080492365092006-05-02T11:54:00.000-07:002006-05-02T11:54:00.000-07:00Free press? One controlled by a handful of busines...Free press? One controlled by a handful of businessmen to promote their inteests?<BR/><BR/>Voting for who you want? Remember someone called Al Gore?Hanif Leylabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219414660177496675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146567707302748632006-05-02T04:01:00.000-07:002006-05-02T04:01:00.000-07:00How lucky you are that you have free press, can ma...How lucky you are that you have free press, can march in the streets and vote for whoever you like and say/write whatever you like againstyour politicians. We envy you! <BR/><BR/>but then again all this was not handed over to you on a plate, your previous generations had to fight for it. You must be grateful to them. Our previous generation however, fucked us right up with their ignorance! Some Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-1146565884156919662006-05-02T03:31:00.000-07:002006-05-02T03:31:00.000-07:00keep up the good work ... coming from someone who ...keep up the good work ... coming from someone who has a religious zealot for a dictator (well, i suppose mr. bush isn't technically a dictator) ... learn from our stupid mistakes ... learn how not to do democracy from the USA, especially after our last civil war ... remember ...<BR/>'with freedom there is personal responsibility' ... the thing to be most responsible for is remembering the elaine xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285166926722124978noreply@blogger.com