tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post1910287571912680485..comments2023-10-21T06:13:57.457-07:00Comments on For a democratic secular Iran. For peace and prosperity in the Middle East.: Mixed Results Boards to be Banned from Iran's UniversitiesAzarmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-69868543055061980492010-11-17T02:18:49.255-08:002010-11-17T02:18:49.255-08:00Reza,
I have never been to Iran, am not Iranian bu...Reza,<br />I have never been to Iran, am not Iranian but what I know I know about your country:<br />1) Human rights lawyers incarcerated and prevented from exercising their job. DO YOU DENY IT?<br />2) Prisoners denied the most elementary rights such as: a solicitor, keeping in touch with their families, widespread torture. DO YOU DENY IT?<br /><br />I v. much doubt you'll respond to me. Celia Correianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-6975609565233253472010-10-30T23:36:24.356-07:002010-10-30T23:36:24.356-07:00Hello again Reza. Yes I've been to Tehran. Y...Hello again Reza. Yes I've been to Tehran. Yes I have normal common folk friends living both in Iran and England. No, none of us support the Mujahedeen nor Israeli policy. (Notice, I make the distiction between Isreali people and it's goverance!) And what is my interest in Iran..? Well, any man of a greater higher spirit and wider wisedom would already know the answer to that questionWaybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451552974988860965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-86736365171540942542010-10-30T12:09:35.185-07:002010-10-30T12:09:35.185-07:00@Waybec
Have you ever been to Iran? Do you know a...@Waybec<br /><br />Have you ever been to Iran? Do you know anything about the country other than through the 'information'posted on this site and what the capitalist media and the BBC reports?<br /><br />I don't understand your interest in Iran - do you have friends in the People's Mujahedeen or are you a supporter of the state of Israel?<br /><br />I should point out that Potkin Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226525473904632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-89857676956365905932010-10-30T11:30:23.448-07:002010-10-30T11:30:23.448-07:00@waybec: You are more than welcome to leave as man...@waybec: You are more than welcome to leave as many comments as you likeAzarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-45184192175713573182010-10-30T11:13:26.643-07:002010-10-30T11:13:26.643-07:00P.s. I apologise to you Potkin, the readers and e...P.s. I apologise to you Potkin, the readers and even Reza for the multitude of reply emails. I didn't think two of them got through! However, I'll let all 3 of them stand despite some repetition. Hoping that there is at least some valid humble comment to come out of the no doubt protracted arguments. Again, apologises for hogging the airwaves to everyone. It wasn't my intention!Waybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451552974988860965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-547242301804943362010-10-30T09:34:58.672-07:002010-10-30T09:34:58.672-07:00Dear Reza. You're right. I'm not an Iran...Dear Reza. You're right. I'm not an Iranian. But what's worse? A Brit simply wanting a proper OPEN INDEPENDENT democracy, equality, freedom and liberty for all. Or an Iranian living in Britain saying the Iranian Nation is quite OK with living under the rule of wolves like sheep? I do have many Iranian friends however, and basically they are ALL fed up with being ruled by a Waybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451552974988860965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-64955302995094421632010-10-30T08:25:32.640-07:002010-10-30T08:25:32.640-07:00Dear Reza. You're right. I'm not Iranian...Dear Reza. You're right. I'm not Iranian. But at least I'm not an Iranian living in England dictating what's good for them! I have many Iranian friends and speaking more as a citizen of the Earth & as a humble human being, I most certainly empathise with their intelligence, good grace and strong spirit. But what I DON'T empathise with is the Gorilla thug mentality norWaybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451552974988860965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-14846027922005554042010-10-30T04:25:15.224-07:002010-10-30T04:25:15.224-07:00You're right Reza. I'm not Iranian. I ca...You're right Reza. I'm not Iranian. I care to call myself more a citizen of the Earth and simply human. Although I have many Iranian friends who tell me the same thing: 'Prison Iran.' One friend now can't even email me because he's monitored. You can call it and cut it and fool yourself anyway which way you like my friend. but Freedom of will, expression and voice in Waybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451552974988860965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-58013069721086740232010-10-29T15:13:47.932-07:002010-10-29T15:13:47.932-07:00Potkin,
Below is your interview with your good fr...Potkin,<br /><br />Below is your interview with your good friends in the British State broadcasting corporation where you call for western intervention in Iran, and for which you refer to as "crucial"(7:02) in overturning the democratic verdict of the Iranian people.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xijGx1mFvwQ" rel="nofollow">Potkin talks to the BBC</a><br /><br />I Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226525473904632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-73800278332688421432010-10-29T14:03:48.283-07:002010-10-29T14:03:48.283-07:00'He appears on British TV calling for interven...'He appears on British TV calling for intervention in Iran and handing over the rights and freedoms of Iranians to foreigners.' :)))))<br /><br />Where?When?Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-48651781141438800012010-10-29T03:00:40.356-07:002010-10-29T03:00:40.356-07:00@WAYBEC
You are not Iranian, right? So how can yo...@WAYBEC<br /><br />You are not Iranian, right? So how can you accuse anyone of being a "traitor" to the Iranian people?<br /><br />When you realise just how much good this Islamic Revolution has done for the people of Iran, you will see that your protests are empty. That is why surveys of the Iranian public consistently show strong support for the Islamic system which ,as Muslims, they Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226525473904632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-37075920973641722182010-10-28T22:21:57.736-07:002010-10-28T22:21:57.736-07:00Well when it comes to crimes against humanity and ...Well when it comes to crimes against humanity and a traitor to the TRUE FREE cause & will of the Iranian people, than an intelligence who is innocently unaware of the facts can be forgiven. But a an intelligence who DELIBERATELY IGNORES the facts is just a collabarator! And I think we now all know what side Reza is on. I dare say Reza also enjoys all the cozy comforts of Western society Waybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451552974988860965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-38701819049285136682010-10-28T13:34:17.827-07:002010-10-28T13:34:17.827-07:00@Daryoush
Iran's system reflects a blend of P...@Daryoush<br /><br />Iran's system reflects a blend of Plato's idea of sophocracy - rule of the just philosopher (velayate faqihe adel)- and Aristotle's representative democracy (with an elected president,parliament and municipal councils). I think that this is a good mix.<br /><br />You should know that in the United Kingdom, where Potkin lives, the head of state, the judiciary, the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226525473904632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-56610579871112717572010-10-28T08:00:58.852-07:002010-10-28T08:00:58.852-07:00Reza, can't the candidates be narrowed down ba...Reza, can't the candidates be narrowed down based on each candidate circulating a petition verifying mass support rather than have a dictator (i.e. the Supreme Leader)--or, at any rate, the dictator's cronies choose at their whim who gets to run for office?Hidden Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039410618383593927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-7673121665641100322010-10-28T07:30:34.420-07:002010-10-28T07:30:34.420-07:00Reza, i'm sorry i thought at first you were ju...Reza, i'm sorry i thought at first you were just a joke. Now it appears that you don't have a grasp of even the most fundamental of realisations. First and foremost please explain and demonstrate how the IR is "democratic"? Tell me exactly how Valayate Faqih is remotely democratically...Look forward to your reply.<br /><br />Isn't it amazing how even now your ilk are Dariushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-5167338350472466402010-10-27T04:08:36.693-07:002010-10-27T04:08:36.693-07:00@Hidden Author.
Sorry if I did not reply to you.
...@Hidden Author.<br /><br />Sorry if I did not reply to you.<br /><br />OK, you oppose the vetting of candidates. How can we have an election for the presidency and allow hundreds of candidates (475 registered in 2009) to run?<br /><br />You cannot have an entirely open election and make it also a *fair* election unless you give each candidate equal access to the media - something that does not Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226525473904632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-83850249005719551732010-10-26T20:56:17.156-07:002010-10-26T20:56:17.156-07:00@Reza: Iran excels in cloning because it does not...@Reza: Iran excels in cloning because it does not currently have any ethics policy whatsoever. The government is pushing certain programs no matter what the cost. People sell their kidneys on the open market like hotcakes. For all the wonderful engineers Iran is producing there no others engaged in the humanities, dialogue, pedagogy or philosophy. That would require people to THINK and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-24415403865807018342010-10-26T15:36:49.289-07:002010-10-26T15:36:49.289-07:00Sorry, Potkin, the post-election violence does not...Sorry, Potkin, the post-election violence does not constitute as evidence of fraud. What it does show is that the 'greens' cannot accept defeat and feel that by burning buses, throwing missiles at police and looting banks they can overthrow a democratically-elected government.<br /><br />Let's get some facts straight:<br /><br />1)The greens claim that ,after one year, 107 people wereUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226525473904632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-56748046804120733732010-10-26T13:25:18.289-07:002010-10-26T13:25:18.289-07:00Reza, you failed to reply to me. Are you chicken? ...Reza, you failed to reply to me. Are you chicken? Here's what I said to you:<br /><br />Reza, I notice that the logic of IRI supporters is circular. The IRI is democratic in spite of having candidates vetted by the elite because as faithful Muslims, the Iranian people support this. But how do we know this? Well, the Iranian people vote for IRI supporters. And why? Because the elite vet the Hidden Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039410618383593927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-61373734788852408512010-10-26T09:44:28.636-07:002010-10-26T09:44:28.636-07:00@Reza: the best evidence is the sheer brutality an...@Reza: the best evidence is the sheer brutality and the injustice of the crackdown that followed and is still going on. If Karroubi only has 1% support then there is no need to fear him or his supporters. The very fact that so many people were killed, wounded and imprisoned and so many newspapers and sites were shut down and they are even scared of a young student who has MS and is 50% paralysed Azarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-82116693250516498532010-10-26T08:09:17.099-07:002010-10-26T08:09:17.099-07:00Potkin, what is your real evidence for the "f...Potkin, what is your <i>real</i> evidence for the "fraudulent election"? You have repeatedly referred to the election as a "coup" but has your mullah-friend ,Karroubi, presented any evidence that he did not get less than 1% of the vote?Why do 3 post-election surveys give him 0-1% support within Iran? Even you would have done better, I think.<br /><br /><a href="http://Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226525473904632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-60970905676815799202010-10-26T07:29:49.398-07:002010-10-26T07:29:49.398-07:00And UNESCO rewards this by asking Iran to host the...And UNESCO rewards this by asking Iran to host the 2010 World Philsophy Congress in Tehran: http://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/unesco-world-philosophy-day-why-in-iran/ - Unbelievable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com