June 18, 2009
Beginning of the End For Iran's Mullocracy?
An Iranian journalist said, "The important event that took place in Iran is that it wasn't an election; it was a coup d'état. [They] stole 24 million votes of the nation and took them away for themselves. If there were really a winner, they would have to celebrate, but instead they beat people. They performed a coup, but they don't call it a coup."I like the fact that the Iranian people are holding the govenment to its word on Democracy. Yes all the candidates are pre-screened pre-seleted pre-approved. Which if you think about it isn't so different from the way money and political connections required for a candidate here. But now and then in our system an outsider can get in a win without those things. Its getting more rare but it can happen. In Iran not so much.He continued, "Please don't use the word "fraud" because it is mitigation of what has happened in Iran. Fraud is what was happening in the past 30 years. This is not fraud. They haven't [counted] people's votes. Using the word fraud is like calling a deep cut a small scratch. There was no fraud; it was a coup."
But the mullahs really just give elections to the people as a bone to chew on. The people are tired of chewing that bone and are holding the Mullahs to what they thought was an empty promise of democracy. Pretty darned cool if you ask me.
I guess Booosh was right. People want to be free and democratic and if given an opportunity they'll take it. I imagine having a new, yet struggling, democracy next door in Iraq helps quite a bit.
Hat Tip: Amil.
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