tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487612193689998789.post3239407038621018235..comments2023-10-05T13:50:23.844+03:00Comments on Politeia: Open Letter from Delusional Iranian Artists in ExileKassandra Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807916829602751413noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487612193689998789.post-60945014412402589132009-06-18T15:00:33.835+03:002009-06-18T15:00:33.835+03:00"It tells the Iranian regime that the United ..."It tells the Iranian regime that the United States is so eager to make a deal that it will not even defend its principles." <br /><br />Its external organs always have been willing to sleep with strange bedfellows though.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487612193689998789.post-27575834092077111232009-06-17T22:22:35.410+03:002009-06-17T22:22:35.410+03:00http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSB6...http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSB65580520080629Kassandra Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807916829602751413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487612193689998789.post-29792874972933844102009-06-17T21:44:05.355+03:002009-06-17T21:44:05.355+03:00Hang on. Are you claiming that the Bush adminis...Hang on. Are <i> you </i> claiming that the Bush administration funded this revolt? Because I don't find such a claim in the video you posted. <br /><br />If so, do you have some evidence to back up that claim?<br /><br />I'm not sure what you expect the Obama administration to do. Do you want the US to interfere in a civil revolt inside another country's territory? What kind of people would we be if we did that?<br /><br />The last time we tried something like that, remember, we were condemned both from within our own country, and by the rest of the world as well. It is that sort of practice that reinforces stereotypes of the West that are prevalent in the Middle East, and promote the sort hatred of the US that gives birth to terrorism.Joe Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565668005800430620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487612193689998789.post-44745787635737723632009-06-17T21:00:36.005+03:002009-06-17T21:00:36.005+03:00The irony lies therein that in the video the narra...The irony lies therein that in the video the narrator vilifies the Bush administration who are said to have funded this revolt. He is lauding the Obama election, who aren't lifting a finger on behalf of the victims of the regime. In fact, they're legitimizing it by their willingness to talk to them.Kassandra Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807916829602751413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487612193689998789.post-15293416317988019102009-06-17T00:02:35.377+03:002009-06-17T00:02:35.377+03:00I'm a bit confused by your commentary. Can yo...I'm a bit confused by your commentary. Can you perhaps illustrate the "irony" you found in this video?<br /><br />When I watch it, I don't see irony, I see hope. A hope that comes from the common people taking action to try to improve their political situation. Will it be effective? Maybe. Maybe not. <br /><br />It seems like you are commenting on two different topics: the lack of official action on the US's part (which seems to be the only sane thing to do, politically), and some piece of pro-revolt rhetoric on youtube.<br /><br />What I fail to see is how the two points connect -- can you elaborate on the point you are trying to make?Joe Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565668005800430620noreply@blogger.com