Iran : Revolution or Compromise?

By Wednesday December 30, 2009

Interesting how the comment is made that most of the protests are of a peaceful nature. Most of the reporting I’m seeing is centred around violent confrontation. I guess peaceful protest doesn’t make for good infotainment.



13 Comments
  1. deowll says:
    12/30/2009 at 8:20 pm

    Thomas Pain said, “The pen is mightier than the sword.”

    Mao said, “All power comes out of the barrel of gun.”

    The civilians are disarmed and the government thugs are armed. I guess we’ll see.

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  2. bobbo, some things are oh so obvious says:
    12/30/2009 at 11:40 pm

    So Do-ill, you are providing two excellent examples of the pro’s and con’s, the applicability, of long term versus short term thinking.

    So, the real question then must be: “Who has the most patience?”

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  3. Derek says:
    12/30/2009 at 11:47 pm

    Ah yes. The joys of unarmed citizenry. Makes it so much easier for the government squelch any dissenters.

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  4. pedro says:
    12/31/2009 at 2:45 am

    Honeyman said: “I guess peaceful protest doesn’t make for good infotainment.”

    I guess not. That might be one of the reasons any protest from venezuela get 0 airing or inches in the international press. That and the fact the it seems insignificant & worthless to get any press on it, only when the turd in charge spews something.

    #2 Patience, right. In the meantime, who cares if the country & countless lives get ruined in the process.

    #3 You betcha.

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  5. amodedoma says:
    12/31/2009 at 3:24 am

    These kids are just like the student protesters in Tiananmen, they weren’t violent either. However, they were treated violently. I remember when the US had student protesters too, Kent State comes to mind. Maybe it’s the only way they can get their leaders to hear them.

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  6. Ralph, the Bus Driver says:
    12/31/2009 at 4:35 am

    The thing that I first noticed is after five posts, not one idiot has dared to claim Global Climate Change is a hoax.

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  7. pedro says:
    12/31/2009 at 6:25 am

    #6 Why do it? We have you for those moronic tasks. BTW, stop texting while driving that bus.

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  8. ECA says:
    12/31/2009 at 11:05 am

    Cameras have no DEPTH perception.
    think about that.
    They only see what they are focused on.
    If an idiot runs the camera, then you only see what he wishes you to see. that goes for the NEWS group also.

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  9. Dr. DoLittle or not much anyway says:
    12/31/2009 at 12:36 pm

    Who gives a shit. Maybe we can get a chance to try out our new glass making machinery developed since Japan.

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  10. deowll says:
    12/31/2009 at 1:35 pm

    Exactly Bubu.

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  11. Reader1 says:
    12/31/2009 at 11:07 pm

    check this link out

    China is supplying Iran with Anti-Riot vehicles which are very cool check them out.

    A Note about the Armoured Vehicles from China to Iran.

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  12. Rick Cain says:
    1/1/2010 at 4:19 am

    Peaceful protest works, which is why George W. Bush still carried out his War for Jesus despite millions of protesters worldwide.

    Iran’s army is the wild card. The moment it decides to stop carrying out the orders of the central government, the revolution will be surprisingly quick.

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  13. pedro says:
    1/1/2010 at 6:59 am

    #11 A little off topic, but since we’re talking about underreported troubled countries, here’s a link for you and anyone who wants to see what’s been going on in Venezuela for the past 11 years and how underreported it has been and how successful the venezuelan government lobby has been.

    BTW, the venezuelan government, besides from the cuban intelligence and propaganda machine, has the best image consultants at their disposal (funny what money can buy). Among them, Washington image consulting firms.

    Here’s the link http://tinyurl.com/yewkqhc

    It’s both a graphical & written account of what has been happening. It starts with a comparison of how the Chavez family lived before 1998 and how they live now, with a contrast of how many people live in their now 11 years old “socialist heaven”.

    It then goes to make a chronology of all the protests and the violence the state has excerpted upon the dissenting population.

    Sorry that it’s in Spanish, but that’s what most of the only people who care to tell the story speaks. Pictures speak for themselves. I know that someone like amodedoma might not have a problem shall he bothers to have a peek.

    The person who’s posting this just started today very early in the morning & is still publishing dates, so is still WIP.

    #12 Peaceful protests work on countries were government are have to still abide by law and have some sense of moral, however small they might be.

    In places like Iran, Cuba or venezuela, were there are no scruples, they’re useless. You only find dead & beaten up people whose efforts & lives served for nothing because they are not reported or people just don’t give a crap.

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