tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post162615746200172676..comments2024-03-18T08:02:51.154-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Trump or Obama on Uprisings in IranStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-79930056742197251732017-12-31T03:05:57.210-08:002017-12-31T03:05:57.210-08:00Watch Suleimani. What he does or does not do will ...Watch Suleimani. What he does or does not do will be the key. One thing seems certain the days of the Mullahs being the real power in Iran are over (except maybe as figure heads).Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-58211901986977295392017-12-30T18:52:36.950-08:002017-12-30T18:52:36.950-08:00Whatever is true about Iran, it would seem to incl...Whatever is true about Iran, it would seem to include that it is multifaceted, theoretically partially democratic (with an elected president and a for-life supreme leader) but not as much in practice.<br />https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/world/middleeast/iran-presidential-election-democracy.html<br /><br />Unlike Saudi Arabia, women in Iran have long been free to drive, and like America now, the majority of people in university are women. Husbands have power to limit their wives participation in outside work, but apparently rarely do. And women are in the parliament too, even if a tiny majority.<br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11875128/Irans-women-problem-All-of-the-things-Iranian-women-arent-allowed.html<br /><br />I wonder what fraction of the people of Iran feel oppressed? I imagine most are like Americans, just wanting to be able to have a place in society and earn a living and raise their families in peace.<br /><br />Overall if I had the choice to be born in Iran or Saudi Arabia, I'm sure I'd pick Iran, but since I'm an American, and Saudis are our allies, even if 15 of 19 of the 9/11 terrorists were Saudi, I'm supposed to cheer for Saudis because the support the petrodollar, and hate the theocracy of Iran which fund violence around the world.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-3367297472789197702017-12-30T09:30:03.459-08:002017-12-30T09:30:03.459-08:00It seems the Left is dedicated to bringing down Am...It seems the Left is dedicated to bringing down America, and is only concerned if something affects THEM, but not OTHERS elsewhere. Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com