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eppur_se_muova

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7. I'm curious as to why an "Arab Spring" would be brewing in Iran ...

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2012, 03:11 PM

Feb 2012

which is a non-Arabic country.

Iran has seen large-scale protests against its government, but for rather different reasons than the Arab countries. (Iranians voted for their Parliament, remember?). This is their third attempt to establish a democratic legislature in the last century, so their political history in this regard is quite different from their Arab neighbors.

The history of Persia goes back thousands of years, well before the Arabs came sweeping out of the hills and adopted Islam. Iranians do not like to be confused with "Arabs".

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What cracks me up.. sendero Feb 2012 #1

If Israel shoots first, let them get their asses kicked Scootaloo Feb 2012 #2

I thought you were reciting a wonderful poem Bok_Tukalo Feb 2012 #3

It was excellent malaise Feb 2012 #4

I love posts like yours, so nicely summed up, dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #5

send them and their kids to war fascisthunter Feb 2012 #6

I'm curious as to why an "Arab Spring" would be brewing in Iran ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2012 #7