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AverageJoe90

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14. Yep.

Reply to yurbud (Reply #11)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 03:20 AM

Dec 2013

We heard so much agitprop during the Ahmadinejad days about how the Iranians hate Israel and how slavishly devoted they are to the Mullahs, how much they love them, how they're willing to support the destruction of Israel, etc.....when nothing could be further from the truth; as I'm sure you've noticed, many Iranians despise their mullah overlords and want their country to start getting along with the rest of the world, including Israel and the U.S.; and given that Rouhani, one of the few seemingly decent clerics, has been elected to office(as far as we know), things may finally turn around for the better.....we hope, anyway.

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If I lived in Iran, one word would keep me up at night: Libya [View all] yurbud Nov 2013 OP

The difference between Libya and Iran Fumesucker Nov 2013 #1

1979 was a truly awful year for the Iranian people. AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #3

I'm not so sure about the "Green" Revolution yurbud Nov 2013 #5

The Green Revolution would have succeeded if it had been. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #13

What makes you think I was talking about 1979? Fumesucker Nov 2013 #7

Every Iranian knows about Mosaddegh RainDog Dec 2013 #15

1979 was a truly awful year in Iran Skidmore Nov 2013 #9

I've met many Iranians and the reality is so different from the propaganda you see on TV yurbud Nov 2013 #11

Yep. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #14

our government does not care about mullahs, military dictators, or elected leaders yurbud Dec 2013 #16

Why would Iranians revolt? Cicada Nov 2013 #2

Don't forget what happened in '09. n/t AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #4

I hope your right. If there is a change, it should come from within and not for the benefit of Wall yurbud Nov 2013 #6

Well, the obvious answer is to govern well. bemildred Nov 2013 #8

economic trashing usually does the trick, but it's tough when they have a product yurbud Nov 2013 #10

Yep, debt slavery works for countries too. nt bemildred Nov 2013 #12

Iran democratically elected its leadership. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #17

Unlike Iran, Libya, Egypt and Tunisia were led by autocratic dictators bhikkhu Dec 2013 #18

If I lived in Iran arely staircase Dec 2013 #19