The Persian Question

As the entire world witnesses the struggle of the Iranian people toward a better life, one that includes a level of personal freedom we in the US take so much for granted, the events on the streets of Iranian cities should be both a catalyst for liberty-loving people across the globe and a lesson for those who are bent on ‘change’ which will relinquish personal freedom to a government.
It is certain that the American populace need to take a good and long look at the situation in Iran as another fresh example of what the future may be holding for our country if we allow the current state of affair to continue and worsen.
The lesson should be that the extreme interference of any government in the everyday life of its citizens, is a catastrophe waiting to happen. It is inherent to politicians to seek greater power over the course of time, and for some, total control over the masses is the ultimate goals.
It was the modus operandi of ‘politicians’ like Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Castro, Chavez and countless many others who have left their bloody mark on the darkest pages of world history.

I must admit that initially, as the election’s results from Iran started to become public together with the initial accusations of voters fraud (it has been reported that some districts reported over 100% voters’ participation that sort of raised some people suspicions including mine: has Obama’s ACORN gone international?), I felt that Obama reaction had some merit: the ‘hate America’ call is a very powerful rally cry for the Islamic fascist across the Middle East and the world over, so taking sides with the protesters at the time would have probably just be the immediate end of their efforts.
On the other hand, as soon as the protest had become violent and those taking to the streets were being subjected to a slaughter from the government police, when the protest shifted from a reaction to a rigged election to open defiance against the theocratic government, when the will of the people of Iran was openly trampled over by the oppressive regime of Teheran, the expression of solidarity towards those who had the courage to face armed foes unarmed should have been swift and strong.
America’s position in the world has always been one of beacon of hope. When in 1967 the Soviet tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia to suppress that nation’s hunger for self-determination, I still lived in Italy, where the fear of the Red Army tanks rolling through our streets was real and truly frightening, and where the only hope for security was tied to the presence of American troops on bases across Italy. So I can understand how motivating would be for those who are risking so much on the streets of Iran to hear the President of the United States offer his support for their causes. Sadly, the position of the US has not improved much, and the Iranian government is stepping up the persecution of the demonstrators.

The scenes from Iran are disturbing and eye-opening. Thirty years ago the Islamic Revolution against the US supported Sha’a Reza Palavi was sparked by students faithful to the crazy maniac Ayatollah Kohmeini; the attack and take over of the US Embassy and the subsequent holding of 52 US hostages for 444 days, set the foundation for the relationship between the two countries. These days students are protesting against a theocratic regime that has failed in taking care of its people for the last three decades. In 1979 women went from an appreciated portion of the population to a lower class segment, according to the Islamic fundamentalist doctrine. Today, women are at the forefront of the demonstrations.
It is a defining irony that the face of what may very well become a popular revolution in Iran is that of a young woman, one of those members of the population that more than others, has paid a great price for the ascendance of the Islamic nutcases in her country because she was a woman. Neda was a young woman full of life and probably hopes for a future of freedom and equality. Instead she has become the horrible face of an oppressive and power hungry government. The horrendous images of her sweet face covered in blood as she slowly left the living, has been splattered all over the world. She has become the symbol of the struggle, especially that, according to some of the reports from the Associate Press, she was not an activist. She just had joined the demonstration because she was incensed by the open fraud of the elections.
And yet even after the images of Neda appeared and at a time when the struggling demonstrators were and still are in desperate need of that beacon of Freedom America used to be, Obama is sticking to his guns and only taking a timid approach to his condemnation of the current regime in Teheran.
And if that was not enough, the State Department has clarified that the original plans to have Iranian diplomats join their American counterparts in American Embassies for the 4th of July celebrations, are still valid.
So as the Iranian people are paying with blood for their desire for democracy, Obama is still going through with his hot dog diplomacy. The representatives of oppression in Iran will be invited to celebrate America’s Independence Day celebrations. Ironic and insulting!
It was one of the most idiotic ideas that Obama had come out with yet (wonder if “Senator” Barbara Boxer had something to do with it, as it appears to share the same IQ level), but it has now one beyond bad taste, which it appears to be Obama’s forte, and reached the level of insult not only toward us American citizens, but also toward those who are dying on the streets of Iran.

Then there is another reason for the American people to take notice of from the Iranian situation. The images of the clashes between the protestors and the police show that the protestors are facing the barrels of guns with their unarmed bodies and only armed with rocks. So, America, take notice that an unarmed citizenry is easy prey for an oppressive government, for the ruling regime is more apt to impose its will as no chance of rejection is afforded to the people.
It is my opinion that the possibility of a government facing a well armed citizenry is a great deterrent against despotism and the abuses from the government would probably be less overt.
This is the reason why it is one of the biggest goals of Obama and the Liberal/Progressives to slowly but surely disarm the people of the United States. They, the Liberals, would keep their weapons as they retain power, while disarming anyone who they deem a threat (every single American who disagrees with Obama).
Ideals, sacrifices and guns win revolutions and give the people freedom. The best historical example is…us, the United States of America.

And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”