Comments on: It’s Not About The Election http://makenolaws.com/?p=229 ...and they will define and define freedom out of existence. Sun, 23 May 2010 23:04:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: tabounds http://makenolaws.com/?p=229&cpage=1#comment-288 tabounds Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:50:03 +0000 http://makenolaws.com/?p=229#comment-288 I'm not really sure where you got the idea that I support any involvement by the US government in Iran. I am opposed to violence and would be especially opposed to the US bombing Iran. This would only make the situation worse and would punish the people of Iran more than the Iranian government. (Which is what you point out happened in Iraq). But, the question still remains. What should we do? I can't directly support any Iranians who are in the streets today. I can only let them know that I am just one of many people around the world who supports their demands for freedom. What we can all do is to stand up when our own government restricts free speech, when people in our own country are not allowed to assemble and protest, when our voices are silenced. If we have the courage to do this, which we haven't had lately, then we will not only be supporting our Iranian friends, but we will be sending a message that no government has a right to control the thoughts and actions of people who demand peace and who demand change. I’m not really sure where you got the idea that I support any involvement by the US government in Iran. I am opposed to violence and would be especially opposed to the US bombing Iran. This would only make the situation worse and would punish the people of Iran more than the Iranian government. (Which is what you point out happened in Iraq).

But, the question still remains. What should we do? I can’t directly support any Iranians who are in the streets today. I can only let them know that I am just one of many people around the world who supports their demands for freedom.

What we can all do is to stand up when our own government restricts free speech, when people in our own country are not allowed to assemble and protest, when our voices are silenced. If we have the courage to do this, which we haven’t had lately, then we will not only be supporting our Iranian friends, but we will be sending a message that no government has a right to control the thoughts and actions of people who demand peace and who demand change.

]]> By: Nada Cabani http://makenolaws.com/?p=229&cpage=1#comment-286 Nada Cabani Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:45:33 +0000 http://makenolaws.com/?p=229#comment-286 And what is it that you propose for the US Administration to do? Bomb Iran? Change the regime there? Assassinate the leaders? We really need less sentimental knee-jerk moral self-righteousness and more common sense. The Iranian people can look after their own affairs. Over 100k people were killed in Iraq, think about that. The US & UK need to stay out this. No more meddling in other countries affairs. Read your history, in particular the history of the UK & the US meddling in Iran's affairs. 1953, supporting Saddam's war against Iran etc.. The list is long. And what is it that you propose for the US Administration to do? Bomb Iran? Change the regime there? Assassinate the leaders?
We really need less sentimental knee-jerk moral self-righteousness and more common sense. The Iranian people can look after their own affairs. Over 100k people were killed in Iraq, think about that. The US & UK need to stay out this. No more meddling in other countries affairs. Read your history, in particular the history of the UK & the US meddling in Iran’s affairs. 1953, supporting Saddam’s war against Iran etc.. The list is long.

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