Iran
My heart goes out to those losing their lives in Iran today. Neither of the candidates in their election seemed like a good choice. It seems to me that the people are protesting more than just a possibly rigged election. They talk about liberty and democracy. They talk of overthrowing a dictator.
America went into Iraq wanting to promote democracy when in truth it has to come from a will of the people. Freedom isn't something that is given it is something that a people must take for themselves. I think that both Iran and Iraq's peoples will have more freedom and liberty as the result of these actions but it is hard to say which method was better.
Twitter and youtube have really come into their own with this election. The Iranian government has desperately tried to shut them down to prevent the words and images from getting out to the rest of the world but a floodgate is open that can't be stopped. Words and images can change the world. I am proud of youtube and twitter for perservering and giving people the tools to let their views be seen.
Here are some recent links related to the elections in Iran. The standard disclaimer applies.. You are adults and should form your own opinions about what is going on. The information at these links is likely to be biased and may be innacurate or graphic. If you are old enough to be interested in the links then you are old enough to try to figure out for yourself the accuracy or validity of what people post.
http://iranianrevolution.wordpress.com/
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=iranelection
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_continued_election_turmo.html
America went into Iraq wanting to promote democracy when in truth it has to come from a will of the people. Freedom isn't something that is given it is something that a people must take for themselves. I think that both Iran and Iraq's peoples will have more freedom and liberty as the result of these actions but it is hard to say which method was better.
Twitter and youtube have really come into their own with this election. The Iranian government has desperately tried to shut them down to prevent the words and images from getting out to the rest of the world but a floodgate is open that can't be stopped. Words and images can change the world. I am proud of youtube and twitter for perservering and giving people the tools to let their views be seen.
Here are some recent links related to the elections in Iran. The standard disclaimer applies.. You are adults and should form your own opinions about what is going on. The information at these links is likely to be biased and may be innacurate or graphic. If you are old enough to be interested in the links then you are old enough to try to figure out for yourself the accuracy or validity of what people post.
http://iranianrevolution.wordpress.com/
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=iranelection
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_continued_election_turmo.html