tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post2013602689704510556..comments2023-10-11T04:59:14.482-04:00Comments on Wide Asleep in America: On Non-Resident Voting in the Iranian ElectionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-73863201200247090672013-06-14T11:57:54.923-04:002013-06-14T11:57:54.923-04:00I daresay that residents of the Islamic Republic h...I daresay that residents of the Islamic Republic have more than three major advantages over Americans:<br /><br />1. Their leaders can only be Shia male clerics who rule until they die<br /><br />2. Their leaders, presidents, and judges can only be Shia males<br /><br />3. They cannot openly choose what they wear, drink, listen to, read, sing about, watch, whom they hold hands with, etc<br /><br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-87239451888547262992013-06-14T08:45:34.911-04:002013-06-14T08:45:34.911-04:00"Why is that whenever you criticize Iran'..."Why is that whenever you criticize Iran's government, the pro-regime crowd comes to defend it by mentioning USA's flaws?"<br /><br />= = =<br /><br />The greenest thing about Iran's Green Movement is grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side-ism.<br /><br />Do you think Obama has freedom of movement? Every US pres since Woodrow Wilson has been co-opted by the same foreign entity,Iran-thru-Open-Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227305710775308200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-82871782050228261652013-06-13T22:13:22.927-04:002013-06-13T22:13:22.927-04:00Who needs elections when you have a Supreme Leader...Who needs elections when you have a Supreme Leader-for-Life who has the final say and effective veto power on all key matters and is beyond criticism?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-2883816066106808802013-06-13T21:33:53.433-04:002013-06-13T21:33:53.433-04:00you win, babak.
you've convinced this western...you win, babak.<br /><br />you've convinced this westerner of the error of his ways.<br /><br />I'll commit my energies to correcting my own country's flaws.<br /><br />Iran shd be bombed into submission.<br /><br />enjoy your life.Iranophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334810266513399091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-38430331919639893862013-06-13T19:30:10.269-04:002013-06-13T19:30:10.269-04:00Why is that whenever you criticize Iran's gove...Why is that whenever you criticize Iran's government, the pro-regime crowd comes to defend it by mentioning USA's flaws?<br /><br />Hey buddy guess what? I am sure you live in the West so please pack your bags and move back to your mullah paradise. <br /><br />That line about Khamenei having the interests of Iran at heart made me spit out my orange juice.<br /><br />You're a shitty Babaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-69052913627659909762013-06-13T17:13:49.379-04:002013-06-13T17:13:49.379-04:00Sure do wish I could read Farsi to understand 1/3 ...Sure do wish I could read Farsi to understand 1/3 of what you wrote ....<br /><br />- - -<br />A frequenter commenter on a blog where I participate has said more than a few times that the only way to get zionism out of its deep entrenchment in US politics is if Israel/US wage war on Iran. Then, the American backlash against Israel would be so severe that zionists would leave/be driven out.<br />Iranophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334810266513399091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-7861870019264777522013-06-13T16:32:38.058-04:002013-06-13T16:32:38.058-04:00“If by pro-democracy you mean that mahvelous syste...“If by pro-democracy you mean that mahvelous system in place in USofA, have you looked around recently?”<br /><br />Yes the system in the United States, while albeit has its own flaws and issues, is on a completely different level in terms of the freedom and participation of its citizenry in its politics.<br /><br />“You really think Iran has a problem bcz its presidential candidates are vetted BAHMAN JAZOOYE RAAMHORMOZInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-72118011917451639022013-06-13T13:20:20.880-04:002013-06-13T13:20:20.880-04:00""crazy neo con" instead of "p...""crazy neo con" instead of "pro-democracy"."<br /><br />= = =<br />If by pro-democracy you mean that mahvelous system in place in USofA, have you looked around recently?<br /><br />You really think Iran has a problem bcz its presidential candidates are vetted by an ayatollah, but think USA is hunky dorey where the unregistered agent of a foreign government must be Iranophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334810266513399091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-83551756419551903982013-06-13T03:32:13.063-04:002013-06-13T03:32:13.063-04:00What's the point of voting in the Islamic Repu...<br />What's the point of voting in the Islamic Republic of Iran?<br /><br />What's the point of voting in a dictatorship? That's oxymoron in it in itself. <br /><br /> TWO SIMPLE STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTIONS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-36666412415200404712013-06-13T03:25:47.407-04:002013-06-13T03:25:47.407-04:00and nima just by threatening to remove posts of pe...and nima just by threatening to remove posts of people you disagree with (MKO/monarchist/regime change) you have shown your true "bache akhoond" basiji colors!<br /><br />so much for a progressive intellectual voice on Iranian issues...hooman majd you have a new competitor for most treasonous...LOLIBN MUJLAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-43405083222832184492013-06-13T03:18:36.936-04:002013-06-13T03:18:36.936-04:00nima I would rather be a MEK supporter, monarchist...nima I would rather be a MEK supporter, monarchist, or regime change enthusiast any day of the week than someone who votes under the system of rule of jurisprudence by cleric. you sir, along with anyone that gives legitimacy to this regime, the mullah Mafioso establishment and their sham elections are a disgrace to the entire Iranian nation.Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-62666459278188864152013-06-13T00:57:11.476-04:002013-06-13T00:57:11.476-04:00Wait so I'm automatically MEK-lover because I ...Wait so I'm automatically MEK-lover because I stand for regime change?<br /><br />If you're asking if I want a "change" in regime in Iran, then hell yes I do. <br /><br /><br />Why don't you pack your bags and fly your skinny ass over to Tehran and live in your paradise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-72553568517444323872013-06-12T19:05:58.298-04:002013-06-12T19:05:58.298-04:00Is it okay for a non-Iranian who is tremendously f...Is it okay for a non-Iranian who is tremendously fond of Iranian culture to express an opinion?<br /><br />1. I'm an American child of Italian immigrants. I don't FEEL American, but my patrimony is not sufficient to allow me to become an Italian citizen. Having seen how closely Iranians in Iran identify with their native land, I feel lost.<br /><br />2. That gives me a sense that some Iranophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334810266513399091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-28623705895713892802013-06-12T09:46:19.846-04:002013-06-12T09:46:19.846-04:00And so it begins...
My tolerance for disgusting M...And so it begins...<br /><br />My tolerance for disgusting MEK boosters, monarchists, lying propagandists, regime change enthusiasts and hysterical blowhards is extremely low. Any more comments like the ones from "Change Iran" and "Anonymous" above, which have absolutely nothing to do with the questions posed by the post itself, will be removed.<br /><br />You guys have plentyNima Shirazihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204184071613645335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-77308572406275299612013-06-12T01:27:03.471-04:002013-06-12T01:27:03.471-04:00Instead of asking this stupid question, why not po...Instead of asking this stupid question, why not pose the better question:<br /><br />What's the point of voting in the Islamic Republic of Iran?<br /><br />What's the point of voting in a dictatorship? That's oxymoron in it in itself. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-66465070182748936422013-06-12T00:29:57.015-04:002013-06-12T00:29:57.015-04:00While it's great that overseas Iranians can vo...While it's great that overseas Iranians can vote, their choices are ridiculously limited. When you start with 680 candidates and get cut down to a mere six, that doesn't leave a lot of choices.<br /><br />While Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei has hand-picked his guys and is engineering a record voter turnout, helped along by the cheerful menace of the Revolutionary Guard to the polls, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01787518317993118915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-3981812588077781292013-06-11T19:17:43.515-04:002013-06-11T19:17:43.515-04:00I'm looking forward to the election. I vote in...I'm looking forward to the election. I vote in all elections here in the U.S., and do the same for the Islamic Republic of Iran.<br /><br />Setting aside your questions, Nima, simply consider that a greater percentage of Iranians inside Iran take the time to vote in their elections than do here in the U.S. So why are we asking these questions, anyway?<br /><br />-PirouzMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-33545922174741021182013-06-11T17:50:50.354-04:002013-06-11T17:50:50.354-04:00This is an important question for Iranians (or peo...This is an important question for Iranians (or people of iranian descent living in other countries), one that I have pondered personally over the last three election cycles. I appreciate having the opportunity to hear the thoughts of other potential international voters on this subject. However, I'm a bit puzzled by the comments from Reza Marashi. Does he make the distinction of pre-2009 Arya, Queens NYnoreply@blogger.com