Pastafarian's rule!
Posted on 02/15/2011 6:53:44 AM PST by nuconvert
In another sign of its ever more improvisational approach to governance, the Iranian regime has outlawed Valentine's Day. "Symbols of hearts, half-hearts, red roses, and any activities promoting this day are banned," announced state media last month. "Authorities will take legal action against those who ignore the ban."
Some 70% of Iran's population is said to be under the age of 30, so it seems natural that Valentine's Day has caught on in a country where the young keep trying to find non-state-mandated rituals to call their own. The state, for its part, continues to respond with a Whack-a-Mole approach to any social ripple not dreamt of in its philosophy.
Theocratic regimes invariably suffer from the same besetting sin: As the world evolves, they must either revise their antiquated doctrines or try to hold the world rigidly in stasis. Iran's ruling mullahs keep choosing the latter option. And with mosque and state firmly conjoined, there's no stray detail of daily life so arcane that the scriptures can't be mobilized to rein it in.
The Iranian state has pronounced against unauthorized mingling of the sexes, rap music, rock music, Western music, women playing in bands, too-bright nail polish, laughter in hospital corridors, ancient Persian rites-of-spring celebrations (Nowrooz), and even the mention of foreign food recipes in state media. This last may sound comically implausible, but it was officially announced by a state-run website on Feb. 6. So now the true nature of pasta as an instrument of Western subversion has been revealed.
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What ruthless killjoys - the Iranian Gov’t. Not too far from our own liberals through Political Correctness policies !
Right, and a tipping point occured that caused the Army (the guns) to turn on the shah. There was widespread disaffection with the shah in the late 70’s, and there’s been widespread disaffection with the mullahs for quite some time now. What I’m wondering is at what point does the hand tip against the shah’s successors.
If it can happen to the shah, it can happen to the mullahs.
LOL! :)
No need to get nasty. I was just being curious about the situation. Sorry your day is going so badly.
So now the true nature of pasta as an instrument of Western subversion has been revealed.
The Great Spagetti Monster, his noodly appendeges
are every where.
Pastafarian's rule!
Evil, evil American holiday, is that what they call it?
always interesting when an old thread resurfaces.
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