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Iran - The Next Secular Revolution?
Free Inquiry ^ | June 2005 | Austin Dacey

Posted on 06/18/2005 5:51:25 PM PDT by F14 Pilot

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To: NY Attitude
"Carter had no good intentions when it came to the Shah."

This is true, though the moron probably really thought he was doing good in a terminally addled sort of way that only he MIGHT have understood.

He also had no good intentions in his dealings with Yasser. For Israel. He had no good intentions when dealing with either Kim. For the United States.

21 posted on 06/18/2005 6:48:36 PM PDT by cake_crumb (Leftist Credo: "One Wing to Rule Them all and to the Dark Side Bind Them")
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To: TonyRo76

Carter paved the way for Radical Muslims to threaten the world security


22 posted on 06/18/2005 6:53:00 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: thierrya

The wheel's turned full circle dude.
The present generation of students were likely born after 1979 and have no clue about the Shah regime's relative freedoms.

Iran is a perfect test case for what happens when ordinary decent folks are fed an "overdose of islam", the disgust and yearning for freedom it engenders etc.

I think this is a good sign of hope. A pityit'll take a huge Iranian mullah folly with nuke ambitions for the Bush admin to act and bring it crashing down like it bloody well deserves to...


23 posted on 06/18/2005 6:54:15 PM PDT by voletti (One Ring to rule them all, one Ring to find them....)
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To: CaptainAwesome2

You better hope!

Moreover you have no idea what you talk about.

Iran is a different country. Islam is not their genuine religion and they dislike Islam.

Do some research and have some idea about topics you don't know well.


24 posted on 06/18/2005 6:54:36 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: F14 Pilot
Given the option of freedom or Islamic rule, no doubt most people the world over would reject the intolerant fascist drivel known as Islam. Too bad the only way Islam can keep control of it's practitioners is via the death penalty for apostates.
25 posted on 06/18/2005 6:59:19 PM PDT by JABBERBONK
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To: cake_crumb

Let us not forget the Panama Canal.


26 posted on 06/18/2005 6:59:32 PM PDT by NY Attitude
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To: F14 Pilot

you know as well as i do that iran wont become free through internal forces. lets not let idealism cloud reality.


27 posted on 06/18/2005 7:00:26 PM PDT by CaptainAwesome2
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To: F14 Pilot

Well said.


28 posted on 06/18/2005 7:00:29 PM PDT by NY Attitude
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To: CaptainAwesome2

That will be great if free societies contribute to freedom of Iranians but I believe that freedom and democracy must be brought to their country from within.

I don't believe that you can deliver democracy to Iran by Bombs or Bullets.


29 posted on 06/18/2005 7:02:48 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: CaptainAwesome2

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1425874/posts


30 posted on 06/18/2005 7:04:10 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: CaptainAwesome2

Hi

I was reading your comments here.

I think you are dead wrong on Iran.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1425348/posts


31 posted on 06/18/2005 7:06:00 PM PDT by Khashayar (Screw You and Your Gas!)
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To: F14 Pilot

i totally agree with you. thats why i think our time is being wasted in iraq. you cant teach freedom to muslims. islam didnt spread so much and create islamic nations because it can be toppled be some kids who dont like its restrictions very much. islam is going to win in iran. islam is too strong for that. america has to destroy islam because the rest of the world is too weak to.


32 posted on 06/18/2005 7:06:09 PM PDT by CaptainAwesome2
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To: CaptainAwesome2; freedom44; parisa; Reza2004
islam is going to win in iran.

Islam is already defeated in my country!

33 posted on 06/18/2005 7:07:05 PM PDT by Khashayar (Screw You and Your Gas!)
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To: Khashayar

hi, i dont see any of my comments there but you are welcome to disagree with me just like many others do. even if people disagree with me its good to have my point of view out there i think.


34 posted on 06/18/2005 7:08:12 PM PDT by CaptainAwesome2
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To: CaptainAwesome2
america has to destroy islam because the rest of the world is too weak to.

The USA should help secular movements in the Islamic world to moderate Islam. We can not destroy Islam or any other ideas.

35 posted on 06/18/2005 7:08:52 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: F14 Pilot

the better word is probably "break" not destroy. we cant just change them there needs to be a break in order to take their militant nature out of them.


36 posted on 06/18/2005 7:10:02 PM PDT by CaptainAwesome2
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To: F14 Pilot

Nice graphic.

Don't hold your breath.

I would be repeating the same thing long long after you had turned blue.


37 posted on 06/18/2005 7:10:06 PM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: bill1952

I do still hope that they gain the freedom they deserve.

Actually, I am White! ;-)


38 posted on 06/18/2005 7:11:08 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: NY Attitude
"Let us not forget the Panama Canal."

Ah yes, I sit corrected and apologize for the omission. He has a thirty-year long trail of debris behind him. Sometimes it's hard to keep track of it all.

39 posted on 06/18/2005 7:11:25 PM PDT by cake_crumb (Leftist Credo: "One Wing to Rule Them all and to the Dark Side Bind Them")
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To: CaptainAwesome2

Okay... I agree then but Ideas are hard to destroy/break!


40 posted on 06/18/2005 7:11:58 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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