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Originally Posted by hkbajwa  The US has been dominated by FEAR politics like never before . Be AFRAID of the terrorists, be AFRAID of the communists, be AFRAID of etc etc. REACT to the FEAR with anger and violence.
I mean the IRaq war was justified solely on the fear imposed on the american population was it not?. | It's a shame that we, as humans in general, tend to react with our emotions instead of our heads, so to speak. Quote:
Originally Posted by hkbajwa FOr Instance, in recent polls, the younger generation of Iranis are showing signs of breaking away from the revolutionary generation's confrontational politics. But as long as ALL iranis are considered nutjobs of Ahmedinejad's ilk, well.. It only makes it harder for them to make themselves heard. | I distinctly remember watching on the news Iranian youth in Tehran holding candlelight vigils the days after 9/11.
But, if you ask most Americans, I'll bet you they will say that never happened and, instead, they will say they all got together and cheered...even though that event in Iran was covered in the press.
Heck, even the Mayor of Tehran the wrote a letter of condolence to NYC in general and it was published in the New York Times the day after 9/11.
(The press does need to cover these events of humanity a lot better than they currently do.) |