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Freedom of Speech Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; How far do you feel freedom of speech should go?

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Old 08-22-2007, 01:08 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Actually, from what I've read in many current books and articles about Iran, the general Iranian public is quite friendly to visiting Americans and they will actively communicate with such visitors if they meet them on the streets in Iran...even to the extent that they will invite such strangers into their homes.

I'm pretty sure the same could not be said of many officials in the Iranian government itself.
Exactly. Let the Iranian public welcome the strangers before the govt. officials do.
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Actually, from what I've read in many current books and articles about Iran, the general Iranian public is quite friendly to visiting Americans and they will actively communicate with such visitors if they meet them on the streets in Iran...even to the extent that they will invite such strangers into their homes.

I'm pretty sure the same could not be said of many officials in the Iranian government itself.
The average Iranian probably realises how fucked-up their country is.
Old 08-22-2007, 01:10 PM   #23 (permalink)
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The average Iranian probably realises how fucked-up their country is.
Oh, it was Harry Truman who first said that Iran is the most backwards country in the world.
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The average Iranian probably realises how fucked-up their country is.
I think they hate their government today at least as much as they hated the Shah's regime back in the late 1970's.

And it could be said that their "revolution" isn't exactly over yet.

It's just a shame that their voices are effectively silenced by a minority...at least inside Iran.
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Oh, it was Harry Truman who first said that Iran is the most backwards country in the world.

I travelled all over Iran in the 70's during the time of the Shah.

It was a very advanced westernised country and the people were very friendly and civilised. At that time Iran was investing billions of oil revenues in their infrastructure.

Of course they were careful not to run foul of the SAVAK, the Iranian version of the FBI.
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I travelled all over Iran in the 70's during the time of the Shah.

It was a very advanced westernised country and the people were very friendly and civilised. At that time Iran was investing billions of oil revenues in their infrastructure.
Even by today's Western standards, the general Iranian public is a highly educated and modern people.

Perhaps, one day when the Mullahs are out of power, hopefully if that happens, Iran will be a tourist attaction for the West, including for Americans.
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I travelled all over Iran in the 70's during the time of the Shah.

It was a very advanced westernised country and the people were very friendly and civilised. At that time Iran was investing billions of oil revenues in their infrastructure.

Of course they were careful not to run foul of the SAVAK, the Iranian version of the FBI.
A lot had to change since Truman was president in the 1940's, to the 1970's. You probably saw cranes atop tall buildings under construction, which were stopped when Khomeini took over.
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I was in South Korea for a week last year and nobody gave me any shit.
I can see that being true in areas of the larger cities of Korea. I also know that there is strong animosity towards Americans by some Koreans. It may show itself overtly, but it is there.
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