sparaig wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>sparaig wrote: >> >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>In a message dated 7/20/06 9:52:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >>>>noozguru@ writes: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>And how many of these group flying excursions back in the late 1970's >>>>>>resulted in the wrong effect? Iran, for instance, wound up with a >>>>>>theocracy after MMY sent fliers there. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>Is that a bad thing? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Yes. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>And many young Iranians think that also. A theocracy based on the >>>>submission >>>>to God, especially the way that is interpreted by the masses, can be a >>>>very >>>>dangerous government for those that don't share it's opinions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Many young Iranians don't remember the Shah. There's a reason why the >>>Ayatolla >>>Khomeini, a nobody from London, could take over the country: the >>>then-current ruler >>> >>> >had > > >>>gotten EVERYONE pissed off, all with US support. That the new government >>>wasn't any >>>better (worse?) than the old one isn't the point: "At least he's OUR >>>asshole" as the >>> >>> >saying > > >>>goes. >>> >>> >>> >> From what I recall the young Iranians were students at that time who >>either wanted Democracy or Socialism. They did not want a theocracy nor >>a dictatorship. I saw a pretty good Iranian expatriate film on the >>subject a couple years ago. BTW, we have many expatriate Iranians here >>in the Bay Area. They tell me because the climate and geography is like >>Iran. >> >> >> > >The young students who kidnapped teh embassy folk were quite in favor of >Khomeini, >IIRC. The ones who fled the country when he took over probably weren't... > One woman I talked to was Christian (and not a fundie) so obviously wanted to flee the country. Some of the others set up "Mediterranean" restaurants (damn good ones too).
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