When we think of protestors in the U.S., we think of the 60's and 70's drug puffing hippies and sticking flowers in rifles. We think of WTO and the punks who terrorized business men and women, destroyed property, and were arrested by the hundred for assulting people walking around and police officers trying to keep the peace.
We're allowed to peacefully assemble in the U.S. It's a right we take for granted and a right that most other people don't have. Think back to the male and female students who were run over by tanks in China. 21-years ago. Google or Wiki "Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989" if you need a refresher. Now, the latest breed of REAL protestors are dying once again, this time fighting for basic rights in Iran. It began in the summer and now more people are dying.
The great thing of this computer dominated age is that we are getting reports, blogs, twitter postings, and YouTube videos of it all right after it happens.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/12/iran-more-video-footage-from-protests-surface-2.html
"Meanwhile, chants of anti-government slogans continue to be heard throughout many parts of Tehran. In the video below, protesters are shouting a well-known anti-government slogan, which translates to: "Artillery, tanks and Basijis no longer have an effect.""
Iran! Some of us long for freedom FOR you! And we wait anxiously to see if our government will do anything to help or if we'll be forced to watch you struggle alone. We hope for you. We pray for you.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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